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Totally unadorned list of posible interesting web sites that may have relevant information on small computers.

Arduino - BoardNano - BoardUno - Nano - Categories - SparkFun Electronics

LinuTop

Parallax Basic Stamp

AAG Electronica 1-Wire Weather Instruments
AAG01
Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits
80 Nassau st #4C, New York NY 10038
Animated Lighting. Technology for controlling lights, music, and special effects.
Arduino Blog + Blog Archive + Dinner is Ready
CUI32 PIC32MX Development Stick - SparkFun Electronics
Cisco Security Expert Create the Ultimate Car PC Network World
Ethernet Shield nuelectronics.com, Arduino Freeduino projects
GardenBot - open source garden automation project
GlobalScale Technologies - GuruPlugs
GuruPlug, the next generation of SheevaPlug - Hack a Day
How To Buy
Jack PC Thin Client - Chip PC Technologies
Light-O-Ramaá Computerized Shows
Magnetic, Reed Digi-Key
Make Your Own Animatronic Screaming Skull Brake Lights With Junkyard Parts!
Marvell Kirkwood Series
New IT - Product Details
New IT - Products
PC Engines ALIX system boards
Phidgets Inc. - Unique and Easy to Use USB Interfaces
PlugApps - Arch Linux ARM
PlugComputer Community
PogoPlug
Sheeva Dev Kit - Google Search
Slashdot Stories (10)
TAPR Kits
The Mini Linux PC the Size of a Wall Plug
The Tower System from Freescale Semiconductor DigiKey
Thin Clients Solutions - Chip PC Technologies
Tiny SBC builds on Cortex-A8 SoC - News - Linux for Devices
U-SNAP IO - Google Search
USB 32-Bit Whacker - PIC32MX460 Development Board - SparkFun Electronics
iButton - Contact Memory, Digital Temperature Data Loggers, Java-powered and Secure eCash Tokens - Maxim
iButton Solution Partners Database - 1-Wire Weather Station
iTWire - Cheap Linux wall warts small on size, big on possibilities
tweet-a-watt adafruit - Google Search
tweet-a-watt ½ adafruit industries blog
28930 - Freeduino Starter Bundle - Basic - Bundle Parts ½ Products ½ Solarbotics
Arduino Duemilanove Cables & Connectors Hobby Boards Complete 1wire Solutions
DS9490R USB 1-wire Adapter
S4 1-Wire USB Interface
The World Famous Index of Arduino & Freeduino Knowledge
uDuino timothytwillman.com
usb 1wire - Google Search


$100 Linux wall-wart launches - News - Linux for Devices
Aleutia - Home of fast energy efficient PCs, fanless PCs, completely silent 12V DC Computers
ALEUTIA provides a range of unique PCs and servers all with a focus on energy efficiency. Each system is stress-tested and assembled in the UK to ensure the outstanding build quality and reliability required to operate in remote area with no support.
Amahi Home Server - Making Home Networking Simple Amahi for the Marvell Plug Computer released! Get yours FREE! Amahi Blog
Arduino - HomePage
Atmega328 PDIP28 IN STOCK Atmega328P-PU Arduino Bootloader
CTERA C200 CTERA Networks
CTERA CloudPlug CTERA Networks
Compact High Accuracy Temperature Sensor ICs Sensor ICs ICs ROHM CO., LTD.
Displays Modern Device
FTDI Products
Linux Wall Wart Works Wonderfully - A Computer in a Wart - Reviews - LinuxPlanet
Make Online $100 Linux wall-wart launches
Marvell Plug Computer Marvell unveils $99 wall-wart Linux PC - The Tech Report
Meet Zonbu The Cloud-assisted OS NKC Electronics @ Amazon.com
NKCelectronics.com BEST PRICED Arduino boards, Freeduino, IC PCB adapters, Connectors, Pin Headers. FAST GLOBAL SHIPPING
NorhTec - Products
OneWire Controller for the Basic Stamp, PICAXE and Arduino
PlugComputer Community
Processing.org
SmartReader Plus 2 - Products - ACR Systems Data Loggers and Data Logging Solutions
The Mini Linux PC the Size of a Wall Plug
Weather Stations at AmbientWeather.com weather instruments, weather radios, and more
Welcome to Embedded Data Systems - The Source for iButtons, 1-Wire, and Wireless Products
Wiring (simlar to Arduino but pricer)

Texas Instruments Embedded Processors MSP430 LaunchPad (MSP-EXP430G2) and here

BeagleBoard is an all volunteer activity started-up by a collection of passionate individuals, including several employees of Texas Instruments, interested in creating powerful, open, and embedded devices. The BeagleBoard is an ultra-low cost ($149), high performance, low power OMAP3 based platform designed by BeagleBoard.org community members.

