After pre-orders sold out in less than a day, the $35 Raspberry Pi Linux computer faced a number manufacturing hiccups and distribution problems. On Monday, however, the company announced that the first batch of Raspberry Pi single-board Linux computers has finally arrived at distributors and begun to ship worldwide. “This is an exciting and momentous phase for Raspberry Pi as the boards start …
(more here…)

Linux PC Robot

Handle With Linux: “The objective of LinuxPCRobot is to build a fully functional robotic development platform for $500 or less using linux, commonly available components, a little skill, and some good old fashioned scrounging.”
(more here…)

All you need to make this work are a central Linux/CUPS printer server, and one Linux PC per subnet to act as a relay printer server.
(read the story…)

— Nov. 05, 2008 — Taiwanese embedded PC and appliance specialist AR Infotek is shipping a fanless, x86-compatible Linux system with top-mounted I/O connectors and external PC/104 expansion. The Pipal 2025 lets users add PC/104 modules without changing the system chassis, the company says. …
(read the story…)

Barence writes “Meet the Space Cube — the world’s smallest fully functional PC. Primarily designed for use in space, it somehow manages to cram a working PC with USB ports, card readers, audio outputs and proprietary interfaces into a tiny cube chassis measuring just two inches square. It runs a basic Linux front-end, which the blogger takes a look at, and there are some great photos of the …