OT: embedded hardware

[Enrico Weigelt]

Hi folks, 


sorry for the (sligthly?) OT, but probably some of you could help me:

What hardware would you recommend for first experiments with 
embedded systems ?
I'm looking for some cheap hardware which has some kind of low-rate
but robust serial interfaces (preferably 2-wire) and some interface 
for attaching a power switch. I'd like to use these units for 
controlling little things lamps, heating, coffee machine, etc. 

Of course it would be really nice if I could code in C or even 
Java on this machine and use a crosstool-built GNU-toolchain 
for compiling :)


thx
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