Ray! Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Raspberry Pi Will Cost $41 In Australia: http://www.gizmodo.c...1-in-australia/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/05/under-the-hood-taking-a-bite-out-of-raspberry-pi-35-of-tiny-pc-power/ Cheers Ray Edited May 16, 2012 by Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronus4x4 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Yum.. Should get some and play around with them. Noticed in the Jaycar catalouge there is ARDUINO kits and spares too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 If you're into Arduino, then you can use Raspberry Pi to drive them. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Ive heard a lot about the RasPi - I would love to get one, I just dont know what I would do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo17 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 What is a ras Pi and what does it do...excuse my ignorance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 What is a ras Pi and what does it do...excuse my ignorance You can't stay away from any 4x4 forum can you? Anyhoo, a Raspberry Pi is basically a mini (credit card sized) computer that runs on a version of Linux. It's absolutely bare bones, so that you can do just about anything you want with it (in a PC sense), given talent and incentive. Some clever soul has even managed to run Windows 7 on it. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cairnsGU Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I should get one of these...I will have to read up on them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronus4x4 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I'm thinking XBMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo17 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) You can't stay away from any 4x4 forum can you? Anyhoo, a Raspberry Pi is basically a mini (credit card sized) computer that runs on a version of Linux. It's absolutely bare bones, so that you can do just about anything you want with it (in a PC sense), given talent and incentive. Some clever soul has even managed to run Windows 7 on it. Cheers Ray You got me xbmc sounds good could do with a device to play my movies Could also set one up as a firewall Edited May 16, 2012 by richo17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronus4x4 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 I've expressed my interest on their website, will definately get one to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 And more stuff for the inner geek in you: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/05/this-is-how-you-will-connect-everything-in-your-home-to-the-internet/. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronus4x4 Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I ordered a couple of annoy-a-tron v2 today from the states.. I cant wait till they get here so i can put them around the office... have you seen them ray? They are on thinkgeek and eBay. Sent from my GT-P7100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I've seen something similar, but I can't rememebr eaxactly what it affected either PC or phone. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMsMK Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 And more stuff for the inner geek in you: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/05/this-is-how-you-will-connect-everything-in-your-home-to-the-internet/. Cheers Ray You could one of these gadgets for the truck. When the Missus goes shopping and looses the car just get out the iPhone and the horn/alarm goes off its rocker, car found. Plus very embarrassed wife...ha ha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 You could one of these gadgets for the truck. When the Missus goes shopping and looses the car just get out the iPhone and the horn/alarm goes off its rocker, car found. Plus very embarrassed wife...ha ha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk These things need to connect to the internet from what I read, so I don't think they'll work remotely unless you devise a data connection. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMsMK Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 It says in there website that "but have Wi-Fi antennae and embedded processors." am I reading it all wrong?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 They connect to the internet via wifi in the home and could most likely work off a public wifi network, but failing that, would need a mobile internet connection. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMsMK Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 My iPhone can be a portable hotspot. Anyhow I was only kicking about hooking it up to a car. I have lived in the country almost all of my life and those BIG car parks are bloody intimidating. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 More info on the Pi: http://video.news.com.au/2234387697/35-computer-changes-the-game Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo17 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 It would be worth getting one to muck around with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Choices, choices: Aching to nab yourself a computer-on-a-stick before then? If you're willing to step down in specs, the Chinese-made MK802 could be the PC in your pocket. For $74 (versus $199 for the Cotton Candy), this 7-ounce device gives you a 1.5-GHz Allwinner A10 CPU, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage and, like the Cotton Candy, Android 4.0. http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/18/mk802-beats-cotton-candy-to-market/ Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronus4x4 Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Very cool.... I've put a pre order in for a pi.. see how long it takes.. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 It's not over yet, your choices just got harder: http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/22/via-technologies-outs-49-apc-android-barebones/. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronus4x4 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm really looking forward to the day that one of these articles get posted with "they are available right now from xyz... rather than "we don't know when pre orders will be taken." And then... need to port the ecutalk software to android.... that would be cool. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray! Posted June 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Here's an update on the MK802: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/mk802-android-4-0-mini-pc-hands-on-impressions/. Cheers Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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