Rhombus Tech is working on a project to develop a computer module that supports open source software and which can be used in a variety of devices.
The idea is that you’ll have a PC-on-a-board that works a bit like a Raspberry Pi or MK802 mini PC. But instead of using this as a standalone computer, you’ll be able to slot it into a wide range of devices including tablets and notebooks.
So instead of replacing your laptop when the CPU starts to feel outdated, you’ll be able to pull out the module containing the CPU and other vital components and slide in a newer model.
The first Rhombus Tech design is called the A10 EOMA-68, and it’s expected to be a PCMCIA card-sized PC module powered by an Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 processor.
That’s the same chip used in the Mela A1000, MK802, Mni X, and a number of other inexpensive Android tablets, TV boxes, and other devices.
In fact, members of the Rhombus Tech team were responsible for the first builds of Ubuntu Linux that were able to run on the Mele A1000… which led to a number of developers porting Ubuntu, Fedora, Puppy, and other Linux-based operating systems to run on Allwinner A10 devices such as the MK802.
Right now the A10 EOMA-68 is still in the planning stages, but Rhombus Techannounced that there’s now a PCB design in place, and the next step is to produce samples that can be used for testing and demonstration purposes.
via Slashdot
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