Been seeing a lot of announcement news about this.  Seems like Small Form Factor is the new trend these days.  As always, Apple innovates and others follow.  In this case its a good thing.  A small form factor Linux based PC for $399?  Sounds wonderful to me.

AOpen Springs Pandora For Holidays –

As we mentioned back in June, Taiwanese computer company AOpen has finally scheduled its release of two Mac Mini look-alike computers (just two-inches tall), code-named Pandora, in time for the holiday season. The Linux-based version should go for $399 and the Windows XP-based computer will retail for $499. Both include slot-load CD drive, three USB ports, keyboard hook-up and serial port in the back of the box. Also expect internal wireless network connectors.

AOpen box inspired by Mac Mini [CNET]

(Via Gizmodo)

 So I have found yet another feed worth throwing in the aggregator.  This is getting a bit ridiculous.  But what can you do.

This post comes from Beware of the Blog and has some simply hilarious Van Morrison offerings as MP3s.  Hilarious because of why they were recorded. 

Van Morrison’s Contractual Obligation Album – MP3s: 31 improvised songs from Van Morrison’s Bang Records Contractual Obligation Session, below the jump. In the great pantheon of contractual obligation records, there is the noisy (Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music), the brassy (Neil Young’s This Note’s For You)…

(Via WFMU’s Beware of the Blog)