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}}[[Image:Gumstix oconnor.JPG|thumb|200px|A side-by-side size comparison of a US Quarter, a Gumstix Overo Earth, a stick of gum, and the Gumstix Summit expansion board.]]'''Gumstix''' is an American [[multinational company]] headquartered in [[Redwood City, California]]. It develops and manufactures small system boards comparable in size to a stick of gum.<reF name="one">{{cite news|newspaper=Network World|url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/50-you-can-build-custom-android-or-linux-mini-computer?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cool_tools_2013-08-22|title=For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer|first=Bryan|last=Lunduke|date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> It has an online tool called Geppetto that allows users to design their own boards. In August 2013 it started a crowd-funding service to allow a group of users that want to get a custom design manufactured to share the setup costs.<reF name="one"/>
}}[[Image:Gumstix oconnor.JPG|thumb|200px|A side-by-side size comparison of a US Quarter, a Gumstix Overo Earth, a stick of gum, and the Gumstix Summit expansion board.]]'''Gumstix''' is a world leading American [[multinational company]] headquartered in [[Redwood City, California]]. It develops and manufactures small system boards comparable in size to a stick of gum.<reF name="one">{{cite news|newspaper=Network World|url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/50-you-can-build-custom-android-or-linux-mini-computer?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cool_tools_2013-08-22|title=For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer|first=Bryan|last=Lunduke|date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> It has an online tool called Geppetto that allows users to design their own boards. In August 2013 it started a crowd-funding service to allow a group of users that want to get a custom design manufactured to share the setup costs.<reF name="one"/>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Arduino]]
* [[Arduino]]
* [[Raspberry Pi]]
* [[Raspberry Pi]]
* [[Embedded System]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:17, 25 August 2014

Gumstix, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryComputer systems
Founded2003
HeadquartersRedwood City, California
Key people
Gordon Kruberg, CEO
ProductsComplete computer systems, Gumstix Overo and verdex pro computer-on-modules, and a series of I/O expansion boards with accessories
Number of employees
Under 25
Websitewww.gumstix.com
A side-by-side size comparison of a US Quarter, a Gumstix Overo Earth, a stick of gum, and the Gumstix Summit expansion board.

Gumstix is a world leading American multinational company headquartered in Redwood City, California. It develops and manufactures small system boards comparable in size to a stick of gum.[1] It has an online tool called Geppetto that allows users to design their own boards. In August 2013 it started a crowd-funding service to allow a group of users that want to get a custom design manufactured to share the setup costs.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Lunduke, Bryan (August 20, 2013). "For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer". Network World.