Seems too good to be true - but I'm not a hardware guy. Something like this look...

revelation · on May 25, 2014

These kind of gadgets already exist, see e.g. the

They are basically breakout boards for MIPS SoC chips intended for use in home routers.

fhars · on May 25, 2014

It is actually quite bulky for a wlan capable linux computer, but the smaller ones like http://hackaday.com/2013/08/12/hacking-transcend-wifi-sd-car... don't give you acces to any gpio pins.

jrockway · on May 25, 2014

It's basically an eval board for a Ralink SoC. I believe this particular chip is for lowish-end WiFi routers.

turnip1979 · on May 25, 2014

I like the dock concept. Haven't seen it before. He (she?, they?) isn't claiming originality on the dock but it seems to fit his board form factor perfectly. Any precedence on that?

beagle3 · on May 25, 2014

eyeFI cards and their ilk already exist. They don't usually expose their ARM processor, but I've seen a few articles about how to hack specific models. They usually run linux on an arm inside.