World’s cheapest Laptop - only $130!
July 28, 2008
The world’s cheapest Laptop is now available for $130!
However there is one big problem, The company only sells in bulk! so you need to convince 99 more people to get them!
Looking at the specs, It looks like the perfect Linux Netbook, 400Mhz, 128MB RAM, 1GB flash drive and WiFi.
Laptop would be brilliant for someone looking for a CHEAP netbook!
I suppose we’ll have to wait until people buy these in bulk and sell them individually on the web, There could be some money made there.
It comes with pre-installed Linux, A web-browser, Office tools, and multimedia tools.
You can read up about it, and buy it here
2 Watt Ultra-cheap PC - CherryPal
July 25, 2008
CherryPal have created an ultra-cheap PC which retails for $250 and uses only 2 Watts of power.
The PC runs on an ultra low power Freescale processor, That chip helps keeps the PC cheap and small.
CherryPal stripped out more than 80% of a normal computers innards, Leaving only the processor, Case, USB ports, Flash memory, RAM, LAN, Sound card and monitor output.
The systems specifications(specs) are 400mhz processor, 4GB flash storage and 256MB RAM.
The PC has integrated software and embedded Debian-based Linux, The entire User Interface is presented via Firefox.
This PC would save soo much money as it is cheap to buy and uses only 2 Watts of electricity.
Internet in space?
July 25, 2008
After years of NASA and Vint Cerf working to get the internet into deep space,it is now nearly complete.
After so much work, like adjusting satellite-based IP, and working on delay-tolerant networking (DTN), Keith Scott, Principal Engineer reckons that Internet in space should be finished as soon as 2010!
‘The 2010 goal is designed to bring DTN to a sufficient level of maturity to incorporate it into designs for robotic and human lunar exploration.’
This would be a serious boost for space exploration.
More info here.
