Just receiving my 1st Shift days ago, I am have been scouring the net to find upgrade solutions to make the Shift even better.
I came across this website that sells tiny credit card sized internal motherboards that support Linux, W7 & WM6.x for around $200 (spec below)
Assuming that you could take a broken Shift, gut it, and reassemble using a board from www.Toradex.com, is it possible to swap the internals of the Shift?
(Of course the alignment of the slots and everything would not line up, that much I know), but, for pure hobbyist sake, since these boards are very tiny could the MoBo be changed for both W7 & WM sides?
And, to spark the excitement, if I were to sponsor the board for a developer, would someone be interested in trying to makeshift this board into the shift 2? (and of course, on a scale of "ultimately to hopelessly", just how impossible is this to do?)
See boards here: http://www.toradex.com/English
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Flyer: http://www.toradex.com/@api/deki/files/666/=Woodpecker-Robin_20090206_Web.pdf
CPU:
Intel® Atom™ Z530
1.6 GHz
533MHz Front Side Bus
Memory:
32kByte Instruction Cache
24kByte L1 Cache
512kByte L2 Cache
Hyper Thread
512MB DDR2 533 MHz (on board)
2GB Solid State Flash Disk (on board)
Chipset and Video Controller:
Intel® System Controller Hub US15W
Integrated Intel® Graphics, Intel® GMA 500
Dual Independent Screen
HDTV/HD capable
Decoder for MPEG2(HD) /H2.64
Interfaces:
1 PCIe x1 (externally available)
ExpressCard
10/100/1000 Mbit LAN
Intel® High Definition Audio (24bit/96kHz)
1 Serial ATA (via IDE Bridge)
7x USB 2.0 (1 channel configurable as client)
MicroSD slot on board
2 SDIO (4/8bit)
LVDS Single Channel 18/24 bit WXGA 1366x768
VGA out
TV out
LPC
SMB
I2C (via Embedded Controller)
8 GPIO (via Embedded Controller)
BIOS:
AMI
Supported Operating Systems:
Windows XP, XP Embedded, Vista
Windows CE 6.0
Linux
VxWorks
Size:
55 x 84 mm
Typical Power Consumption:
5.1 - 7.6 W
Operating Temperature:
0-60°C
If this is possible it would be a hell about connections,drivers,etc..
And Windows Mobile is not Windows CE!
Thanks Unaproachable!
Darn! I'll have to keep looking!
keep looking and keep dreaming!
My opinion is that Shift has great potential and all the HW anyone needs but its locked,disconnected and unusable at least not right now,let's focus on unlocking all the parts like SD,BT,Fullscreen,etc..
I'm in the right place.
I'm living here in China, and many of my students have access to factories which produce this sort of thing. The only difficulty is the fact that it'd be a lot of money to fund a project like remodeling the innards of a shift. It's not really something that a hobbyist could do on their own, as we're dealing with such small components.
Caid.
Caid444 said:
I'm living here in China, and many of my students have access to factories which produce this sort of thing. The only difficulty is the fact that it'd be a lot of money to fund a project like remodeling the innards of a shift. It's not really something that a hobbyist could do on their own, as we're dealing with such small components.
Caid.
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Hi Caid, Yes, most certainly the case with cost, and more so the case with the small parts. It's a shame that these smaller formfactors are coming about, but being used in the wrong places, like a vehicle CarPC, rather than a truly cool device like the Shift.
If only there were a way to make a "Frankenstein" version of the Shift..
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Ruben, i already have one. but just wanted to comment on the great job you did promoting this product ! even the box didnt explain that much.
you should seriously think about working in sales!! the guys at radio shack couldn't tell me much about it. lol.
good luck
Ruben,
im interested, but your email keeps bouncing
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would you ship to Australia?
Joe
wow i love the carbon fibre sticker stuff over your xda looks brill
Good day gentlemen (and lady nerds),
Though I consider myself knowledgeable in desktops, I find it better to include a third party to aid me in making a decision in purchasing a desktop. To make it easy...these are the things I'm looking for (to narrow the possibilities)
Will be going to Best Buy---I know...but I really have never had any issues with them...besides, the person helping can look at their website for specs.
