APC, $49 Android computer, now accepting pre-orders

Yet another brand-new Android 2.3 device.<p>Is there something about Android 4.0 that makes it difficult to work with from a hardware perspective?

For $10 more (when you include shipping), you can get a Logitech Revue on Amazon.<p>* Google TV/Android 3.0 instead of Android 2.3<p>* Access to Google Play market, which this doesn't have<p>* 802.11b/g/n wifi, which this doesn't have<p>* A really nice wireless keyboard+touchpad controller<p>* Essentially identical power profile<p>* Logitech Harmony software built in; it can control just about every TV, receiver, DVD player, etc. in existence

"Chip VIA 800MHz Processor"<p>I'm confused by this. Is it a "VIA processor" or an ARM processor, made by VIA? I hope they didn't change the CPU mid-way with one of their own.<p>Edit: In their PR they say it's a "VIA WonderMedia ARM 11 SoC".<p><a href="http://apc.io/files/2012/05/PR120522-APC-Final.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://apc.io/files/2012/05/PR120522-APC-Final.pdf</a>

Seems like they are hiding part of the cost in shipping. They are even charging $30 to deliver to Asia.

Carries a $38 shipping charge for US/Canada/Europe

I was going to order until I realized it was actually going to be $87 not $49. This is only the first of many of these devices that should be coming soon

Anyone aware of an inexpensive place to pick up a small touchscreen LCD?<p>APC, paired with a small touchscreen would be very useful in many situations.

That's not a computer that's a cardboard box. It would probably be more effective to show a rendering + screen shots. They're not selling a box they're selling a computer.

besides small form factor, I care about power consumption:<p>[1] consumes 4 watts when operating at idle power and 13.5 watts at maximum load.<p>[1] <a href="http://apc.io/faq/what-is-the-power-consumption-of-apc/" rel="nofollow">http://apc.io/faq/what-is-the-power-consumption-of-apc/</a>

I can't remember why I bookmarked and signed up for their pre-order alert... Why do I want to spend ~$100 on a dumbed down *nix device? Note: I am a mobile developer too but...my Asus Transformer was only moderately more expensive...

I don't actually see an Image of the device itself on the site.

The box hints at the size of the power brick. Yuck.

I'm getting a 404 on apc.io.

The first company that made something like this which worked 'out of the box' with YouTube, Netflix, BBC, Skype and sold for $50 (ie $100 at Worst Buy) would do very well.<p>There are a lot of TV shows being watched on iPads because hooking up the big screen TV to a computer is too much effort / inconvenient for 'normal' people.

<a href="http://apc.io/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/apc-screenshots/settings.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://apc.io/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/apc-screenshots/s...</a><p>Come on guys, get serious.

to call a low-end x86 box with 2GB NAND a PC?