Gyy – Your Environment-Friendly UMPC

Curious about Gyy? It is made from renewable sources such as starch and cellulose so it is biodegradable. You could also have optional solar panels that would extend its battery life. And the interesting thing is that it is Linux-powered. This ultra mobile portable computer is designed by iUnika of Spain. However, one shouldn’t expect this to be a very powerful machine. It only has these specs:

• Processor — Ingenic (MIPS) @ 400MHz
• Memory — 128MB RAM
• Flash — 1GB
• Display — 8-inch, 800 x 480 display
• Networking — 1 x 10/100 Ethernet port
• USB — 3 x USB ports
• Communications (optional) — WiFi, ADSL, CDMA, GPRS
• Power — 4-hour battery; optional solar panel charger
• Dimensions — 9.1 x 6.3 inches (23 x 16cm)
• Weight — 1.54 lbs (700 grams)

Maybe a really light Linux distro, like Puppy or Damn Small Linux would be fine on this UMPC because it only has 128MB of RAM. It would be interesting if they could improve on the specs. But for its introductory price of 182 USD and its environment-friendly features, well, this might not be so bad.