XBMC (the awesome open source media software) has a new demo video going around showing off XBMC running on a Beagleboard (a $150, ARM powered circuit board). This has lots of people excited because:
- $150 isn’t much money to for a media center extender type gadget.
- Having an ARM processor means it won’t use much power compared to a full blown HTPC.
While it’s certainly an impressive hack, I think this is most likely going to remain the toy of the hardcore hacker and do it yourself tech crew. The $150 price point is a bit misleading as that’s the board only; by the time you add an enclosure and some storage you’re bumping up against a low end netbook price (and ending up with much less functionality).
More fun details at the HackADay website.
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