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Offline Stackprotector

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Edison what would you build?
« on: January 07, 2014, 10:12:22 am »



Yes guys intel is releasing a fucking small computer this summer. They are giving out 1.3 million dollars to people who create cool things with the little computer.


What will you make?
« Last Edit: January 07, 2014, 11:11:32 am by Factionwars »
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Re: Intel Edison, in short: fucking small
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2014, 10:35:40 am »
Don't know, but i would LOVE to get one.
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Re: Intel Edison, in short: fucking small
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2014, 10:39:27 am »
Don't know, but i would LOVE to get one.
Me to, it's just like they were like: "Well there are very small computers where you put linux on a SD card and run it on the small computer. Well we did exactly that, linux on a sd card."
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Re: Intel Edison, in short: fucking small
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2014, 10:55:28 am »
I'd strap it and use it like a watch. Apart from that, I don't know what I'd do with it. But very cool indeed.

Also: http://evilzone.org/hardware/edision-computer-size-of-a-sd-card/msg73055/?topicseen#new

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Re: Edison what would you build?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2014, 11:11:46 am »
I'd strap it and use it like a watch. Apart from that, I don't know what I'd do with it. But very cool indeed.

Also: http://evilzone.org/hardware/edision-computer-size-of-a-sd-card/msg73055/?topicseen#new

Don't see many difference bitwen these topics.
Oops. Well renamed to what would you build:P
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Re: Edison what would you build?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2014, 11:45:13 am »
What would I build? what the hell CAN you build with it? :P doesn't look like you can connect it to anything frankly.

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Re: Edison what would you build?
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2014, 12:25:25 pm »
maybe make a board to use them as modular distributed processors? I havent seen any specs though to know if it would be worth while though. Chances are cheaper options are available...
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