A British Columbia-based startup called InkMedia announced an under-$300 notebook that runs embedded Linux. Based on a Freescale i.MX31 processor, the Ink Mobile Computer (Ink MC) depends entirely on flash-based storage and offers an 8.6-inch SVGA display, four USB slots, Ethernet, and WiFi.

Thanks in large part to the diskless design and the energy-sipping Freescale i.MX31 system-on-chip (SoC), the Ink MC boasts a battery life of five to eight hours and is said to be able to run off of a 12V car battery or solar generator. The i.MX31 is a mobile applications processor that mainly targets small handheld devices like portable media players and smartphones, Internet tablets, and automotive computers, as well as the occasional digital picture frame. Based on Freescale's implementation of the ARMv6 instruction set, the i.MX31 clocks from 532MHz to 665MHz, but rivals faster chips thanks to an advanced crossbar switch, Freescale claims.

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