What's more exciting than this computer itself is the potential it represents. If you read the actual product page [apc.io], a lot of it is devoted to just how

What's more exciting than this computer itself is the potential it represents. If you read the actual product page [apc.io], a lot of it is devoted to just how small this new Neo-ITX form factor is. For comparison's sake: Mass-market paperback - 19.8cm x 13cm Neo-ITX - 17cm x 8.5cm IPhone 4 - 11.5 cm x 5.86 cm 2.5inch SSD - 10 cm x 6.99 cm Raspberry Pi - 8.6cm x 5.4cm So the Neo-ITX is a third bigger than an IPhone 4.[1] And the perfect size to nestle a normal SSD right on top. Not very far down the road, we will be looking at a complete, very functional computer (harddrive, wireless internet, etc.) in a package about the size of a small book. All for 15 watts. And what I love best: it will be so cheap and versatile. Because it will use modular, already popular hardware. Remember the good old days of the desktop: Swap out the HDD for a bigger one. Replace it easily if it fails. Swap out the whole motherboard if that fails. Keep using the same damn case and power adaptor for ten years. And best: put in random, new PCI express cards that expand the capabilities of the computer, using it in ways the original designers hadn't foreseen. As happened in the past with: Ethernet Wireless Networking Exploding GPU power [1] I initially used a deck of cards for comparison. But I couldn't visualize exactly how big a deck of cards is. But an iPhone...