[Discuss] $9 OSHW computer announced

[Hunter, Seth E]

I read an analysis that the total BOM cost for their platform is much greater than 9$ more like ~25$. Kickstarter is becoming a platform for investors to create community and test a product idea - who wouldn't pay 500K (if they had it) for 50K potential user base!  Just my two cents - really smart guys running that outfit.

Seth

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From: discuss-bounces at lists.oshwa.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.oshwa.org] On Behalf Of Federico Lucifredi
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Subject: Re: [Discuss] $9 OSHW computer announced

This is the team that launched the “Otto” camera based on the Raspberry PI compute module.

Not seen the Gif camera yet in person, but they seem like a pretty talented outfit.

Best -F

> On May 8, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Drew Fustini <pdp7pdp7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I thought this would be of interest.  inexpensive, open source and 
> powerful enough for several use cases.  i backed it yesterday, and 
> hope that Next Thing Co. can execute on time and on budget:
> 
> Next Thing Co. Releases “World’s First” $9 Computer 
> http://makezine.com/2015/05/07/next-thing-co-releases-worlds-first-9-c
> omputer/
> 
> "The board is Open Hardware, runs a flavor of Debian Linux, and boasts 
> a 1Ghz R8 ARM processor, 512MB of RAM, and 4GB of eMMC storage. It is 
> more powerful than a Raspberry Pi B+ and equal to the BeagleBone Black 
> in clock speed, RAM, and storage. Differentiating Chip from Beagle is 
> its built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, and the ease in which it can be made 
> portable, thanks to circuitry that handles battery operation."
> 
> For the Kickstarter page:
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598272670/chip-the-worlds-first-
> 9-computer
> 
> "We built C.H.I.P. to make tiny powerful computers more accessible and 
> easier to use. A huge part of making C.H.I.P. accessible is making 
> sure that it can change to meet the needs of the community. That's why 
> both C.H.I.P. and PocketC.H.I.P. are both TOTALLY OPEN SOURCE. This 
> means all hardware design files schematic, PCB layout and bill of 
> materials are free for you the community to download, modify and use."
> 
> 
> cheers,
> drew
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