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News => New Product Ideas => Topic started by: Matej on February 27, 2015, 10:05:38 PM

Title: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: Matej on February 27, 2015, 10:05:38 PM
Hello.

Here is my little brainstorming for new product.
(http://s12.postimg.org/c891y15gt/image.png)

SPECS:
- ARM SOC (CPU+GPU+SOUND)
- RAM (2GB?)
- FLASH
- HDMI (VIDEO+AUDIO+POWER - or mini USB for POWER)
- USB (GAMEPAD / PC-USB mass storage )
- OS (Linux)
- P3A-220705U ENCLOSURE
- FEW pins (interface)
(http://www.sos.sk/a_info/img_data/i/newage/P3A-220705U.jpg)

Very small PCB = Good price = Few components.

Minimalism.
Simplycity.
Miniaturism.

What you think about this idea?

World's Smallest Linux Game Console!!!
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: JohnS on February 27, 2015, 10:34:42 PM
In what way is it not essentially any of the many devices already sold (other than by Olimex)?

John
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: faddat on March 30, 2015, 10:13:33 PM
For one thing, olimex is 100% open source, meaning that their device belongs to the entire world, as opposed to being "encumbered" by, if you'll excuse my saying it bluntly.... bullshit.  So, to the person who made this post, great job requesting that another useful tech form factor be freed :). 

It's an order of magnitude greater than anything that exists, simply because of openness. 
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: JohnS on March 31, 2015, 12:10:17 AM
Only some of their items are open source.

John
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: olimex on April 02, 2015, 11:12:06 AM
@johns do your homework - all OLinuXino boards are open source :)
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: JohnS on April 02, 2015, 02:57:51 PM
But not all OSHW?  Is that it?

John
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: olimex on April 03, 2015, 07:50:07 PM
tell me which one OLINUXINO board is not OSHW?
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: JohnS on April 03, 2015, 09:36:39 PM
It's what Lub/Olimex said in this thread https://www.olimex.com/forum/index.php?topic=1811.0

You guys need to get your act together!

John
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: qq on April 03, 2015, 10:23:01 PM
@JohnS: It's simple, you two are just talking about different things. Not all Olimex products are OSHW, but all OLinuXino-branded ones are. To be fair, you were right initially, because faddat's statement, to which you responded, was about Olimex products, although this thread is about a new OLinuXino product.
Title: Re: Olinuxino-KIWI
Post by: JohnS on April 03, 2015, 10:48:17 PM
Oh - I see!  Thanks.

I was soooo puzzled.  (I didn't even realise that's a definition of Olinuxino but thanks.)

John