2009/2/26 Huan Truong <huantnh at gmail.com>:
>> Because you're not supposed to run X on it. It has serial for console
>> login. including a VGA adapter would increase cost and power consumption
>> with absolutely zero added value.
>
> I look at it this way: What is the advantage of having that thing over
> a linksys/asus router with DD-WRT on it (note: they also have USB
> ports)? If Marvell cannot come up with a reasonable answer, I don't
> think they're gonna success. They put tons of RAM and ROM and CPU
> power and whatnot on that thing, which is way too much for a print
> server/personal file server/media server..., but is way too weak to do
> anything other than that (say, dedicated video encoding or compiling
> or folding at home).
>
> What is the best way of using that half baked thing? I would say, like
> Intel atom platform, it can make a sweet desktop or HTPC, that is
> email and web browsing and tube8. But they did not include a
> video/audio out port.
>
> So I wonder which market segment/which application area they are
> targeting? I smell vapor.
I could connect it to a surveilance camera, and set it to record if
there is any movement in the picture. Or I could connect it to a
camera in front of my house so it will capture if it detect a face of
people (though I don't know if there is any good face recognization
software for linux yet).
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