Re: [Emc-users] OT: a fun toy, the Best Buy Insignia Infocast

2010-09-28 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/27/2010 Jon Elson wrote: Oh, wow! Not only the processor, but the touch screen too, for $170! I've been working with the Beagle board, which is a quite impressive CPU, with USB and SD card for hard drive, plus XDVI video. Runs Linux of your choice great. The ARM maintainer for RTAI

[Emc-users] OT: a fun toy, the Best Buy Insignia Infocast

2010-09-27 Thread Kent A. Reed
Gentle persons: Kirk's question about PDAs is forcing me to tip my hand about a fun toy I picked up last week at Best Buy. The Best Buy Insignia Infocast is an internet appliance that looks like a digital picture frame but acts as a window into internet-based information and multimedia.

Re: [Emc-users] OT: a fun toy, the Best Buy Insignia Infocast

2010-09-27 Thread Jon Elson
Kent A. Reed wrote: The Best Buy Insignia Infocast is an internet appliance that looks like a digital picture frame but acts as a window into internet-based information and multimedia. Cost: US$170 (Caveat: Best Buy has no idea how to sell this thing. I went through two sales people and a

Re: [Emc-users] OT: a fun toy, the Best Buy Insignia Infocast

2010-09-27 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
According to this link, 800mhz http://www.tested.com/news/hack-an-affordable-diy-touch-computer-with-the-170-insignia-infocast/951/ -- Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to

Re: [Emc-users] OT: a fun toy, the Best Buy Insignia Infocast

2010-09-27 Thread Steve Stallings
/armada_100/armada_16 8/pxa_168_pb.pdf -Original Message- From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 11:27 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT: a fun toy, the Best Buy Insignia Infocast Oh, wow! Not only