[GreenKeys] New Raspberry Pi

[Christian Gauger-Cosgrove]

On 27 December 2015 at 21:25, drlegendre . <drlegendre at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well yeah, that's about as cool as it gets..  we are truly in the age of
> ubiquitous computing.
>
Fun fact, one of the courses I have to take for my degree (PROCTECH
3MC3 - Motion Control and Robotics) actually involves coding for the
RPi. (Meanwhile the course we completed this term (PROCTECH 3CT3 -
Control Theory I) involved coding for the Arduino.)

Though that whole "internet of things" thing is still pants on head
<redacted>. ("Why does my *fridge* need an internet connection?"
although being able to go "Yep, I installed Linux on a literal
toaster." would be fun.) But I digress...


> So how long till we have the essentially 'disposable' $19.95 tablet /
> notebook? Can't be much more than a year or two off at this point.
>
It's not $20 (it's $38), but it's getting close:
<http://www.amazon.com/Zeepad-Zeeppad-android-Tablet-Capacity/dp/B00ACXLWEI/>
(Oh great spam filter, please don't block this...)


> Questions, though - if this is made in Wales, why is the price ($5.00)
> denominated in USD - yet it's selling for $30.00 on eBay while it's being
> given away "free" with a mag?
>
"Reasons" is probably the best explanation for why the price is
denominated in USD. As to why it's selling on eBay for $30; well a
bunch of "scalpers" bought up the first round of the MagPi magazine
with the free Pi Zero in it and then started hawking them on eBay for
exorbitant prices.


Cheers,
Christian
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Christian M. Gauger-Cosgrove
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