Desktop options:
Pretty much open to anything (see??? It wasn't hard!!) Looking for:
dual layered dvd/rw lightscribe drive
at least 500gb
4gb ddr2 sdram mem
Price range --- up to $500 US (or 6 million pesos +QuePPC)
capable of handling photo and video editing without me having to wait 10 minutes to apply changes...
I just need to replace my current desktop, as it feels like its beginning to run on fumes (already 5 1/2 years old)---poor fella...
**off topic--went to Mexico as a child and found a coin...person told me that it was like 5,000 pesos and I was like, "Man!!! I'm rich!!!!" Went to a store...and came out with a stale, spicy piece of candy...rip off!!!
I dont know if its will be in your price range but!!!
Intel core i7 920 (the cheapestof i7 but can be OCd to 4ghz)
Nvidia Geforce 9600 and up (like 9800 or gts250) or a good ati card like 4870 (about the same power a Nvidia geforce 260 - but much cheaper)
about the other stuff -well if this all will be in you price range - then find something that is compatible with this!!
Good Luck!
telegraph0000 said:
Price range --- up to $500 US (or 6 million pesos +QuePPC)
**off topic--went to Mexico as a child and found a coin...person told me that it was like 5,000 pesos and I was like, "Man!!! I'm rich!!!!" Went to a store...and came out with a stale, spicy piece of candy...rip off!!!
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500US is not 6 million pesos
500US = 6,651MX
We do not have a 5,000 pesos coin!
The biggest coin is like 20 pesos
Unless you came México before 1985...
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You're wasting your time going to bestbuy.
I build systems regularly and you can get a brand new i5 system with a dedicated video card for about 600. It's more than you were looking to spend, but FAR superior to what you'd get at bestbuy for the money. If you're interested, I can piece something together at an online retailer and email it to you. I just hate seeing people pay more for less in a store.
Okay...how about this then?
Looked up a site...and just plugged in some specs...
can I do better than this at a 585 price????
Take something like Pentium DualCore E5200, cheapest 4GB RAMs 800/1066MHz (they actually might be cheaper lol), WD6400AAKS harddrive (640GB, fast, awesome), 400W Seasonic PSU, GTS250 GPU, Gigabyte G31 motherboard (or P35 ASUS or anything like that) plus other things you need (dvdrw, casing). I hope it can fit in 500$ (it's not that much tbh).
PS: You can easy overclock the E5200, all of them goes at least to 3.3GHz
This setup runs at $513 US...is this decent?
That's better, but the GPU I don't like (crappy drivers), plus harddrive would be better WD6400AAKS since it is faster. Why the hell did you choose crappy nvidia 7100 motherboard? Take cheapest G31 or P35 MoBo.
If this is maximum you can pay, take it. Still, the price seems pretty high for me.
telegraph0000 said:
This setup runs at $513 US...is this decent?Simple interest calculator calculation rates mortgage compound high interest savings account
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Nice selection you have made.
http://mashable.com/2010/04/26/cheaper-ipad-knock-offs-thrive-in-china/
Who would of thought the knock off would be just as good if not better than the original?
Not sure where you can buy it...i searched ebay and didn't find anything.
lol, though inevitable that was super fast!
More and more clones will hit the market as time goes on.
A few places you can get China's famous knockoffs from:
http://www.dealextreme.com (my favorite & a fantastic site for cheap gadgets, but the most 'legit' in this case, they won't state anything as an 'iPod/iPad' clone)
http://www.focalprice.com - This one is hilarious, they are a rival of DX and openly sell clones though use ridiculous terms to disguise trademarked names such as 'NokLa 3210 beautiful comfort phone' and post their own fake Engrish reviews
http://www.milkandhoneyland.com - I've never used them but they openly sell clones for what they are
Stay the hell away from clones though unless they're something you really want or have money to burn!
