I received this email earlier today from the manufacturer that I ordered my SBCs (Single Board Computer) and few other parts from;

Mohd,
Your order shipped last Friday. Sorry for the delay. We had run out of stock
on the standard XXXXX so we instead shipped a special version which is the
XXXXX. This board is identical to the XXXXX but has been configured
to additionally support our XXXXX GSM/CDMA mezzanine adapters. You should
not notice any functional difference between the standard XXXXX and this
board.

Let me know how you project goes.

Best regards,

Name

I've not received my order yet as it's still awaiting custom clearance (where the are issues with permits whatsoever), and so I have no idea how the thing really is like. The shipment can be tracked here anyway; http://www.fedex.com/Tracking?tracknumbers=412145428316&cntry_code=us&language=english&clienttype=ivother&

I used to program an application which interfaces with a GSM/CDMA modem before, and ever since was wondering if the SBC I was using at work at that time could be used for the same purpose. That was 3-4 years ago, and by that time my resources were very limited. I was also having problems cross-compiling some stuffs for the Intel® IXP425 processor (arm based, big-endian). Since I think these things are sorted out already now, I placed an order for some SBCs and mini-pci  GSM/CDMA (can be used for SMS, and 3G access) modules. I also ordered Global Positioning System (GPS, for location tracking) module for the SBC. I just hope to get back to the old days where I was developing firmware (kinda) and doing fun stuffs with these low powered devices.

If you have project ideas (for fun and profit) of what could possibly be done with it, do let me know.