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FXI's Cotton Candy, A $200 USB stick size PC running Ubuntu and Android 4.0 will start shipping at the end of this month to anyone who has pre-ordered the device in back in February.

These devices were supposed to ship in March but a number of new changes had delayed the manufacturing process. New features include a more durable casing, a micro USB port and improved Android 4.0 support.

Unfortunately, FXI will not be taking new pre-orders until further announced as they have already received a large no of pre-orders than expected.

Specifications include an ARM® Cortex™-A9 (1GHz) CPU from Samsung, an ARM Mali™-400 MP (Quad-core, 1.2GHz) GPU, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, HDMI output and the Android operating system. It decodes MPEG-4, H.264 and other video formats and display HD graphics on any HDMI equipped screen. Operating systems supported to date include Android Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich as well as Ubuntu. On-screen content can be controlled a wide variety of ways – wirelessly using smartphones with an app, Bluetooth peripherals like mice and RF remote controls; or by leveraging a notebook's integrated keyboard and touchpad.

Just search for Raspberry Pi, and then follow the normal shopping and checkout process.

Currently Model B priced at $ 35 is on sale. Model A ($25) will be available later this year. The main difference from the Model A is that Model B include an Ethernet port, and 2 USB ports. Also, the sale has been limited to one unit per person.

Raspberry Pi Foundation has released first SD card image for $25 computers that will go on sale on end of this month.

Based on Debian Squeeze (6.0), the image includes LXDE interface, Midori web browser, development tools and example source code for multimedia functions.

You can download the image from here (torrents recommended).

Since rPi boards are not available yet, you can keep the image safe somewhere. If you have got limited edition boards,  copy the image to SD card by running the command below.

Few months back, FXI revealed its USB stick size mini computer - Cotton Candy. The ARM device created lots of buzz then and the makers said that it can run Ubuntu.

They are true to their words and have now ported both Ubuntu 11.04 and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Laptop Magazine had an exclusive look at the device at CES 2012.

Raspberry Pi Foundation has made available 10 limited edition beta boards of their $25 ARM Linux PC on Ebay. These boards are currently being auctioned with highest bid being £2,050 at the time of writing this article.

Raspberry Pi is a credit card size $25 computer that can plug into TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things that you do on your desktop PC, like spreadsheets, word-processing and playing games. It is also capable of playing high-definition video.

These limited edition boards will most likely have Debian installed by default.

Much awaited credit card size $25 computer Raspberry Pi is about to go in production early next year. First run beta devices are currently being tested. If all goes well, you will be able to purchase it in January.

If you don't know, Raspberry Pi can plug into your TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. The device will come with an ARM processor, a USB hub, an HDMI out, a 3.5mm jack and will support Linux out of the box.

Debian, Fedora and ArchLinux will be supported from the start and more distributions will be added later on.