Edit:
One version shown had three USB ports
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More functional than the damn iPad already then.
Saw a Android aPad the other day, was quite impressed.
Price for this beauty is: 210 USD
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-specs:
-CPU: Rockchip 2808A 600MHz / 500MHz DSP (Dual-Core)
-RAM: 128mb ROM: 4GB (2GB-32GB optional)
-SD/TF card extension maximal 16GB
-7.0 inch WVGA 800*400 pixels touch screen
-WIFI support 802.11b/g
-Google map
-Browser: Google Browser
-Video support: MKV, AVI, RM/RMVB, FLV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2
-Music support: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC, AC3, WAV
-Photo support: JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF
-G-sensor support
-Built-in 3000mAH rechargeable battery
-Dimensions (L*W*H): 190.5*118.5*14.7 mm
-Weight: 332g
Seeing the specs in comparison with the price: not bad
Although a faster processor and higher RAM(eg. double) would improve it vastly.
And did I tell this one is running android??
(Version 1.50 at this moment but then again, that is fixable )
Regards,
EqX
Now, this is something interesting
Anything but an ipad...
SMS92 said:
own fake Engrish reviews
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LOL..ROFL...NokLa
I've used windows tablets for years, and they all suck unless they have an awesome resistive screen, or a active digitizer. Now those cheap android tablets, on the other hand, are mighty tempting
I got it and is arrived yesterday, i'm very impressed by it; 7 inches is a good size and the screen is very brilliant, 2 hours and half of autonomy and a good response of the touch screen.
But i'm new of Android devices and i've not a term of paragon;
How i can improve the android version? for you is possible to up it to the 2.1?
Beldinaar said:
I got it and is arrived yesterday, i'm very impressed by it; 7 inches is a good size and the screen is very brilliant, 2 hours and half of autonomy and a good response of the touch screen.
But i'm new of Android devices and i've not a term of paragon;
How i can improve the android version? for you is possible to up it to the 2.1?
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I wouldn't think you would be able to get 2.1 just yet, with it being the latest firmware anyone know if it gets OTA updates like the phones?
To be honest, I would rather get an iPad over this piece of crap.
Windows XP is a terrible OS for tablets.
I see...this a customizable tablet.....it's alright then...
None of these pads are made of magic like the iPad and they don't have a special booth in Best Buy
Windows XP is a terrible OS for tablets.
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I know but lke what if they ran Windows 3.1 with MS BOB? OMG rte?
Well iam going to start this!
My experience with laptops has been moderately good.
First laptops (the digital and compaq were non working) lol:
Compaq Armada (dark grey)
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Dell Latitude XPI: P1 150mhz, 64mb ram, floppy win 98
Digital (yes the make is digital)
Then my luck came:
Dell Latitude XPI CD!!! wooo! CD!! p1 150mhz, 64mb ram, floppy. win me
^^ I broke that one
Then there was a long gap (about 4 years):
Compaq Evo N610c4 1.6Ghz, 1gb ram, 160gb hdd, dvd, win 7 home premium:
pretty good running win 7 for a 8 year old laptop!
Then:
Advent 7088 (based on ECS 331): Amd Athlon 1.6ghz, 1gb ram, 160gb hdd, dvd writer, wifi, win 7 ultimate
Thats it really, the advent is my current laptop.
Thanks for reading.
Post your history!
Had 3 laptops the 3 of the toshiba all great experiences so still on same brand for the next one
i went from this:
to this:
and now I'm in the market for a new one
orb3000 said:
Had 3 laptops the 3 of the toshiba all great experiences so still on same brand for the next one
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My sister and dad have a toshiba each and i don't really mind them. My sisters is a satellite dualcore, and iam surprised at how cool it is!
But i think i am going to stick with compaq as they are quite cheap
sony vaio UX series
a piece of hardware directly from heaven
Looks like the Schwarzenegger of PSP's lol
My first laptop was a Dell lattitude lm that was a leftover from Boeing when they upgraded OS's... It was a pentium MMX @166Mhz, 640Kb RAM, 3Gb HDD and Win95. Interestingly enough it still boots, works and runs my CAD program from college haha! I ran windows update and received the "your system has reached end of life and will have no more updates" message and have a picture somewhere...
