$100 Linux Wall-Wart Now Available

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday February 24, 2009 @07:25AM from the not-to-be-confused-with-wal-mart dept.

nerdyH sends us to LinuxDevices for a description of a tiny Linux device called the Marvell SheevaPlug. "A $100 Linux wall wart could do to servers what netbooks did to notebooks. With the Marvell SheevaPlug, you get a completely open (hardware and software) Linux server resembling a typical wall-wart power adapter, but running Linux on a 1.2GHz CPU, with 512MB of RAM, and 512MB of Flash. I/O includes USB 2.0, gigabit Ethernet, while expansion is provided via an SDIO slot. The power draw is a nightlight-like 5 Watts. Marvell says it plans to give Linux developers everything they need to deliver 'disruptive' services on the device." The article links four products built on the SheevaPlug, none of them shipping quite yet. The development kit is available from Marvell.

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Power over Ethernet by argent · 2009-02-24 07:55 · Score: 1, Offtopic

I'm more interested in a version that supports PoE.
Re:Wall-Mart? by Perf · 2009-02-24 08:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'll start shopping at Wall-Mart if they start selling stores for $100.
Yeah, but right after you buy one, they'll try to get you to upgrade to a Super Store.
To get it, you'll have to agree to make all future purchases there and sign over the deed to your neighborhood.
(They have a viral end-user license.)
Re:Did anyone else read this as by aliquis · 2009-02-24 12:03 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Atleast you can rest assure DealExtreme sell replacement screens for your Nokla N82!