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Try either of these: http://dx.com/p/175870 http://dx.com/p/208694 and run http://code.google.com/p/rk3066-linux/ on it.

I haven't powered my Pi up once since I bought the simpler one with 1GB of RAM.

... with one of these cellphone signal blocker

Google blew it with google TV imo.

http://dx.com/c/consumer-electronics-199/hd-media-players-103/android-hd-players-191 This is one Chinese shop. They currently selling 560 Different googleTV devices ranging in price from $35-$200. Just becasue you wasn't interested does not mean everyone else wasn't...I went for a Raspberry Pi with XBMC, but It was a toss up.

The OUYA is great. I have just unpacked mine, and is of surprisingly high quality. The games are fun and cheap. I wouldn't hesitate in suggesting anyone else own one.

Opinions should be formed on experience.

HLK-RM04 is almost the same PCB to the one that sits inside this
http://dx.com/p/hame-mpr-a1-wifi-802-11b-g-n-wireless-3g-router-w-1800mah-battery-charger-dongle-122121

I gave you 5 links and it seems you didnt read a single one of them :)

and no, its not cheaper to make SOC with GPU, Ralink CPU that is powering this board costs about $6. SoCs with GPU start around $10 (Allwinner)

Why RPi? Do you really need that HDMI out?
You can get Ralink 350MHz MIPS modules running OpenWRT for $16 INCLUDING SHIPPING
$20 if you want fancy plastic enclusoure (HAME MPR-A1 )

http://dx.com/p/hi-link-hlk-rm04-serial-port-ethernet-wi-fi-adapter-module-blue-black-214540
http://www.hlktech.net/product_detail.php?ProId=39

http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/hilink/hlk-rm04
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/hame/mpr-a1

or just get $20 TP-Link 703N like everyone else.
http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wr703n

Srsly. Since when does a piddly $54 scare away a bona fide nerd. Having tools like this around when you have an epiphany on the crapper is priceless. I mean, come on, any of you could wipe your ass with $54 and still have plenty where that came from...

I was going to buy FOUR of them to hack and play around with small devices like the Raspberry Pi. Balked at the $216 price tag and never came back. Don't judge.
We have $25 single-board computers and $25 OpenWRT-enabled routers WITH USB SUPPORT (TP-Link WR703N).

A $54 Wifi dongle is, no matter how you put it, downright stupid.

If I can spend 10% and it works, I'm happy.

http://dx.com/p/ultra-mini-nano-usb-2-0-802-11n-b-g-150mbps-wi-fi-wlan-wireless-network-adapter-black-71905

Therefore, I am happy.

Enjoy your purity. I'll enjoy my $48.60 in leftover money.

Looks like the price of freedom is pretty steep.

It's not like we are starved for wifi dongles that "just work" on Linux without NDISWrapper. We're not in 2003.

eg: http://dx.com/p/802-11n-150mbps-wifi-wlan-wireless-network-usb-adapter-53538 $10 bucks including shipping, and there are TONS cheaper than this. I just looked for one that specifically said "Linux compatible".

As a matter of fact, I wish it "just worked".
I have one of these dongles, and last time I tried to use it I was hitting this bug:
https://lists.ath9k.org/pipermail/ath9k-devel/2011-November/007467.html

Looks like the price of freedom is pretty steep.

It's not like we are starved for wifi dongles that "just work" on Linux without NDISWrapper. We're not in 2003.

eg: http://dx.com/p/802-11n-150mbps-wifi-wlan-wireless-network-usb-adapter-53538 $10 bucks including shipping, and there are TONS cheaper than this. I just looked for one that specifically said "Linux compatible".

http://dx.com/s/magnetic+balls

http://dx.com/p/neodymium-nib-magnet-spheres-6mm-20-pack-13503?rt=1&p=6&m=1&r=4&k=1&t=1&s=&u=13503

Hint: Don't buy the colored ones. The paint chips off pretty easily from those but the chrome ones seem to be fine. I'll be ordering some more in case they try to seal the border on these the way they did with the lasers

http://dx.com/s/magnetic+balls

http://dx.com/p/neodymium-nib-magnet-spheres-6mm-20-pack-13503?rt=1&p=6&m=1&r=4&k=1&t=1&s=&u=13503

Hint: Don't buy the colored ones. The paint chips off pretty easily from those but the chrome ones seem to be fine. I'll be ordering some more in case they try to seal the border on these the way they did with the lasers

$35 was the target subsidized price. The target actual price was around twice that(which is pretty much the going rate for 7 inch tablets of unknown-but-suspect quality from nameless pacific rim OEMS).

Here ya go..

http://dx.com/p/27-neocube-buckyballs-magnet-balls-36-magnets-stripes-set-golden-180954

But I do agree.. I mean toys back then were awesome! Lawn darts, _real_ chemistry sets with radium and such..

Have a look at http://www.cracked.com/article_19481_the-8-most-wildly-irresponsible-vintage-toys.html

I'm still in favor of Darwinism, even with children's toys.

