raspberry as an external power supply.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Cameron Kilgore <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ghostfreeman@gmail.com">ghostfreeman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">The only way I can be interested in either the Cotton Candy or the Raspberry Pi is if they can be powered without relying on something provisioned. I don't see any way to do that with the Cotton Candy (unless I want to keep it plugged into USB), so I'm stuck waiting on the next line of RPs.<div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Byron Jeff <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:byronjeff@mail.clayton.edu" target="_blank">byronjeff@mail.clayton.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 07:53:36AM -0700, Crawford Rainwater wrote:<br>
> FXI (<a href="http://www.fxitech.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fxitech.com/</a>) is preparing to launch the Cotton Candy, a tiny computer that looks like a USB thumb drive. The device, which can run either Ubuntu or Android 4.0, has a dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a Mali 400MP GPU that allows it to decode high-definition video.<br>
><br>
> It has a USB plug on one side, which is used to power the system, and an HDMI plug on the other side, which allows it to be plugged into a display. It also has built-in WiFi and Bluetooth radios for connectivity and supporting input devices. The system can boot standalone and operate as a complete computer when plugged into a display. It is also possible to plug the Cotton Candy into a conventional computer and boot from it like you would from a regular USB mass storage device.<br>
><br>
> Looks like the price will be US$199 + tax + S/H and expected to ship in March.<br>
><br>
> I be curious to see if they go the Ubuntu on Android route eventually. Thoughts and comments from others? Anyone interested in test driving such?<br>
<br>
</div>With the Raspberry Pi having similar size, computing, and video specs, two worldwide distributors<br>
(Farnell and RS Components), and a under $50 price point, I'm wondering if<br>
the product above will have any real ability to compete.<br>
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