Bug Labs sells out of first batch of open-source mobile devices

mikesabat · on March 27, 2008

The website says to drop in the office if you're interested in the project. That's exactly what I did. I saw the bug live and met some of the team. This device is impressive and there is a lot more just around the corner from this company.

pmorici · on March 27, 2008

I'd be interested to see how the BUG compares to other small embedded platforms such as the Gumstix (http://gumstix.com/) and Virtual Cogs (http://www.virtualcogs.com/)

Just from a quick glance the BUG seems to be faster over all and includes polished packaging. However, I don't like how the BUG dev kit looks to be very Java Eclipse centric. The Gumstix provides a complete buildroot build environment which is probably more conducive to serious low level hacking, if the bug provides this they don't make it obvious on their website.

The BUG is also twice as expensive at the Gumstix though it does have better specs.

marcus · on March 28, 2008

I wanted to buy one, but in the end decided that if I buy one I'll devote too much time to it, time that I really need to spend on my startup.

ardit33 · on March 27, 2008

ha... Just b/c they say they "Sold out" doesn't mean they sold a lot. They could have had only 10 units to sell.

_csoo · on March 27, 2008

It's easier to make 100s of units than 10s of units. Unless you're a couple of guys making them manually heh.