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."
too bad it's not available (Score:4, Interesting)
Too bad it's not available to the general public at the moment :(
Radiation hardened? (Score:3, Interesting)
I appreciate that it's not meant for handling critical systems, but nevertheless, I wonder if its components are radiation hardened. In particular, what CPU has that thing got? Some sort of ARM?
And the RAM... is it SECDED?
Re:awesome (Score:3, Interesting)
PC Pro is clueless. (Score:5, Interesting)
Or, less dramatically, gumstix [slashdot.org].
The spacecube is cute, I admit, I'd be amused to have one; but the notion of it being the smallest is silly.
Re:Another? (Score:5, Interesting)
N810 (Score:2, Interesting)
How is this special? The Nokia N810 [wikipedia.org] has a faster processor and comes with GPS, wifi, keyboard and 640 x 480 screen. Storage space can be added to exceed that of the Space Cube.
Imagine . . . (Score:2, Interesting)
Buy a bunch of them, pack them into a suitcase with some laptop batteries, Portable Cluster.
Re:How does a cube... (Score:3, Interesting)
...measure two inches square?
Each face of the cube measures two inches square
I am Homer of Borg, prepare to be assim... mmmmm, donut!
I am a real cyborg [slashdot.org]. So is VP Dick Cheney. You will be assimilated. resistance is not only futile, when your time comes you will beg to join us.
Re:Smallest? (Score:3, Interesting)
And then you have the Jack PC [chippc.com] that fits into an ordinary wall outlet box. (Round type, not the rectangular type)
Re:Product details (Score:3, Interesting)
Note the copyright of 2005-2006. I saw these ages ago. Not really news, but still a neat gadget. Having a PC this small means you can put it in places where you might not normally have one, providing it has the power for the application. I'm sure it could be good in a car for audio and assorted data logging.
You can get something more powerful for less money, but sometimes size and power consumption will be the main factors.