When the Raspberry Pi team launched a tiny, low power computer priced at just $35, it was pretty remarkable. But that was 2 years ago, and while the Raspberry Pi has seen a few updates in that time, it’s still powered by the same single-core 700 MHz Broadcomm BCM2835 ARM11 processor. Over the past few […]
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Gizmo 2 is a $199 single-board PC with AMD embedded CPU
The Raspberry Pi sort of kicked off a revolution in low-power, barebones mini-computers. But the Raspberry Pi is a really low-power device with a 700 MHz ARM11 processor. Over the past few years we’ve seen a number of other options with more powerful hardware. The Gizmo 2 is one of the latest… and it’s one of […]
Allwinner Nobel64 is a 64-bit dev board
Allwinner is showing off an early version of an upcoming single-board computer called the Nobel64 Board. It’s aimed at hardware and software developers, and it’ll be the first such board from the Chinese chip maker to feature a 64-bit processor. The board has 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and features Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band WiFi, HDMI […]
pcDuino3 nano is a smaller, cheaper mini PC with Arduino support
The makers of the pcDuino line of products offer several small, low-power single-board computers with ARM processors and support for Arduino Shields. The latest model is the smallest (and cheapest) to date. The pcDuino3 nano is now available for $39. This tiny computer features an Allwinner A20 dual-core ARM Cortex-A7Â processor with support for Android and […]
Hardkernel’s Raspberry Pi-like ODROID-W discontinued a month after launch
Hardkernel launched a new single-board computer in July that basically takes the guts of a Raspberry Pi mini PC and sticks them in an even smaller package. But just a month after launching the ODROID-W, Hardkernel has announced that once it’s finished selling the units it has in stock the project is kaput. You won’t […]
Imagination is giving away its first MIPS-based dev board for free (to some people)
The MIPS Creator CI20 is a small, low-cost single-board computer with an Ingenic JZ4780 processor, PowerVR SGX540 graphics, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of flash storage. It’s basically Imagination Technologies’s answer to the Raspberry Pi… but instead of an ARM-based chip, it uses the company’s MIPS-based processor. The goal is to make it easier for software and […]
Raspberry Pi Model B+ can wear HATs (Hardware Attached on Top)
The new Raspberry Pi Model B+ may not have a faster processor or more memory than the original Raspberry Pi mini-computers that launched 2 years ago. But it has twice as many USB ports, more GPIO pins, lower power consumption, and other improvements. It can also wear a HAT… which is a new type of […]
Sharks Cove Intel Atom dev board goes on sale for $299
Intel’s Sharks Cove is a single-board computer aimed at Windows and Android developers. It has an Intel Atom Z3735G processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, HDMI output, and a range of input and output options including USB, GPIO, UART, and other pins. Essentially it’s like a Raspberry Pi or Arduino for folks that want […]
Next-gen, faster Raspberry Pi probably coming around 2017
The Raspberry Pi Foundation launched an updated version of their tiny single-board computer this week. The $35 Raspberry Pi Model B+Â has more USB ports and more GPIO pins than its predecessor, as well as a few other tweaks: but it doesn’t have a faster processor or more memory. It’s been more than 2 years since […]
Meet the Raspberry Pi Model B+ $35 single board computer
The Raspberry Pi Foundation shipped its first $35 single board computer over 2 years ago. Now the team has updated the hardware with a new model sporting new features and the same low price. Meet the Raspberry Pi Model B+. You can buy the Model B+ from Element14 or RS Components. The new model has […]