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Gumstix for kiosks and gaming
A connex board with the SM501 chip would be nice. SM501

The chip offers high resolution accelerated VGA/LCD/TV outputs with dedicated video memory, USB Controller, 64 bits of GPIO, programmable 8051 u-controller, and a bunch of other features. It is known to work on the PXA25x and other systems with a 32-bit local bus.

+1: the SM501 seems to be the perfect complement for those who seeks high graphic power. It's compatible with the PXA so just need a buddy board with that chip (similar to the audiostix with the UCB1400) and the drivers.

It's even being used in some professional thin clients, which shows the chip's graphics power. Turning the Gumstix into a modular thinclient for point-of-sale and lightweight remote access would be great. It would also be useful as a platform for developing special games for helping the disabled perform physical therapy. A few GPIOs to connect to the common head and foot switches used in the physical therapy industry.

WinCe BSP
I know there is a project called "drumstix" which is pretty much a windows ce board support package but i still think it will be great to have an official BSP for our gumstix and you can iven release it as an optional so people how are happy with the embedded linux don't have to pay for a Windows CE licence (i think it's around $6-10 which is not too much).

For up to date information, go to the Windows CE page in the wiki.

FormFactor: Square?
Yep, although I like the form factor of the gumstix, we often have a use for something much smaller, with a more regular footprint... Any chance of getting the gumstix in a chick-lett type form factor? If we had a square gumstix, I could have used it on several of my robots... but the stick is just too long to fit my small cross section.