wraggster
May 10th, 2015, 19:49
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/351785c1eca3e4da6578a6a77d1cc59e/201972399/chip-630.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/10/chip-is-a-9-raspberry-pi-killer/)
The Raspberry Pi (http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/02/pack-your-raspberry-pi-into-an-underpowered-laptop-for-100/) was definitely a game changer when it hit shelves at only $35. ButCHIP (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer) is hoping to make the Pi look positively pricey by comparison. The Kickstarter campaign has already blown way past its $50,000 goal. In fact, at the time of this writing its approaching $500,000. Like the Pi, CHIP is a fully functional computer. The tiny board is home to a 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage, all of which power a full-fledged (if light-weight) Linux desktop. Even more impressive is that there's both WiFi and Bluetooth on board. It's mostly aimed at tinkerers and DIYers (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/17/raspberry-pi-sells-5-million-computers/), hence the I/O pins waiting for your attention, but you could certainly use it as an inexpensive general purpose computer... so long as you're not particularly demanding.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/10/chip-is-a-9-raspberry-pi-killer/
The Raspberry Pi (http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/02/pack-your-raspberry-pi-into-an-underpowered-laptop-for-100/) was definitely a game changer when it hit shelves at only $35. ButCHIP (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-9-computer) is hoping to make the Pi look positively pricey by comparison. The Kickstarter campaign has already blown way past its $50,000 goal. In fact, at the time of this writing its approaching $500,000. Like the Pi, CHIP is a fully functional computer. The tiny board is home to a 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage, all of which power a full-fledged (if light-weight) Linux desktop. Even more impressive is that there's both WiFi and Bluetooth on board. It's mostly aimed at tinkerers and DIYers (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/17/raspberry-pi-sells-5-million-computers/), hence the I/O pins waiting for your attention, but you could certainly use it as an inexpensive general purpose computer... so long as you're not particularly demanding.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/10/chip-is-a-9-raspberry-pi-killer/