21 Bitcoin Computers Shipment Starts

21 Inc., a bitcoin startup, in September unveiled its first product, the 21 Bitcoin Computer, the first computer with native hardware and software support for the Bitcoin protocol.

Balaji S. Srinivasan, CEO of 21.co, announced on Monday that retail giant Amazon is now shipping the 21 Bitcoin Computer. The company started accepting orders on 21st September.

Priced at $399.99, the device can be set up from an existing Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop or run as a standalone Linux machine. It was produced with funding from Qualcomm, Cisco, and Andreessen Horowitz.

The product description on the Amazon website says that the product is designed for developers to easily build Bitcoin-payable apps, services and devices. It has a suite of pre-configured Bitcoin-dependent software, and includes a 128 GB SD card loaded with a full copy of the Blockchain.

Moreover, it consumes 15W (5V @3A) and has an efficiency of approximately 0.16 Joules per Gigahash and hashing power of approximately 50 Gigahashes per second.

“It provides a stream of bitcoin to buy digital goods and services, the tools to quickly set up simple micropayment servers to sell these goods, and a set of demonstration apps along with the libraries to build your own”, Srinivasan said.