Hack A Day weighs in!
Hack a Day just published a post on the Power Pwn!
Many folks have expressed surprise at the cost of the device, particularly in light of the fact that you could buy a power strip and embed a small device like a Raspberry Pi inside. We love that folks are talking about this, and totally support it. (We've even published a set of scripts to help turn the pi into a pentesting device).
But Pwnie products are so much more than just hardware. We offer a supported platform for easy, in-depth penetration testing - no matter which form factor you choose. We ship both OSS and commercial tools on the devices to give you an initial toolkit that we're constantly expanding and building upon. We also automate much of the process of taking your initial (physical) access and turn it into remote compromise - through the reverse shells. We’ll be automating more as we build upon our 1.1 feature set, so stay tuned for much more awesomeness.
Note that we also provide a community image that allows you to buy a stock sheevaplug or nokia N900 and load it on. While it doesn't have all the features of the commercial version, it's still pretty capable. There are forums and an IRC channel to help support this.
As always, we definitely appreciate feedback. Hit us up on twitter if you have any questions!
EDIT: Monday July 23 - They've posted the comment this morn :)