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The march of mini ARM-powered PCs continues with the release of the ‘CuBox’ developer platform by tech company Solid Run.
*cdn.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/image001.web_.jpg
The 2-inch3 device, which uses just 3 watts of power in use, can stream and decode 1080p content with too much of a sweat. It’s this feature in particular that has seen the device positioned as an ideal Android TV/Linux Media Center.
Although Android is shipped on the device, demos of Ubuntu and XMBC are also provided for developers purchasing the device.
Specs:
Supports Android, Ubuntu, XMBC, similar
800 MHz dual issue ARM PJ4 processor with 512KB L2 cache, VFPv3, wmmx SIMD
1080p Video Decode Engine
OpenGL|ES 2.0 graphic engine
HDMI 1080p Output
1GByte DDR3 @ 800MHz
Gigabit Ethernet, SPDIF (optical audio), eSata 3Gbps, 2xUSB 2.0, micro-SD, micro-USB (console)
Infra-red receiver
Pre-orders are currently being taken for the next batch of boxes, at $135/€99.
The CuBox joins an ever-expanding range of low-cost low-power ARM devices either shipping with or suitable for running Ubuntu. Th USB-sized $25 RaspberryPi and as-yet-unpriced Cotton Candy are two of the more hotly anticipated of these.
Further information on the CuBox can be found @ solid-run.com
Meet CuBox – A Tiny ARM Powered Media Centre Capable of Running Ubuntu
P.S. This might also remind some people of Apple Mactini & Mactini Nano.
Mactini Review - *www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIanqM_RZ8&list=FLcPlqFcmnjv9OgsxepxO6yw&index=2&feature=plpp_video
*cdn.omgubuntu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/image001.web_.jpg
The 2-inch3 device, which uses just 3 watts of power in use, can stream and decode 1080p content with too much of a sweat. It’s this feature in particular that has seen the device positioned as an ideal Android TV/Linux Media Center.
Although Android is shipped on the device, demos of Ubuntu and XMBC are also provided for developers purchasing the device.
Specs:
Supports Android, Ubuntu, XMBC, similar
800 MHz dual issue ARM PJ4 processor with 512KB L2 cache, VFPv3, wmmx SIMD
1080p Video Decode Engine
OpenGL|ES 2.0 graphic engine
HDMI 1080p Output
1GByte DDR3 @ 800MHz
Gigabit Ethernet, SPDIF (optical audio), eSata 3Gbps, 2xUSB 2.0, micro-SD, micro-USB (console)
Infra-red receiver
Pre-orders are currently being taken for the next batch of boxes, at $135/€99.
The CuBox joins an ever-expanding range of low-cost low-power ARM devices either shipping with or suitable for running Ubuntu. Th USB-sized $25 RaspberryPi and as-yet-unpriced Cotton Candy are two of the more hotly anticipated of these.
Further information on the CuBox can be found @ solid-run.com
Meet CuBox – A Tiny ARM Powered Media Centre Capable of Running Ubuntu
P.S. This might also remind some people of Apple Mactini & Mactini Nano.
Mactini Review - *www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIanqM_RZ8&list=FLcPlqFcmnjv9OgsxepxO6yw&index=2&feature=plpp_video