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Plug Computer

I've been fascinated with the shrinking technology. Cheap powerful and small are the keys to success in todays market. Cell phones today not only hold address books but are expected to run apps, surf the net and do email. There is a device out there called a plug computer it looks pretty much like a wallwart but has SD , USB ports and a megabit Ethernet port. It runs a Linux OS and while it probably has more capabilities than as a thumb drive server. It looks like it might be admirably suited for that function. For either home or office capability this device has a lot of potential for sharing thumb drives or camera photos. The device is energy saving and runs on just a couple watts .

With the rise in broadband users, people continue to consume and share increasing amounts of digital content each year. The time and money invested in personal photos, home movies and in content purchased digitally is significant and continues to grow. Network connected consumer electronics devices, smart phones and social websites have emerged to help consumers share and access their personal content in the home and over the Internet. With the growth in digital content, there is a need for services to secure, manage and share content simply and reliably.

Today digital home services such as media servers, file sharing and backup software all need to be installed on a PC. A plug computer is a small, powerful computer that connects to an existing network using Gigabit Ethernet. This type of device eliminates the need for an always-on PC in the digital home to access these services.

Its a product worth watching, unfortunately, the only thing for sale is the development kit. Still if one is somewhat handy and has a $100 dollars in the budget it could well be worth checking out.

posted by Ray L. @ 6:42 PM