SparkFun Electronics, USB Bit Whacker - 18F2553 Development Board, B. Schmalz UBW designs, Brian Schmalz
USB Development forum (often discusses the UBW)

Wireless AdaFruit XBee Module - Series 01 - XB24-AWI-001, XBee® ZB ZigBee® RF Modules

USB Boarduino (Arduino clone) Kit w/ATmega328

Arduino Clone Arduino Duemilanove with ATMega328 (Clone version), iStore
1x StickDuino USB Arduino Clone Development Board PCB
Freeduino 2009
Arduino playground
Modern Device, Temp Sensor

PSoC® 3 is a true programmable embedded system-on-chip, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

The World Famous Index of Arduino & Freeduino Knowledge

PIC Microcontroller


RESTful

Definition

A RESTful Web service, an example

RESTful Web Services

Restlet (Java)

Building Web Services the REST Way

Towards RESTful PHP

Recess is an open source RESTful PHP framework

Google search RESTful PHP

Internet Of Things
The Internet of Things: Networked Objects and Smart DevicesPDF
Pachube - data infrastructure for the Internet of Things - IoT
ThingSpeak is an open source “Internet of Things” application and API to store and retrieve data from things using HTTP over the Internet or via a Local Area Network. With ThingSpeak, you can create sensor logging applications, location tracking applications, and a social network of things with status updates. — Read more
and another one: ioBridge
and Google gets into the act; ReadWriteWeb

Processing is a programming language, development environment, and online community that since 2001 has promoted software literacy within the visual arts. Initially created to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing quickly developed into a tool for creating finished professional work as well.

PDF of Bob Lutz presentation to ACGNJ - Java SIG, Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

FarWatch (DS043)- Remote premise monitoring.

FarWatch - Pachube, DS025 help

NYC Resistor one of the country's most influential hackerspaces.

MIT’s Scratch is a visual, block-based programming language that enables everyone, especially young people, to create sophisticated and interactive computer programs without having to know a syntax, text-based language.

Anarduino — arduino clone kit

Raspberry Pi Foundation - is a UK registered charity (Registration Number 1129409) which exists to promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing.

Our first product is about the size of a USB key, and is designed to plug into a TV or be combined with a touch screen for a low cost tablet. The expected price is $25 for a fully-configured system.

Ponte: Arduino – Raspberry Pi Bridge

Buying a Gertboard

Rhombus-Tech, Allwinner A10 - ARM Cortex A8 SoC Another SoC system - $14 but watch out for software non support.

Strawberry Linux Co

RESTEasy is a JBoss project that provides various frameworks to help you build RESTful Web Services and RESTful Java applications.

chipKIT More Info - $26.95, Digilent, Inc. 32-bit MCU Power for the Arduino™ Community
Hack a Day article.

Firebird32 Another Arduino Shield Compatible platform based on the Freescale 32-bit MCF51JM128 Flexis controller.

Fosstrak: Open Source RFID Software Platform

Wikipedia - List of open source hardware projects

LeafLabs open electronics, The Maple

GHI Electronics - FEZ Cobra Main Board, Rhino, Panda, Internet of Things Kit

FUBAR Labs Fair Use Building and Research Labs is a Nonprofit Corporation serving Central New Jersey.

SheevaPlugs, $100 Linux wall-wart launches, GuruPlugs, FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter | Seagate, Pogoplug, TonidoPlug, etc.

Getting Started with Arduino


Arduino
Hardware Boarduino
FTDI Friend
Gravitech Parts supplier.
Netduino
Budget Pack for Arduino (Arduino Uno) - Uno w/328
Chumby Hacker Board - v1.0

The Ruggeduino

Sanguino biger and bader

Android Open Accessory Development Kit

The following list of distributers are currently producing Android Open Accessory compatible development boards:

USB Host Shield for Arduino « Circuits@Home

Nanode is an open source Arduino-like board that has in-built web connectivity. It is a low cost platform for creative development of web connected ideas.
Hackerspaces, London Hackspace, Monsonite

Autodesk 123D

Bitlash Online - an open source interpreted language shell and embedded programming environment. This website documents Bitlash for the popular and useful Arduino.

