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HP Releases Hackable ARM-Based Calculator

mikeselectricstuff writes "HP's 20b business consultant calculator isn't the sort of thing that would normally interest the average Slashdotter, but HP has released a Devkit for it, including schematics and source for a sample application, and they appear... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Sat, Aug 16 2008

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