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System software released for the $49 "Android PC"

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An email announcement today states the ROM, kernel and bootloader have now been release for the upcoming APC:

We are pleased to announce that the APC ROM, kernel and bootloader are now available for download at http://apc.io/library. Our efforts are focused on creating the most stable and user friendly Android experience for APC and with this release we are aiming to provide developers with the tools you need to begin creating new and exciting apps for our Android environment. At the same time we understand the desire and passion that exists from the hacker and developer communities and we want to allow you the freedom to experiment with installing other distributions to match your needs.

The APC is an inexpensive single board computer (SBC) like the Raspberry Pi but is designed specifically to run Android instead of a full Linux environment like the Pi.  This TED talk by Richard Brown describes the project in more detail:

 

 

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