Rugged Industrial Computer Goes Dual-Core

Adlink announced the availability of a $672 fanless industrial computer, equipped with a dual-core, 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510 processor and said to be resistant to extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration. The MXE-3000 features SATA and CompactFlash storage, dual display support, PCI Express and 3G SIM expansion, three gigabit Ethernet ports,...

Adlink announced the availability of a $672 fanless industrial computer, equipped with a dual-core, 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510 processor and said to be resistant to extreme temperatures, shock, and vibration. The MXE-3000 features SATA and CompactFlash storage, dual display support, PCI Express and 3G SIM expansion, three gigabit Ethernet ports, six USB 2.0 ports, and four serial ports, says the company....

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Home Computer - Green, Palm Sized Computer For Rs 5000

elLoka Techsolutions Pvt Ltd a Hyderabad based product design and manufacturing company that delivers Ultra Low Cost Computer Platforms(ULCCP), has come up with a palm-sized computer that is very cheap and consumes very little power.

The computer is on display at the Rambagh SMS Convention center in Jaipur, Rajasthan where a three-day Commonwealth and information technology meet is on.

Targeted at home users, and people in Indian villages who are plagued by intermittent power failures, this computer can effectively run on Solar power and is eco-friendly.

The company claims this computer known by its acronym GreCo which stands for "Green Computer" consumes only 5W power and it weighs a mere 135 gms. It is being marketed in India for a price of Rs 5000 (approx USD 100).

At this price point, it comes with a power adapter and AV cable which you can connect to an LCD screen or to your TV. Optionally, at additional cost, you also get a keyboard and mouse.

The technical specifications of GreCo are as follows -
It has 4 USB portsOne 10/100 Ethernet RJ45 connectorVGA & AV OutMicrophone and Headphone connectors2 LEDs indicating Power & StatusPower Supply - 12 V AC/DC AdapterAn on-board memory (RAM) of 256MB and 1 GB disk space.
It runs on a customized OS named HomeOS which the company claims is built on top of a Linux base. Some what similar to Google Android which also runs on a Linux kernel.

The OS comes pre-loaded with numerous open source software which caters to the typical home users need. OpenOffice.org is installed, so is GIMP, MPlayer for listening to music and watching movies, Firefox, Flash player - so you can watch YouTube videos, Email client, Pidgin Chat client, Image viewers and more.

Watch the following video that showcases the power of this palm sized computer.

[Source : Times of India]

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How To Automatically Shut Down Your Computer After A Download Finishes

Sometimes you want to download something but don't want to wait until it finishes so you can shut down the computer. In this case you can use Sentinella. Install it with the following command:

sudo apt-get install sentinella

Now you can see Sentinella under the System menu of your desktop. Launch it and you will see something like this: 

Use the same settings as in the screenshot but make sure you choose your main network interface. Just press the Start button and that's it!

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