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by robo_dev 1 view

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I've been playing with home automation lately. One big issue is having to have a big noisy PC in place to do anything fun.

So I started researching small embedded PCs, looking for something solid-state, low-power, reliable, and cheap.

I stumbled across 'Plug Computers'.

"A plug computer is a tiny, low power server, intended to provide network-based services within the home.

It is an always-on system, and can serve data and applications to computing devices within the home. It can also be a bridge between home computing devices and Internet-based services."

These are cool devices. Imagine a complete Linux server that is the size of a iPhone, uses 3 Watts of power, and has no power cord, as the whole computer is a wall-wart form-factor so the power prongs just stick out of the top.

Oh, and it costs $100

http://www.tonidoplug.com/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351505,00.asp

http://www.plugcomputer.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_computer

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by seanferd

I've read about these before, and they have come up on TR once or twice.

Pretty cool really. I hope you are enjoying yours (it sounds like you are).

Keep us posted on just how cool it is as you play around with it!

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