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Public Discussions => Off Topic discussions => Topic started by: BigGoofyGuy on January 07, 2014, 03:58:29 pm

Title: Intel announces Edison: a 22nm dual-core PC the size of an SD card
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on January 07, 2014, 03:58:29 pm
http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/intel-edison/ (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/06/intel-edison/)
This is one tiny computer.  8) It indicates that one can run Linux on it. I wonder if it can run other operating systems? It indicates it is for wearable computers. I think it could be one very tiny server.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/386362/intel-edison-an-sd-card-sized-pc-for-wearable-computing (http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/386362/intel-edison-an-sd-card-sized-pc-for-wearable-computing)
(http://photos.pcpro.co.uk/images/front_picture_library_PC_Pro/dir_407/it_photo_203881_52.jpg)

I think one could make an even smaller server than the previous record holder.
http://linuxmafia.com/wearables/ (http://linuxmafia.com/wearables/)
(http://linuxmafia.com/wearables/matchbox.jpg)
Title: Re: Intel announces Edison: a 22nm dual-core PC the size of an SD card
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on January 07, 2014, 04:08:51 pm
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html?wapkw=edison (http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html?wapkw=edison)
The Intel site on the Edison.

They have an example of a baby monitor.
(http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/photography-consumer/3x2/edison-mimo-onesie-3x2.png.rendition.cq5dam.webintel.200.132.png)
(http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/images/photography-consumer/3x2/edison-bottle-warmer-coffee-cup-3x2.png.rendition.cq5dam.webintel.200.132.png)