Marvell of the USA have announced a sub $100 (projected sub $50!) computer built into a ‘power-brick’ or ‘wall wart’.
Bascially, the device is the size of a regular plug-in power adaptor and does just that; it plugs into the mains socket and runs. It’s power consumption is supposedly about 5 Watts.
- 1.2Ghz ARM CPU
- 512MB RAM
- 512MB Flash storage
- Gigabit wired ethernet
- USB 2.0 socket
- SDIO Expansion
Marvell already claim linux distributions to be running on the device and the possibilities for utilisation seem endless.
The $99 “development kit” is effectively a pre-release model and I’m really tempted to order one in to see what I can make of it.
Unfortunately, Slashdot got hold of this before I did so you will be able to see the Marvell SheevaPlug over at Linux Devices when their server stops smoking 
You also be able to order the SheevaPlug devkit directly from Marvell
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