[HH] [e-] Interesting Newegg deal

[Kurt Keville]

You have to figure it has an OpenWRT variant in there... that seems to be the trend on these devices...  but that's a great price....

Microcomputer processor: 32Bit RSIC Embedded Processor

um, OK... so "ARM Cortex-A8" ? I don't think they are doing video AND network with an Atheros or Broadcom MIPS SOC.... 

On Dec 5, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Drew Van Zandt wrote:

> I ordered one, and will paint it like the Eye of Sauron.
> 
> Drew Van Zandt
> Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
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> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 4:43 PM, David Stokes <malconstant at gmail.com> wrote:
> I noticed the line:
> "Shape: Cartoon robot"
> 
> 
> I also noticed that in the copy text, it says it can be used from an iPad, but then the system requirements state Windows. Many cameras like this use a proprietary, Windows/x86 native plugin, which is unfortunate.
> 
> I wonder if it has a serial port, or at least headers for a serial port. It would be cool to build an entirely self-contained telepresence robot.
> 
> -D
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> On Dec 5, 2012, at 4:36 PM, Drew Van Zandt wrote:
> 
>> Note the part where it mentions that it runs Linux.
>> 
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1GK0FG3029&cm_sp=Spotlight-_-9SIA1GK0FG3029-_-12052012
>> 
>> Drew Van Zandt
>> Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics
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>> Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D.  Masquerade aVST 
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