Look, up in the sky...Is it a bird? A plane? No, its a lean, green, mean, cloud computing machine.
"You're kidding," you say, "It's the size of a paperback book and I can get it here for less than $250? - no way!" We say, "Its true!" CherryPal 4Every1 (CPFE) is the number one CherryPal fan site with info on CP discounts, gigs, sitings, buyings and cloud computing raves...Use CODE CPP206 for $10 off a CherryPal C114 desktop - click on cherries in monitor picture below!
In a small, black cardboard box with a picture of the CherryPal on the outside.
I'm openning it - It is soooo tiny - like a compact make-up case.
It is even smaller than a paperback book - its the size of a handheld Nintendo GameBoy - the original ones - about the size of the Nintendo DS (dual screen). If you take a standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch peice of printer paper and fold it in half, it is smaller than that.
I've plugged in my monitor, which goes directly into the back. I went to plug in my keyboard, but found I need a USB connector to plug it into the CherryPal...there are 2 USB ports available - which means one for the keyboard and one for the mouse. It only came with a cord to plug it into the wall. I'll also need a phone connection, as there is a port for a phone jack.
There is no literature, no user manual, no directions, NADA...
I thought I was prepared with everything I needed, but guess its off to Radio Shack for my USB connector for the keyboard and mouse.
More to come in the new adventures of plugging in my CherryPal!
CherryPal At My Front Door!!!!
It arrived!
In a small, black cardboard box with a picture of the CherryPal on the outside.
I'm openning it - It is soooo tiny - like a compact make-up case.
It is even smaller than a paperback book - its the size of a handheld Nintendo GameBoy - the original ones - about the size of the Nintendo DS (dual screen). If you take a standard 8 1/2 by 11 inch peice of printer paper and fold it in half, it is smaller than that.
I've plugged in my monitor, which goes directly into the back. I went to plug in my keyboard, but found I need a USB connector to plug it into the CherryPal...there are 2 USB ports available - which means one for the keyboard and one for the mouse. It only came with a cord to plug it into the wall. I'll also need a phone connection, as there is a port for a phone jack.
There is no literature, no user manual, no directions, NADA...
I thought I was prepared with everything I needed, but guess its off to Radio Shack for my USB connector for the keyboard and mouse.
More to come in the new adventures of plugging in my CherryPal!
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3. You will be asked to enter the coupon code.
ENTER CPP206
YOU MUST ENTER THE CODE IN ORDER TO GET TEN (10) DOLLARS OFF!You will be notified when your new CherryPal has shipped. 4. Please come back here to http://cherrypal.blogspot.com/ to share your comments about your experience of purchasing, receiving, using and being a CherryPal!
CherryPal will start shipping the C114 (read that as C-eleven-four) on US Election Day, Tuesday November 4th, 2008. We all hope this day will change the world for the better.
For international buyers: The C114 comes with US power adaptor 110V to 240V.
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CherryPal™ C114 Specs
The CherryPal™ C114 desktop is about the size of a paperback book, but has the performance you would expect from a full-size desktop computer. Freescale's fast triple-core mobileGT processor delivers exceptional multimedia performance and feature-rich user interfaces, while only consuming as much power as a clock radio. CherryPal uses 80 percent fewer components than a traditional PC, and because it has no moving parts, it operates without making a sound and will last 10 years or more.
Specifications:
-Freescale’s MPC5121e mobileGT processor, 800 MIPS (400 MHz)of processing -256 MB of DDR2 DRAM -8GB NAND Flash-based solid state drive (increased from 4GB C100) -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 -Weighs 10 ounces -1.3” high, 5.8” x 4.2” wide
Applications:
The CherryPal™ C114 desktop comes with the following applications : - Firefox Browser - Office Productivity Suite (OpenOffice) - Mediaplayer (Music Player) - MPlayer (CD and DVD player) - Instant Messenger (Yahoo, AOL, Google, MSN) - VoiP (Skype) Many more applications available soon!
CherryPal CEO, Max Seybold, speaks at the CherryPal Independence Party
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Max Seybold, Founder and CEO of CherryPal, headquartered in Mountain View, CA, was finally sick and tired of fixing his PC every weekend and didn't want to spend the thousand dollars buying a Mac.
Why can't there be a computer that doesn't require frequent downloads and updates, doesn't cost a thousand dollars, and consumes less energy?
He decided to get a team together to create such a product, CherryPal.
Freescale, previously Motorola's semiconductor division, used to supply Apple computers with "power architecture" processors before Apple switched to Intel chips. CherryPal utilizes Freescale's latest "power architecture" processors.
CherryPal is Freescale's "next Apple" with a completely different brand identity; inexpensive, green, easy to use, fast and community based. If we could decrease the consumption of power of a personal computer, where else can we decrease energy consumption.
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