Actually, no offense to the Pi guys, but the concept is absolutely not new. They were just really good at marketing.

For $42, you can get a fully functional Android mini-PC with a a Mali 400 GPU & a Cortex A8. Unlike the Pi, it has 1Gb of RAM and a significantly faster processor. Also unlike the Pi, they don't stiff you on the case or power supply. Add to the fact that the Pi's GPU is a binary blob and the Mali has some open source drivers, and you pretty much seal the deal on this "open" computer. Now, even before these mini Android PCs, you could go on Ebay and buy an ARM dev board for like ~$60.

This is just the same crap they throw in cell phones. There's absolutely no reason to put up with shipping times measured in months for a cell phone with some GPIO pins.

I have this one: http://dx.com/p/hame-mpr-a1-wifi-802-11b-g-n-wireless-3g-router-white-green-127771

It's the router equivalent of a swiss army knife.

Haven't tried it with any LTE USB stick yet, but I can't see why that shouldn't work.
In a pinch, you can even use it to charge your phone.

You can insert a eg. 3G stick, and access it via wifi, eth or usb (allthough, isn't usb a bit redundant?).

A bit cheap-ish build, but hey, it works!

I thought it was clear from my post (it was in agreement to parent after all) that I do believe the ban is useless, so the airline policy was more sane. My ire was directed to the TSA rules that were depriving me of small (and usually expensive) tools when I would be provided with much more "dangerous" objects a few minutes later inside the plane. I know their rules are there just for a laugh (or scare), but it is even worse when they are laughing in your face.
I guess with the rule change I can start carrying multi-tools again, although I had found at least one useful tool that was never taken from the side pocket of my pouch: http://dx.com/p/ultrafire-stainless-steel-bottle-opener-with-screw-driver-and-wrench-tools-4642

well. maybe they're using 5 dollar steppers.. http://dx.com/p/28ybt-48-stepper-motor-with-uln2003-driver-dc-5v-126409

can't imagine other way to make it that cheap. (disc. I got a replicator and the reps on the rather expensive side imho for what you get..)

Here's a solar powered car for 2 dollars. I've got one, they're great fun.

I can get something like this for a few dollars more and still run my Android apps. Also the link above has a touch screen. I just don't see why anyone is getting excited.

I would think something like this would be better then a USB stick. That way you can get a physical network connection and you don't have mouse, keyboard, headphone or any other USB cables hanging on one USB port.

https://dx.com/p/android-4-0-mini-pc-google-tv-player-w-wifi-allwinner-a10-cortex-a8-tf-hdmi-white-4gb-137012

You were saying, anon?

http://dx.com/p/mini-usb-2-4ghz-150mbps-802-11b-g-n-wifi-wireless-network-card-adapter-black-120933?Utm_rid=20144190

If there is USB support this should work for around $6. Probably crap range though

Here's one that costs $9.70. The Batteries cost $7.31. For a total price of $17.01. If you want more power (personally, I think the first one has more than enough, it can recharge my phone at least twice over) you can get this one for $10.40 which uses 4 of the same batteries I linked to. Total price with batteries for that unit would be $25.02

Here's one that costs $9.70. The Batteries cost $7.31. For a total price of $17.01. If you want more power (personally, I think the first one has more than enough, it can recharge my phone at least twice over) you can get this one for $10.40 which uses 4 of the same batteries I linked to. Total price with batteries for that unit would be $25.02

Here's one that costs $9.70. The Batteries cost $7.31. For a total price of $17.01. If you want more power (personally, I think the first one has more than enough, it can recharge my phone at least twice over) you can get this one for $10.40 which uses 4 of the same batteries I linked to. Total price with batteries for that unit would be $25.02

Or one of these (or something similar) Chinese knock-offs.... Game Box

You can already get android on projectors:

http://dx.com/p/hd-android-4-0-multimedia-player-projector-w-wi-fi-165371

Or maybe someplace liek Dealextreme?

http://dx.com/s/magnets

I'm sure there's no lead in them! ;-) I have a few sets form these guys in the office - lots of fun!

This is all it is about, myself and my wife were both runners as children and frequently caused no end of grief in the street, in the shops, toy store, anywhere we could escape and explore for the sake of it.

We are both dreading when our little bloke can walk/run as he is almost certainly going to return the favour to us. Keeping him on a harness is the main way we will try to keep things in check, but something like the following two bits of gear are certainly worthy of considereation too
http://dx.com/p/mini-gsm-gps-personal-position-tracker-for-car-child-elder-white-116908/
&
dx.com/p/mini-gsm-gps-personal-position-tracker-for-car-child-elder-pet-white-117009
They would be there not for us to keep an eagle eye on our kid a-la helicopter parenting, but as a bit of a safety net in case he repeats whar me and my wife did to our parents.

http://dx.com/s/hearing+aid dealextreme is kinda consumer friendly. I haven't bought anything off aliexpress.com but I have bought a lot of very cheap crap off dx.com. Is it an alternative to everything else? Obviously not. Is it an alternative? Yes.

