The Raspberry Pi has been dethroned!
It’s called CHIP, and it’s a tiny computer that costs $9 – also, it’s super easy to use!
What can CHIP do? Well, you can use it to work in LibreOffice, save your documents to your local storage, surf the web, play video-games with a bluetooth controller, teach yourself to code, and a ton of other stuff – it does computer things!
The guys and girls behind CHIP are praising it as the computer for everyone – ” it’s a computer for students, teachers, grandparents, children, artists, makers, hackers, and inventors.”
I like the sound of this – give power to creators.
CHIP is the size of a lighter, and you can carry it in your pocket. Don’t let its tiny size fool you, it can pack quite a punch.
CHIP is powerful:
- Processor – 1 GHz
- RAM – 512 MB
- Storage – 4 GB
CHIP is efficient when packed with the PocketCHIP:
- 3,000 mAH battery
- 4.3″ 470px x 272px screen w/ resistive touch
- Full Super-Clicky QWERTY keyboard
- Rugged Injection Molded Shell
- Fully open source
- GPIO breakouts
- Removable via hatch
It can also connect to WiFi 802.11B/G/N, and Bluetooth 4.0 – connect to the internet, pair the tiny computer with a keyboard and mouse, and do your magic boy!
You can connect it to any screen because it is designed to work on small, big, old, new products – it comes with a built-in composite output, and you can add a simple adapter for VGA, or HDMI.
Its browser of choice is Chromium, so no need to worry about ram usage.
One of the things that made me fund the kickstarter project is that you can connect a midi controller and just jam everywhere.
CHIP comes with pre-installed apps, and games that you can easily remove.
You can fund the kickstarter project with a minimum of $9, but if you pay more you get a ton of goodies:
- $19 for the tiny computer plus a LiPO battery
- $19 for the tiny computer plus a VGA adapter
- $24 for the tiny computer plus a HDMI adapter
- $49 for the tiny computer plus the PocketCHIP
- $64 for the tiny computer plus the PocketCHIP plus a HDMI adapter
- $93 for the tiny computer plus the PocketCHIP plus a HDMI adapter plus a VGA adapter plus a LiPO battery
And the list goes on and on ending at $489, so you better check their kickstarter page and fund them!
I already paid the minimum $9, and I’m waiting for it to ship when December comes.
