RE: $100 computers (was: Microtouch)
$100 would also get you Qi Hardware's Nanonote units, which is comparable to a Raspberry Pi + monitor + keyboard that you can actually carry in your pocket and use on the go (comes with a Li-ion battery, runs for ~9 hours in my experience). I have one. I like it. I use it mainly as a smart music-player; I've also written and run some Python and Scheme programs on it (so, it makes a nice `programmer's calculator' for, e.g.: solving recursive problems). Not sure what others do with theirs. A couple of friends also have them, and it seems to take about 3 days between ordering from Sharism in Hong Kong and having them arrive on our doorsteps in the US. MikroElektronika has variants of this for AVR, ARM and *PIC* $99 http://www.mikroe.com/eng/products/view/688/mikromedia-for-xmega/ Actually, MikroElectronika seems more along the lines of what I want. I saw the NanoNote a while back, and I just don't like the Makeup Compact look of it. Now to figure out WHICH MikroMedia I want (-= As long as I don't HAVE to buy the programming environment as well. I'm sure gcc can handle the task, right? Cheers, John Gay ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: Microtouch
On 02/07/2012 10:13 AM, Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE) wrote: Subject: Microtouch Just spotted on: http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Microtouch - The ultimate AVR-based iPhone killer! http://www.ladyada.net/products/microtouch/ SNIP Does anyone know how old this is? I've got ~$100 ready to buy it they get more in stock. The page says 3-5 days, but not when it was last updated. I hope the first batch wasn't the only batch. I'd really like to play with a$100 tablet. It looks like it was originally announced a little over a year ago (Jan 27, 2011.) http://www.adafruit.com/blog?s=microtouch is the blog search for posts related to the microtouch. Now I'm confused as to whether to get to $90 microtouch with it's cute touch screen and pocket size on an 8-bit microcontroller, or wait and get a raspberryPI for $35 and full Linux, but needs a TV for display??? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Microtouch
With an Atmel it sounds like a dancing bear to me; it has so little memory that you basically have to use it only for fixed purposes, like the games they show. No dynamic languages or possibility of downloading much content. And also no GPU. On 8 February 2012 14:29, Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE) john@ge.com wrote: On 02/07/2012 10:13 AM, Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE) wrote: Subject: Microtouch Just spotted on: http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Microtouch - The ultimate AVR-based iPhone killer! http://www.ladyada.net/products/microtouch/ SNIP Does anyone know how old this is? I've got ~$100 ready to buy it they get more in stock. The page says 3-5 days, but not when it was last updated. I hope the first batch wasn't the only batch. I'd really like to play with a$100 tablet. It looks like it was originally announced a little over a year ago (Jan 27, 2011.) http://www.adafruit.com/blog?s=microtouch is the blog search for posts related to the microtouch. Now I'm confused as to whether to get to $90 microtouch with it's cute touch screen and pocket size on an 8-bit microcontroller, or wait and get a raspberryPI for $35 and full Linux, but needs a TV for display??? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
$100 computers (was: Microtouch)
Shawn Rutledge shawn.t.rutle...@gmail.com writes: With an Atmel it sounds like a dancing bear to me; it has so little memory that you basically have to use it only for fixed purposes, like the games they show. No dynamic languages or possibility of downloading much content. $100 would also get you Qi Hardware's Nanonote units, which is comparable to a Raspberry Pi + monitor + keyboard that you can actually carry in your pocket and use on the go (comes with a Li-ion battery, runs for ~9 hours in my experience). I have one. I like it. I use it mainly as a smart music-player; I've also written and run some Python and Scheme programs on it (so, it makes a nice `programmer's calculator' for, e.g.: solving recursive problems). Not sure what others do with theirs. A couple of friends also have them, and it seems to take about 3 days between ordering from Sharism in Hong Kong and having them arrive on our doorsteps in the US. -- Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr. On 8 February 2012 14:29, Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE) john@ge.com wrote: On 02/07/2012 10:13 AM, Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE) wrote: Subject: Microtouch Just spotted on: http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Microtouch - The ultimate AVR-based iPhone killer! http://www.ladyada.net/products/microtouch/ SNIP Does anyone know how old this is? I've got ~$100 ready to buy it they get more in stock. The page says 3-5 days, but not when it was last updated. I hope the first batch wasn't the only batch. I'd really like to play with a$100 tablet. It looks like it was originally announced a little over a year ago (Jan 27, 2011.) http://www.adafruit.com/blog?s=microtouch is the blog search for posts related to the microtouch. Now I'm confused as to whether to get to $90 microtouch with it's cute touch screen and pocket size on an 8-bit microcontroller, or wait and get a raspberryPI for $35 and full Linux, but needs a TV for display??? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: $100 computers (was: Microtouch)
On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 15:51 -0500, Joshua Judson Rosen wrote: Shawn Rutledge shawn.t.rutle...@gmail.com writes: With an Atmel it sounds like a dancing bear to me; it has so little memory that you basically have to use it only for fixed purposes, like the games they show. No dynamic languages or possibility of downloading much content. $100 would also get you Qi Hardware's Nanonote units, which is comparable to a Raspberry Pi + monitor + keyboard that you can actually carry in your pocket and use on the go (comes with a Li-ion battery, runs for ~9 hours in my experience). I have one. I like it. I use it mainly as a smart music-player; I've also written and run some Python and Scheme programs on it (so, it makes a nice `programmer's calculator' for, e.g.: solving recursive problems). Not sure what others do with theirs. A couple of friends also have them, and it seems to take about 3 days between ordering from Sharism in Hong Kong and having them arrive on our doorsteps in the US. MikroElektronika has variants of this for AVR, ARM and *PIC* $99 http://www.mikroe.com/eng/products/view/688/mikromedia-for-xmega/ ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
RE: Microtouch
Subject: Microtouch Just spotted on: http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Microtouch - The ultimate AVR-based iPhone killer! http://www.ladyada.net/products/microtouch/ SNIP Does anyone know how old this is? I've got ~$100 ready to buy it they get more in stock. The page says 3-5 days, but not when it was last updated. I hope the first batch wasn't the only batch. I'd really like to play with a $100 tablet. =) ~ elf Pavlik ~ ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: Microtouch
On 02/07/2012 10:13 AM, Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE) wrote: Subject: Microtouch Just spotted on: http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Microtouch - The ultimate AVR-based iPhone killer! http://www.ladyada.net/products/microtouch/ SNIP Does anyone know how old this is? I've got ~$100 ready to buy it they get more in stock. The page says 3-5 days, but not when it was last updated. I hope the first batch wasn't the only batch. I'd really like to play with a$100 tablet. It looks like it was originally announced a little over a year ago (Jan 27, 2011.) http://www.adafruit.com/blog?s=microtouch is the blog search for posts related to the microtouch. ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Microtouch
Just spotted on: http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Microtouch - The ultimate AVR-based iPhone killer! http://www.ladyada.net/products/microtouch/ Sure, the iTouch is pretty cool. But who wants such a locked down device? Why not build your own touch-screen device, with your own apps, all on open source hardware and using open source tools? OK, it can't play MP3s, but it does have a 320x240 TFT color display with resistive touch screen, an Atmega32u4 8-bit microcontroller, lithium polymer battery charger, backlight control, micro-SD slot, and a triple-axis accelerometer. Yeah, this is the next big thing and for those of us who like to DIY, you can do a lot of cool stuff with this dev board. + video showcasing using it as ebook reader http://youtu.be/314v1H_aN2o =) ~ elf Pavlik ~ ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community