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](http://www.embedded.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=187203533)

This is a new thing for Java to tackle. A sub-$400-dollar box for industrial controls and similar applications, which to do have mostly been C/C++/assembly or similar. Fully equipped, too:

Development kit is 1500, so its out of my price range, still pretty cool. Full article is here on EE Times.