For users who have always wondered what good an electronic device's so-called "power brick" is, Marvell has an answer: why not build a computer in it?

On Tuesday, Marvell introduced what it refers to as "plug computing": putting an entire computer in the space taken up by a "wall wart" or other power transformer. The company's SheevaPlug development kit envisions a bill of materials that could place a small, Linux-powered computer in a tiny, compact space.

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