Bug Labs: The Lego of Gadgets
This looks like the perfect toy for cold, dark winter nights: BUG by Bug Labs. The BUG is a mini-Linux computer, fully programmable, which has interfaces for BUG-modules. You can get a GPS-module, a screen-module, a motion sensor and a camera module. Based on what you want to build, you would combine the base system with one or modules and then use the Eclipse-based development environment to program the little guy. Hmmm - maybe now I can build that remote control for my AirTunes setup at home …