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[Jake]

And they're on sale as of today. The website has more information on where to buy them -apparently demand was so high they've brought in subcontractors- but one site wants you to register to "express an interest" and the other appears to have collapsed from the overload.

[lordcooper]

This is a great thing.

[Siquo]

There's total and utter confusion on how to order. Both licencee firms only have an "express your interest" button.

I'd like one...

[quinnr]

Oh, this is..pretty awesome. Will have to tell my uncle who is into things like this about it, too.

[Ochita]

There's total and utter confusion on how to order. Both licencee firms only have an "express your interest" button.

I'd like one...

You get put onto a list, apparently.

[RedKing]

Huh. I could see very targeted applications for this. Mobile flight controller for RC craft, as a tool for geotagging/geocaching, etc. If there's a way to connect it to a CCD for input, you could build a DIY digital camera out of it. Actually, I could see this as a great tool for guerrilla media. Install some basic photo/video editing tools on it, and you have a portable media studio, since it does say it includes a header footprint for a camera connection. Hook in a digital camera, run it through your tools, kick the output through a wifi or 4G card, and you're a Livestream TV station complete with graphics.

With the LAN jack, this also has the potential to be both a cool network troubleshooting tool, and a handy piece of espionage gear. Since it just looks like a circuit board, it wouldn't arouse that much suspicion if slipped in among a pile of network cards, video cards, etc.

[quinnr]

Huh. I'd really love to get one of these, but does anyone have any suggestions on finding a cheap monitor for it? Having to pay double the price of the actual computer to find a monitor for it would suck.

I suppose I could hook it up to the desktop monitor when I wanted to use it..not much it can do without some sort of additional output though, right? There are what, five LEDs on the front?

EDIT: I forgot all about you, DealExtreme.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/3-5-tft-lcd-monitor-visual-reversing-vehicles-reverse-camera-ntsc-pal-dc8-15v-904449796
Looks perfect, sold out though. Will find something like it, hopefully.

[optimumtact]

Don't have a tv with hdmi ports?

[Jake]

It's also got an RCA-6 video output that should work for older televisions; I can pick up a secondhand 14-inch CRT set for a fiver in a pawnshop. You can also pick up an HDMI-to-DVI adapter for about the same money.

[quinnr]

Don't have a tv with hdmi ports?

My family already has a large media center computer (That cost a bunch more than $35!) and other stuff occupying pretty much all of the ports, and moving stuff around wouldn't be very fun every time I wanted to use it. Plus if I did any of the ideas I had for it, I'd want a..kind of small screen so it could be semi-portable. Or at least not taking up all the desk space in my room. Will check the pawn shop, definitely. Thanks for the ideas!

[mendonca]

I've put my name down as interested. Not sure what I would do with it, but I'm sure I'll find something ...

[mendonca]

Hmmm ... do double posts count after three months?

Anyway, put my order in for my Pi, it's due in about 6 weeks. I'm excited. Anybody got theirs yet?

[Aklyon]

As far as I can tel herel, as long as it isn't a worthless bump its not a problem, unless the topic was like, 2 years old before or something.