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VIA announces its $49 Android PC, poses a real threat to the Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi, be very, very careful! You are not the only ultra cheap PC out there any more, as VIA launches its own fully functional computer, which costs next to nothing.



Dubbed “APC”, this cheap PC runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and carries a $49 price tag. This is slightly more expensive than the $25/$35 Raspberr Pi, but you also get better specs.

Powered by a WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC with a WM8750 processor clocked at 800MHz, the APC packs 512MB DDR3 RAM, 2GB on-board flash storage, 4USB 2.0 ports, microSD slot and Ethernet port. Display connection options include VGA and HDMI display ports.

OpenGL-ES 2.0 is enabled and supports H.264 video encoding and 720p video playback. This means you could use it as a cheap media center and because all that comes in the package is a single board, you could put it virtually everywhere.

VIA has started taking pre-orders and promises the first units to arrive early July. So, follow the source link below for more information on how to purchase this little fella.
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http://blog.gsmarena.com/via-announces-its-49-android-pc-poses-a-real-treat-to-the-raspberry-pi/

Thought you guys might be interested.

Just out of curiosity. What do you guys do with these little things?
 
Just got my invite to order today, and with a micro-USB power adapter and shipping ended up coming to R429. The 5 pounds shipping on each order adding 20% to the cost of the board is a bit of a whack, so looking forward to when they allow one to buy a few of them in one go.
 
I compare these things to the 8 bit home pcs of the 80s. About to start a revolution. @OC I see a nice little pc and browser on my big screen as one use...
 
Openlec images works great!
Just need to figure out why the Ethernet is not using my dhcp. :confused:

edit: Anyone found a Android image for the raspberry yet?
 
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I've already ordered and paid for my Raspberry Pi... and entered my name in for the VIA one as well!
 
Garyvdh said:
I've already ordered and paid for my Raspberry Pi... and entered my name in for the VIA one as well!
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Lucky bugger, they somehow lost my registration and are now "looking" into it as I registered the first day early hours of the morning and got all e-mails but thats it, not in queue? :cry: I just believe somehow they mismanaged it all, anyway patience is a virtue and the last cattle also mostly get in the kraal.
 
spiderz said:
Openlec images works great!
Just need to figure out why the Ethernet is not using my dhcp. :confused:

edit: Anyone found a Android image for the raspberry yet?
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I'm not convinced android will run nicely on those specs.
 
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