Gumstix#Overo Earth

{{short description|US company that makes single board computers}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Gumstix, Inc.

| logo = Gumstix, Inc. logo.png

| logo_size = 100

| type = Private

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2003}}{{cite web|title=GUMSTIX, INC.|url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C2436901|publisher=OpenCorporates|access-date=October 19, 2017|date=August 17, 2017}}

| location = Redwood City, California

| industry = Computer hardware

| products = Complete computer systems, Gumstix Overo and verdex pro computer-on-modules, and a series of I/O expansion boards with accessories

| key_people = Gordon Kruberg, CEO

| services =

| revenue =

| num_employees = Under 25

| num_employees_year = 11-50

| homepage = {{Official URL}}

}}

File:Gumstix oconnor.JPG, a Gumstix Overo Earth, a stick of gum, and the Gumstix Summit expansion board.]]

Gumstix is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California. It develops and manufactures small system boards comparable in size to a stick of gum.{{cite web|last1=Greenemeier|first1=Larry|title=Gumstix Aims At Mobile Apps|url=https://www.informationweek.com/gumstix-aims-at-mobile-apps/d/d-id/1047505|publisher=InformationWeek|access-date=October 19, 2017|date=September 29, 2006}} In 2003, when it was first fully functional, it used ARM architecture system on a chip (SoC) and an operating system based on Linux 2.6 kernel.{{cite web|last1=Larson|first1=Erik|title=Introduction to GumStix Computers|url=http://uwf.edu/bowsnickiklewe/lac/docs/gumstixreport.pdf|publisher=University of West Florida|access-date=October 19, 2017|date=2003|archive-date=September 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910042924/http://uwf.edu/bowsnickiklewe/lac/docs/gumstixreport.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Lunduke|first1=Bryan|title=For $50, you can build a custom Android or Linux mini-computer|url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/746110/opensource-subnet-for-50-you-can-build-a-custom-android-or-linux-mini-computer.html|publisher=Network World|access-date=October 19, 2017|date=August 20, 2013}} It has an online tool called Geppetto that allows users to design their own boards. In August 2013 it started a crowd-funding service to allow a group of users that want to get a custom design manufactured to share the setup costs.