Gumstix

[murakami]

SBC with XScale processor and linux. Even cooler and much smaller than mini-ITX systems. Check it out.

http://www.gumstix.com/index.html

[bascule]

Needs more Ethernet

[skroo]

Needs more Ethernet

Yep. USB-to-Ethernet adapters might be one possible route, though.

Looking at the abstract on these chips and the applications Intel is pitching them for (MPEG-4 decoding, wireless devices) this may actually be a fairly cheap way to get a reasonable amount of power into a tiny form factor.

[murakami]

Yep. USB-to-Ethernet adapters might be one possible route, though.

Looking at the abstract on these chips and the applications Intel is pitching them for (MPEG-4 decoding, wireless devices) this may actually be a fairly cheap way to get a reasonable amount of power into a tiny form factor.

This is very similar to many PDA platforms, looks like they have a wireless model in the works. It's a cheap way to play with wearables.