Text only | Text with Images

Datahopa

Computer Related => PC Hardware => Topic started by: Data on March 04, 2012, 12:42:01 PM

Title: Raspberry Pi
Post by: Data on March 04, 2012, 12:42:01 PM
Art over on Ai Dreams posted this and I had to make a thread about it here.

A fully working computer capable of browsing the web, playing full screen 1080 HD video and faster than an iPhone for only £26

Raspberry Pi board B product overview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOz9pQvgwVU#ws)

Robert Mullins, Co-Founder, Raspberry Pi Foundation Introduces Board B (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BbufUp_HNs#ws)

$25 Raspberry Pi Kills Apple iPhone 4S GPU! Now Run XBMC Full h.264 1080p Video Streaming! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jSdepHG_r8#)

More Info:
http://singularityhub.com/2012/03/03/raspberry-pi-is-ready-to-buy-35-computer-is-so-popular-its-crashing-websites-with-sales/ (http://singularityhub.com/2012/03/03/raspberry-pi-is-ready-to-buy-35-computer-is-so-popular-its-crashing-websites-with-sales/)
Title: Re: Raspberry Pi
Post by: Freddy on March 04, 2012, 13:39:12 PM
My friend wrote an article on this : http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/helena-gillespie/raspberry-pi-revolution_b_1311565.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/helena-gillespie/raspberry-pi-revolution_b_1311565.html)
Title: Re: Raspberry Pi
Post by: sybershot on March 04, 2012, 14:42:58 PM
and I thought the car pc that I built was small. This is about 1/6th the size. cost is a whole lot cheaper too  :scratch-head:
Title: Re: Raspberry Pi
Post by: Snowcrash on March 06, 2012, 23:34:41 PM
Interesting. Not only a cheap media server but a teaching aid too.

Still like flash gadgets though.  :-[
Title: Re: Raspberry Pi
Post by: DD1975 on March 07, 2012, 20:17:57 PM
Comparing it to an IPhone isn't really fair, I mean IPhones spend more time in the repair shop than in your pocket!!!!
Text only | Text with Images