A company in Bangalore, India, is offering
a
chip-like (size of a postage stamp) embedded computer module that comes with
Linux 2.6.19 pre-installed. Eilabs's LinSeed "soft chip" measures 1.2 x
1.6-inches (30 x 40mm) and integrates an ARM9 core, 32MB of RAM, and 16MB of
flash memory, among other functions. I'm not sure what you would use something
like this for but it is still pretty damn cool to look at! The LinSeed is
available with six weeks lead time, priced at $150.
The LinSeed is based on an Atmel AT91RM9200 processor, clockable up to
180MHz. The tiny module integrates 16MB of RAM and 32MB of flash memory, along
with various peripheral interfaces. It lacks an external RAM expansion
interface; however, storage capacity can be expanded with USB-based flash
modules and other devices, the company said. Touted features include: Monochrome
graphic LCD interface, Character LCDs interface, Matrix keypad interface, USB
interface, Serial interface, Ethernet Mac, SSC or I2S audio codec support, WiFi
over USB, Digital I/O, I2C, SPI, GPRS over cellular and Bluetooth over
USB/serial.