Pico-ITX kit targets gadget builders
December 11th, 2007A new kit from chip and board vendor Via Technologies makes it easy to embedded Via’s teeny Pico-ITX micro-motherboard technology into all manner of devices.
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The “Artigo Pico-ITX Builder Kit A1000″ includes a 1GHz Via Epia Pico-ITX motherboard, a Pico-ITX form-factor chassis, power adapter, and accessories.
At 3.9 x 2.8 inches (100 x 72mm), Pico-ITX boards target ultra compact “embedded PCs, systems, and appliances.”
More details on Via’s Epia Pico-ITX PX10000 motherboard are on Via’s website, here. Info on Via’s complete A1000 DIY kit is here.
The kit runs Windows XP and Linux. It’s available from mini-itx.de, LinITX.com, Mini-ITX.com online, as well as from Fry’s Electronics, among other retailers. The kits are expected to be available “toward the end of December,” priced at around $350.
Add memory, hard drive, keyboard, mouse, display, and stir.
May 18th, 2008 at 3:47 am
I picked up one of these a few weeks ago and got a semi-functional PVR working with it:
http://www.psuedoguru.com/roller/page/psuedoblog?entry=pico_itx_pvr