Space Cube – the World's Smallest Linux PC 265
Barence writes "Meet the Space Cube — the world's smallest fully functional PC. Primarily designed for use in space, it somehow manages to cram a working PC with USB ports, card readers, audio outputs and proprietary interfaces into a tiny cube chassis measuring just two inches square. It runs a basic Linux front-end, which the blogger takes a look at, and there are some great photos of the device being loomed over by everyday objects like coffee mugs and cellphones. It has connections for controlling various electronics used by ESA, NASA and JAXA, but it will also apparently be for sale to the public soon, for use by amateur engineers and robotics clubs."
Airport security (Score:4, Funny)
Would they let you pass with that in an airport?
Yes but... (Score:5, Funny)
does it run... oh... it does? Awsome.
How does a cube... (Score:5, Funny)
...measure two inches square?
Re:Airport security (Score:5, Funny)
Yes. Just paint it to look like this [thinkgeek.com].
"Fully functional"? I doubt it (Score:1, Funny)
Not fully functional [startrek.com].
Coincidence ?! (Score:2, Funny)
It's interesting how this articles follows the one about the NASA space virus (http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/27/1231224)
Re:Dimensions, anybody? (Score:5, Funny)
But can it run (Score:4, Funny)
the Gammima.AG worm? I hear that's popular in space nowadays
Re:How does a cube... (Score:1, Funny)
Veeeery carefully...
Cubes from Space? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Dimensions, anybody? (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine... (Score:5, Funny)
Imagine a beowulf cluster of these puppies! You might actually be able to run a GUI.
It makes sense! (Score:4, Funny)
Who'd a thunk that the Borg would have such humble beginnings?
I have to say, it does explain their relative ease of Assimilation...
Re:Yes but... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Imagine... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Smallest? (Score:5, Funny)
. No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.
Re:N810 (Score:2, Funny)
Re:How does a cube... (Score:4, Funny)
each side
As if "each side" of a cube needs to be specified. Journalism trumps geometry.
Not Space Cube (Score:4, Funny)
Dumbass, its a "Space Cube". It should be measured in the fourth dimension as 2 square inches/sec.
No, that would make it a "Time Cube" [timecube.com], and that would be a Bad Thing.
Re:Yes but... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Smallest? (Score:5, Funny)
Just some quick back of a fag packet calculation
Please don't tell us what you used as a writing utensil.
Re:How does a cube... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Yes but... (Score:4, Funny)
Thanks for not letting us down.
Re:Yes but... (Score:3, Funny)
Carry on.
Re:Smallest? (Score:3, Funny)
I don't think there are many spots on earth where the difference of size will make having such a small system affordable. Perhaps on the ISS but past that even NYC Where property is like (a blatenly wild guess with no facts other then by rumor) $1000 per square foot. There is no cost savings, and a normal rack mounted computer will offer better savings.
Re:How does a cube... (Score:3, Funny)
And some of us don't need a calculator to figure out that 2 * 2 * 2 = 2.
And any calulator that multiplies 2 by itself and then multiplies the result by 2 and comes up with 2 as the answer is certainly a calculator which I don't need (except for entertainment value in limited situations).