[ozark hilljilly]

I want one!
Heck, at 25 bucks, I’ll take a dozen!

[Christian Engineer Mass]

"a very low cost PC that can be given to kids for free"

Awesome. Now even 3rd world kids can have computers, thanks to more european innovation. The islamic response:


"death to all non-muslims!"

[commish]

The potential for this to be used by businesses is enormous also.

One question, even after going to the article source — how is it powered?

[null and void]

[kevkrom]

Neat. I assume to get any networking in, it will have to hook up to a USB hub so you can use a USB network adapter as well as the keyboard. Also, where is it going to draw power from? The USB port or the HDMI port?

[frogjerk]

Pretty Cool!

[perfect_rovian_storm]

One for the list.

These are going to be fun to play with.

[Heartlander]

ping

[ShadowAce]

[bajabaja]

What is so new here?

Using a puppy linux or dsl (d**n small linux) or even larger “small footprint” linux version already in existence, one has access to many free educational programs stored in ubuntu repositories.

Those OSes fit on a small portion of the USB already. Like many linux based systems (which I am fond of) it is the third or fourth iteration of an idea; and like many linux ventures, it will have a few different but likely incomplete versions that later get abandoned by developers. This can be done today with little effort by anyone.

[mnehring]

For that price, especially when it hits the market, I can imagine uses and innovation on it to advance quickly. Heck, I would buy several just to fiddle with.

[papasmurf]

Screw the poor, I want a bunch of them!

[bgill]

If anyone knows how to make Roller Coaster Tycoon work on Windows 7, let me know. I can’t get my old Windows 95 and XP games to work on this new computer even checking the compatability thingy. In fact, I’m not impressed with 7 at all. It’s taking a huge step back rather than forward.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Disposable computers! Un-frickin-believable!

[for-q-clinton]

I see this being a big benefit to start up businesses who want to make some type of hardware/software solution.

I have a cool idea that requires my to custom build a PC (very small footprint), but the cost is too prohibitive to make the business worthwhile. Something like this would really help me to get started because it lowers my cost to make the product by a signficant margin.

[JerseyHighlander]

For $119 to $249 you can get a full fledged PC with the same or better processor.

http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-2-globalscale-technologies-products.aspx

http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-5-dreamplugs.aspx

http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/t-openrdudetails.aspx#

etc, they have plenty of models.