RE: $100 computers (was: Microtouch)

2012-02-09 Thread Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE)
 $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

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RE: Microtouch

2012-02-08 Thread Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE)

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???
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Re: Microtouch

2012-02-08 Thread Shawn Rutledge
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???
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$100 computers (was: Microtouch)

2012-02-08 Thread Joshua Judson Rosen
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???

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Re: $100 computers (was: Microtouch)

2012-02-08 Thread Reid Thompson
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/
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RE: Microtouch

2012-02-07 Thread Gay, John (GE Energy Services, Non-GE)
 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 ~

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Re: Microtouch

2012-02-07 Thread Harley Laue

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.


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Microtouch

2012-02-06 Thread elf Pavlik
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 ~

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