What is NYC Resistor? – We Learn, Share, and Make things.
A hacker collective with a shared space located in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

Firebird32 Another Arduino Shield Compatible platform based on the Freescale 32-bit MCF51JM128 Flexis controller.

Open.Sen.se At Sen.se, we believe there is no such thing as the Internet of Things.
We rather believe in an Internet of Everything where Humans, Nature, Machines, Objects, Environments, Information, Physical and Virtual spaces all mix up, talk, intertwine, interact, enrich and empower each other in all sorts of ways. This is what we are building and we think that we are not alone.

ZWave protocol FAQ

Bifferboard

Base price: £35 - with all the needed addons: £148 = $240.84 US$

Tronisoft UK Company, serial devices.

DIY projects: AVR microcontroller electronics

PJRC.COM - Teensy USB Development Board

RadioShack Microcontroller, Velleman, Arduino

PandaBoard is intended to be used as a platform for mobile software development and OMAP™ 4 processors are intended for manufacturers of Smartphones and other mobile devices.

TI OMAP4660 ARM Cortex-A9 PandaBoard ES Benchmarks

STMicroelectronics STM32F4DISCOVERY Discovery kit for STM32 F4 series - with STM32F407 MCU ($20)

Beyond The Internet Of Things Towards A Sensor Commons a write up about "The Internet of Things" on SlashDot 1/3/12.

Cotton Candy FXI ($100 - $200)
Kjøpmannsgata 59, 7011 Trondheim, Norway

Technology Specifications:
Quad Core ARM® Mali™-400MP Graphics Processing Unit
– Quad-core ARM Mali-400MP 720p / 1080p OpenGL ES v2.0
– 30M Polygons, 1.2 GPixels / s, ARM® Cortex™-A9@1.2GHz
– NEON extensions
– TrustZone extensions
Connectivity:
Wifi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Memory:
1GB DRAM, Up to 64GB memory local storage (microSD)
Software: – Android – Ubuntu
– Virtualization client for Windows, Linux, Mac, embedded
Video / Audio / Media Support:
– 480p/720p/1080p decode of MPEG4-SP/H.263/H.264 AVC/MPEG-2/VC1
– MP3, AAC, AAC+, Real Audio
– JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG
– Additional video, audio and image formats can be supported through 3rd party codecs
Connectors:
– USB 2.0 male form factor for power and connection to devices that supports USB mass storage
– HDMI 2.1 with audio for connection to devices that does not support USB mass storage

Teensy USB Development Board is a complete USB-based microcontoller development system, in a very small footprint, capable of implementing many types of projects. All programming is done via the USB port. No special programmer is needed, only a standard "Mini-B" USB cable and a PC or Macintosh with a USB port.

WIFI Radio Control Unit

Pandora Handheld - The smallest portable Linux PC for gaming, browsing, coding, business work, remote administration, music playing, emulating

Microchip Technology Inc. DM240311 - XLP 16-bit Development Board
The XLP 16-bit Development Board provides a low-cost, highly configurable development system for Microchip`s new line of extreme low power 16-bit PIC24F microcontrollers which feature sleep currents down to 20nA.

Gadget Gangster Electronic Projects.

FriendlyARM

Micro4you

Missed out on Raspberry Pi? five alternatives;
1) PandaBoard ES, $180
2) Cotton Candy a USB stick sized compute device, Review, $199 Linux-powered machine
3) Gumstix Overo, $115 Overo Sand to the $229 Overo FE COM – with expansion boards ranging from $27 to $129.
4) CuBox, $135, no bigger than two inches in any direction and draws no more than three watts of power from its 5V power supply. 800 MHz dual issue ARM PJ4 processor, VFPv3, wmmx SIMD and 512KB L2 cache.
5) BeagleBoard-xM, $149, 1GHz Arm Cortex-A8.

Applied Digital Inc., ADICON 2500 line of home automation controllers

PR2 Personal Robot 2. ROS (Robot Operating System)

Arduino Shield List Pin usage details for 285 shields from 114 makers, and counting!

Little Bits an opensource library of electronic modules that snap together with tiny magnets for prototyping and play.


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