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by Chris Matier on July 21, 2008

If you haven't heard of this device, it is unique. It is a solid state (no movable parts) little computing device with a tiny footprint. It only weighs 10.5 ounces and is 1.3" high, 5.8" x 4.2" wide. It accesses, at boot up, the CherryPalCloud where most of the software, processing, and storage lives. It does all of this for free and with only 2 Watts of energy consumption - 97% less than a traditional desktop computer. There is almost no chance of hardware failure and very little chance of software corruption. This is pretty trouble-free computing.
The CherryPal Cloud computer will feature Freescale's MPC5121e mobileGT processor running at 400 MHz (remember, much of the processing is done by the cloud), 256MB of DDR2 DRAM, 4GB NAND Flash-based solid state drive, WiFi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, VGA out, two USB 2.0 ports, an ethernet port, and a headphone jack. It runs a customized version of the Debian/GNU Linux OS.
When the CherryPal boots up, and when a program loads, you access the Cloud, which Amazon runs, and you view a small advertisement. After the ad is viewed, it goes away until a new program is loaded. Because the cost of computing is offset with ad revenue, the CherryPal Cloud will only cost $249. It is available for preorder now, and will ship at the end of July.
Visit www.cherrypal.com for more information.
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Christina
(10/25/08 5:21am)
Thanks for this article. I really like how efficient the CherryPal. I tend not to use many of the programs that my Dell desktop offers and it runs so slow. I love the cloud computing aspect of the CherryPal and hope people honestly consider CherryPal's affordability and green initiative. I preordered one myself at only $249 plus I was given this promotional code following promotional code CPP319 and saved another $10. I can't wait until it arrives to test it out and see if a green computer is all it's cracked up to be!
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