CherryPal working on 2W PC with Freescale CPU

A new PC maker named CherryPal announced its working on a tiny low-power "cloud" computer system that will use only 2W! The system is based on the Power Architecture and it uses 80 percent less components than a regular PC.

At the heart of the CherryPal is a 400MHz Freescale MPC5121e processor, 256MB of DDR2 RAM and a 4GB SSD. Other features include WiFi, Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports and a headphone out. The system will use a thin client Debian Linux operating sytem, the case will measure only 1.3" x 5.8" x 4.2" and it will weigh just 10.5 ounces.

"The CherryPal PC is inexpensive to buy, inexpensive to operate and saves people the aggravation of managing increasingly complex operating systems, not to mention dealing with viruses," said Max Seybold, C.E.O., CherryPal, Inc. "Cloud computing has always made sense on paper; CherryPal is the first product that delivers on that promise to consumers."

The CherryPal PC features:

Freescale's MPC5121e mobileGT processor, 800 MIPS (400 MHz) of processing

256MB of DDR2 DRAM

4GB NAND Flash-based solid state drive

WiFi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi

Two USB 2.0 ports

One 10/100 Ethernet with RJ-45 jack

One VGA DB-15 display out jack

Headphone level stereo audio out 3.5mm jack

9vDC 2.5mm 10 watt AC-DC adapter power supply

10.5 ounces

1.3" high, 5.8" x 4.2" wide