I can't promise that you'll get a custom-fitted, perfect hearing aid off dx.com. But, before you pay $10k for one you should probably browse there to see if it's a generic hunnerd dollah device. If some grubby crooks get outed in the meanwhile, all the better. I'm a capitalist at heart but I want to deliver value to my customers. If I can't do that, then I'd sooner stay in bed.

Some people want these Chinese sites to be secret, or argue that they're "taking jobs". Truth is, they want to protect their sources and charge you old money for new money.

I can think of lots of electronic devices which can be expected to last less than 2 years with normal use. There are whole websites full of electronics which I'd be pleasantly surprised to find still working after 2 years of use.

Ok..where are you finding a tablet for $150 and less??

This is probably the most user-friendly place to find a wide selection in that price range. But there's also AliExpress, some of the sellers there will sell you just one. Some will only sell you 2+ (or 5+ or whatever) but honestly you can probably find a pair of tablets with ICS, 512MB RAM and 8GB flash, 7" with capacitive touch and very very low resolution for $150 :)

For around $200 you can get 10-point touch, ICS, 10" IPS, Allwinner...

Unfortunately, the original article is gone (though I did read it when it was first published). http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=199763 The dock connector costs $4 to license. I do know this; lots of people know this.

USB? If your a USB-IF member, free to use; otherwise, it's $2000 every 2 years for a vendor ID, with no per-unit costs. If you're producing more than 500 units, USB is cheaper; and that's assuming the connectors themselves cost the same. Here's a hint: the dock connector itself costs more than a USB port.

Take a look at this: http://dx.com/p/5-1-channel-usb-sound-card-adapter-black-59039?item=2

If these guys can sell this thing, shipped from Hong Kong, for $2.80 per unit ($2.02 in quantities of 10 or more), with a USB controller, DAC/ADC, USB port, 2 3.5mm jacks, and a case, how much do you think the USB interface and DAC/ADC added to the cost? Pennies, my friend, pennies. About the price of the resistors and capacitors used to control devices via the dock connector, actually.

As for your last point, if I give a damn about sound quality, I care less about duplicating hardware; I want that signal transmitted digitally and decoded as close to the amplifier as possible. Maybe I'm putting a higher quality DAC in my accessory than Apple put in my iPod? Or maybe it truly is a cheap accessory with a crappy DAC; but, then, how's the quality of an analog signal over a cheap connector? Do you see my point yet?

I'm oh so sorry, that reply was a bit brash. Here's a controller with a DAC/ADC, on a board, with a USB port, 2 3.5mm jacks, and a case, for $2.80 (single unit pricing).

http://dx.com/p/5-1-channel-usb-sound-card-adapter-black-59039?item=2

Are you telling me they paid $4.92 for the USB controller in that?

I'm a developer who has wanted to break away from enterprise in this sort of game dev, I would throw money at this product to give it a chance had it not been for all the strange things about it.

You know you could just learn Android and Android game programming and not worry about the Ouya.

The developer's tools are free and there are tons of tutorials on the web and YouTube.

And it's not like there aren't a few hundred brands of Android smartphones, tablets and, yes, even media boxes.

I have no relationship with any of these. I'm specifically pointing this one out because many others in this form factor supposedly are lacking ESD protection on the HDVI port. As such, this one specifcally addresses that complaint.

You can also buy a variety of devices from dealextreme. Such as mele a1000 and the mele a2000. Here's a hint, they have EXACTLY the same hardware on the inside. They just have a different case and the internal flash has been partitioned differently (2GB vs 4GB). The DX buys are not the cheapest to be found either. You can also buy from AliExpress. There also also a variety of other makes, models, and form factors. I've even seen bare boards. You just need to spend some time reading and googling.

As you can see, there isno point in waiting around for an rPi anymore.

Good luck.

I have no relationship with any of these. I'm specifically pointing this one out because many others in this form factor supposedly are lacking ESD protection on the HDVI port. As such, this one specifcally addresses that complaint.

You can also buy a variety of devices from dealextreme. Such as mele a1000 and the mele a2000. Here's a hint, they have EXACTLY the same hardware on the inside. They just have a different case and the internal flash has been partitioned differently (2GB vs 4GB). The DX buys are not the cheapest to be found either. You can also buy from AliExpress. There also also a variety of other makes, models, and form factors. I've even seen bare boards. You just need to spend some time reading and googling.

As you can see, there isno point in waiting around for an rPi anymore.

Good luck.

hopefully that product can update to support additional codecs too.

Hate to do this, but this is probably the better list, because it's sorted by number of reviews.

Let me save you some trouble, go look here for some thirty buck wonders. I have no idea how much better a $3k hearing aid is than a $30 one, but it probably isn't a hundred times better.

http://s.dx.com/search/android+tv+box

don't believe the release notes, believe the released machines. many 2.3 flavors support usb host just nicely.

or install android-x86 on your pc. android has pretty much always had mouse and keyboard support.