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$100 Linux Wall-Wart Now Available

Posted by kdawson on 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.

3 of 464 comments (clear)

  1. Power over Ethernet by Zantetsuken · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The question is though, does it support power over ethernet?

  2. Beowulf clusters, you say? by macraig · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hey, I already have a beowulf cluster of wall-warts! No, wait, make that two clusters. I don't even need to run the furnace this winter!

  3. Marvell's Linux support isn't spectacular by VorlonFog · · Score: 1, Redundant

    If they are judged by the OpenWRT's project efforts with the Linksys WRT-350N, Netgear WNR854T, and D-Link DIR-615 are any indication. Two Marvell associates are providing support in their personal time to develop a fully functional open-source driver for Marvell's gigabit switch chip.