It is comprable to the Dockstars I have but even at $100 retail it’s got a lot of potential to make it worth the cash. Once I have it tuned properly and performance is decent, I’ll post the updated image to the site so you can download and enjoy.Īll in all, I think this is an excellent find at the $30 I paid for it.

I have also been able to get the device to start a blackbox X session and installed Iceweasel however the speed for page loads and views is very slow so performance will need to be tuned. I have been able to get Debian Linux to boot off an SD card on the device and also have managed to get the onboard Ethernet to work. There were some noticeable speed improvements to the device. This update fixes the DHCP issue that previously required me to set a static IP for wifi and for ethernet connectivity. So after spending a couple of days working on it, I was able to locate a firmware update for the Windows CE device.

I was still on the fence and told him that there’s a good chance I could do something with it and he sold it to me for $30 just to get rid of it and avoid having to ship it back to corporate. He told me that although these devices were popular, many people were downright irate when they brought them back because of the device’s supposed horrible operability. I told him that I plan on modding the device and would not need to return it. The manager warned me to not expect a fast performing machine and that since it was an open box, CVS would not be able to take a return especially at the price I was being given. It runs Windows CE, has several USB ports, an SD card slot and a mic and headphone jack. The device touts itself as a “Wireless mobile internet device” and from the box, the stats are a little on the slim side. Read further to discover what this little beastie’s hiding under its hood. Even better, I got mine as an open box for only $30 making it an awesome find. While at my CVS I came across a Sylvania netbook device for under $100. Of course as a hardware geek, I’m always on the look out for another great hack. Well, the annual gift-giving season has drawn to a close and now we are left with retailers trying to get rid of all that extra stuff that thy have left over in their inventories.

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