[sf-lug] cheap embedded linux video/mp3 player

[Michael Cheselka]

Hello,

This device can be had for even cheaper if you look around.
They're on eBay for about $18.
Some peope are selling them for $15.

On 8/27/06, Michael Cheselka <cheselka at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to buy one as well.  Maybe we could pool our order?
> How many peripherals can be added?  A CF microdrive?
> SDIO?  USB?  If you can't add networking of some sort it
> would be quite troublesome.
>
> MIke
>
> On 8/26/06, jim stockford <jim at well.com> wrote:
> >
> >     I'll buy one, too. I just got a $194.00 handheld
> > oscilloscope for my soldering iron, so i'm looking
> > for little electronics things to do.
> >
> > On Aug 26, 2006, at 5:02 PM, Sameer Verma wrote:
> >
> > > Marc Juul wrote:
> > >> Just wanted to let you guys know that overstock.com is selling a
> > >> six-pack of the Mattel Juicebox personal media player for $21.99
> > >> including shipping.
> > >>
> > >> The Juicebox has a 2.7" inch color 240x160 screen.
> > >> A Samsung S3C44B0 ARM microcontroller.
> > >> 2MB or 8MB of ram (I don't know since I haven't received my order
> > >> yet).
> > >>
> > >> and it runs uClinux (embedded linux).
> > >>
> > >> It is possible to create a juicebox cartridge with a custom uClinux
> > >> distribution
> > >> with a bit of soldering and a few cheap components.
> > >> For more information see:
> > >>
> > >> http://elinux.org/wiki/JuiceBox
> > >>
> > >> In order to get the $21.99 price for the six-pack, go to overstock.com
> > >> search for item 10338710 and use the coupon code 85731 to get $5 off.
> > >>
> > >> If anyone would like to get together for some Juicebox hacking then
> > >> I'm game.
> > >> I don't really have any equipment for soldering and such since I just
> > >> moved here
> > >> from Denmark, but thats nothing a quick trip to Fry's can't fix :-)
> > >>
> > >>
> > > I'd be game for getting one if you are going to buy the bulk of 6. The
> > > card hacks aren't that difficult although I haven't soldered anything
> > > in
> > > a long time :-)
> > >
> > > Sameer
> > >
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> > > Associate Professor of Information Systems
> > > San Francisco State University
> > > San Francisco CA 94132 USA
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