Tuesday, March 16, 2010

129$ Plug Computer with WiFi/Bluetooth/SD-card/eSATA with Linux/JVM

Recently Marvell has released new plug computer models were released. New models have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and these Plug sized computers run Linux also can run Java programs and consume approximately 5W of power. Opportunities to for these plug uses are plenty: Home automation, Robotos, Automobiles solutions, etc.

Here is the descriptions of various models:
Model FeaturesCost ($)
SheevaPlug Dev Kit(Original Plug)1.2GHz Sheeva Core CPU, 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 512MB NAND Flash,1x Gb Ethernet, 2x USB 2.0, RTC, GPIO, UART 99
GuruPlug Server - Standard 1.2GHz Sheeva Core CPU, 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 512MB NAND Flash,1 x Gb Ethernet, 2 x USB 2.0, RTC, MicroSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth and U-SNAP I/O for Home Automation using ZigBee or Z-Wave, Linux Kernel 2.6.32, 7 GPIO 100
GuruPlug Server - PLUS1.2GHz Sheeva Core CPU, 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 512MB NAND Flash,2x Gb Ethernet, 1x eSATA 2.0 port -3Gbps SATAII, 3 x USB 2.0, RTC, MicroSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth and U-SNAP I/O for Home Automation using ZigBee or Z-Wave, Linux Kernel 2.6.32, 7 GPIO, UART 129
GuruPlug Display1.2GHz Sheeva Core CPU, 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 2 GB NAND Flash,1x Gb Ethernet, 1 HDMI connector or Touch Panel Display, 3 x USB 2.0, RTC, MicroSD card slot, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth , Linux Kernel 2.6.28, 7 GPIO179
More info visit Globascale site for GuruPlugs
For old Plug info here
BTW, I am not any way related to Globalscale/ Marvell :)

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