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The quest for a tiny, low power PC...

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snow:
You might also check out VIA's nano ITX motherboards: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/

JesseWelling:
About the Nano:
Be sure to not go overboard and get the 1GHz processor because it needs a fan which will need more power. Go with the 800Mhrz or less. Nano and Mini ITX are fast aproaching the general consumers. Gone will be the day of the big clunky box. Also if you go with the small ITX form factor look in to Solid State Storage for low power and hella fast disk read/write times:
http://www.memorydepot.com/ssd.asp Cheapest site I have found.....

There is also the EBX and PC104 form factors which are kind of a mixed bag...Check these sites out for ok x86 solutions that fall inbetween the small ITX and gumstix:
http://www.arcom.com/#Emb_boards
http://www.acrosser.com/product/Embedded%20PC/Embedded%20Systems/Index1.htm

Nyx:
I do need USB host capabilities to hook up webcams, which is why the gumstix don't seem so tempting. I also need low power, which is why I'm not sure about nano-itx... It seems like with nano-itx boards, the weight of the batteries would make it difficult to build a small bipedal robot. As for PC 104... You have to do an "inquiry" for the price, which is not inspiring.

The gumstix do seem interesting, but I would need one with WiFi and with USB hosting capabilities (capable of supporting two USB 1.1 devices, possibly 3), I might also need analog inputs for gyroscopes and accelerometers...

JonHylands:
Check this one out:

http://www.compulab.co.il/x270/html/x270-cm-datasheet.htm?gclid=CMvwzJ_Y8IkCFSJNPgod-AJZLA

It has host USB, wifi, plus a pile of other features. Single quantity pricing seems to be in the $135 USD range...

- Jon

hgordon:
Thanks Jon.  The cost of the entire processor is comparable to what we might have to pay for just a WiFi module.  This is very interesting !

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