My current laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1525, Core2 duo @1.66Ghz, 3Gb RAM, 160Gb HDD, running Vista. Runs perfectly and has for years now, got it from the Dell outlet for about $480 several years ago.
After having a Compaq desktop years ago (that ended it's life horribly) I have stuck with Dell products from the outlet. I don't care about scratches and dents, as long as they work!
I'm still using my first laptop which is an Sony vaio its like a desktop. My newer laptop broke which is also an vaio.
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I have had 3 laptops...
I had 3 laptops.
One old acer (sucked sent it in to repairs 3 times)
HP netbook
It was better than the acer
Gateway (current)
The best laptop of them all.
2.1ghz amd dual core
4gigs of ram
320gb
Its damn awesome, I am saving up for a mac though.
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i have 2 i can remember
this fairly old meatl acer that was verry slow (maybe not as slow as my one now )
and the one im using now a MBA
first i had this (broke down after i put linux on it)
then i had this (broke down after putting win 7 on it)
now i have just have a desktop and phone!
First, I won't buy it soon. Just looking for one to have ideia about what notebook to choose. So, being launched until end of 2013 isn't problem for me.
So, I want:
-Processor: Intel Core i5 or i7 (Ivy Bridge, if possible).
RAM: 6 to 8 Gb
HD: + or - 500 Gb, or a SSD with a big capacity.
Screen: 14 to 16 inches, maybe FullHD.
Keyboard: Not needed, but numeric keyboard is a good. A must is retro-iluminated keyboard. Maybe controls for music (Play/Pause, Backward (forgot the word!!!), Next and volume control.
Graphics Card: No need for the best, only something that can play games quite nice, as playing won't be the main use.
Weight: The less, the better.
Size: The thinest as possible.
Connectivity: 1 HDMI, 1 VGA, 3 or 4 USBs (preference for 3.0, at least 2.0), CD/DVD Reader/Recorder. Blu-Ray not needed, but optional. 1 SD/MicroSD (there is a notebook that hava Micro SD?). Don't use many others. Bluetooth not needed, but if possible, I want.
Color/Finish: Piano Black or something Grey. Suggestions accepted.
Another things I may have forgotten, please ask.
Use will be browsing, wathing movies/series, light to medium editior programs usage, gaming, songs (a lot) and, of course, Android user things.
Thanks for the help.
It will serve you well.
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Asus, just look at specification and price. Do we really need help you with that? We can only tell our opinions.
DexterMorganNL said:
Asus, just look at specification and price. Do we really need help you with that? We can only tell our opinions.
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I mean, do you know any notebook that fill the requirements?
If not, leave it.
Xperia X10 Mini Pro with CM9 by paul-xxx
Felimenta97 said:
I mean, do you know any notebook that fill the requirements?
If not, leave it.
Xperia X10 Mini Pro with CM9 by paul-xxx
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Yes I know, got one myself. Asus K53SV-SX838V. It got an I7 2670QM 2.2Ghz, 8GB Ram, Nvidia GT 540M 1GB, 640GB HDD.
But well you got look for yourself, Asus K53 is the serie I have, they have them in several options, I got the better option. This one should fill your needs for sure.
sent you a PM.
I've always been partial to Toshiba. Never had any hardware related problems with them.
Here.
I have an HP, and although they aren't that reliable, their performance is outstanding, especially the dv7 series. Go for one of these, Toshibas are also extremely durable and reliable.
OK. Thanks for your help. I was just searching for ideas.
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Here.
I have an HP, and although they aren't that reliable, their performance is outstanding, especially the dv7 series. Go for one of these, Toshibas are also extremely durable and reliable.
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I haz TWO of those. (HP)
Core i7 2.5GHz processor
8GB RAM
2GB RADEON Graphics (switchable)
17.3in HD screen
Win 7 HP
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