Posted on 05/10/2015 3:56:53 PM PDT by ShadowAce
With the sizes slimming down, it is certainly not a huge surprise that we have a Chip sized computer amidst us. What is really astonishing is the fact that this chip sized computer costs only $9 and can do literally everything for you. The Chip as it has been named runs on Linux and includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well.
In fact, CHIP from Next Thing Co. also offers a VGA or an HDMI post for monitors, adding immense versatility to it. To be true, this is certainly one invention that all of us might just have been looking forward to.
CHIP has already raised over $566,200 (as of writing) from the Kickstarter campaign with the help of nearly 11,300 backers. Their initial goal was $50,000, and they still have 26 more days to complete the campaign. Experts believe that the campaign would raise over $1 million through the Kickstarter campaign.
The Chip comes with a 1GHz processor, 512 RAM and a storage of 4GB. In fact, you can easily load a lighter version of Debian on it. All of this at just $9 makes the Chip – $19 with the VGA adapter and $24 with the HDMI adapter – certainly one of the most interesting computers on hand. You can easily add PockectChip to it, allowing your small computer to have its own touch panel and a keyboard. The god thing is that you can always add on various features to the Chip.
According to some of the experts, the Chip is one of the best innovations in the field of Computers. The fact that the whole system operates on Linux, there will be a lot of features available to you. In fact, some people having critically analyzed the Chip also claim that having a complete computer while on the go may well lead to a rise in notorious mentality among individuals.
But all of this is just talks currently. The company has stated that the Chip will see the global market in less than a year and will cost $19 with a VGA adapter and $24 with an HDMI adapter, which is still extremely cheap. As Next Thing Co.’s CHIP is backed by a well established Haxlr8r company, the device’s mass manufacturing will not be any problem for the developers.
Heh, funny man! Gaming is the future of leisure and probably war-fare. Better get used to it... All futures are mortal.
With all the other typos, will the cost be $9 or $19?
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>> “Gaming is the future of leisure and probably war-fare. Better get used to it.” <<
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How long do you think that ‘future’ is going to last?
Can’t be long. 14 years? 21 years?
Most important gamble you’ll ever make.
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I could see some cottage industry in taking processors like this and adding code and interfaces to make an after-market replacement for commercial and industrial equipment that relied on dedicated processors that you either can't get any more, or cost outrageous amounts of money if you can.
Well, sure not talking about myself but the young and upcoming generation. You seem to want to make it about you and me - it is about the future generations ya know...
You should quit trying to goad me and just stick to the idea of a new and exciting application of electronics. I dealt with vacuum tubes and they were then a major advance in technology but it was a start and look where that has brought us!
Mercy, why are you not having fun with all of these scientific advances?
Yes, and probably robots - my favorite!
Three weeks.
Maybe 4 if I take a week off.
It goes fast.
For example, B-52s were flying the day I was born (early 60s) and will be flying when I die in a few years or less.
And I've seen from almost no space flight to where space flight is so routine that America has squandered away the ability to launch a manned spacecraft.
Vinyl records to 8 track tapes to cassettes to CD-ROMS and DVDs.
What a ride.
Some stuff lasts forever (B-52s) and some stuff gets a fast turn-over (media for recording popular music).
Amazing times.
/johnny
JJ, if you felt so inclined (to post all the parts you used to do this) — I’ve been interested in trying something like this for a while. Alternatively — if you know a website that gives a good description and instruction for doing this, could you post it?
Much appreciated! Have a good day
Was this written by a 5th grader?
All of this at just $9 makes the Chip – $19 with the VGA adapter and $24 with the HDMI adapter -- certainly one of the most interesting computers on hand. You can easily add PockectChip to it, allowing your small computer to have its own touch panel and a keyboard.I'd probably go with the Raspberry Pi 2 for adapting the flat TVs as surfing appliances and light office. :') But it's nice to have yet another option.
They’re little stepping stones in the advancement in technology. That little computer is an overkill for home security, vending machines, and front end processors (mini computers that control BIG iron) computers.
At $9 bucks a piece (I’m skeptical), an enterprising young engineer might make something for the military with them.
Put some detectors on ‘em by the 10000’s and drop them from a plane and setup a chaos net and viola, you’ve gridded out your battlefields. Great for passive detection of overhead planes.
Make them float, put sensors and data collections on them, toss em in the ocean and find them someplace else in the world. Great for mapping ocean currents.
Space applications, medical applications.
The only downside is, there are plenty of these types of things available now.
You know, you really ought to change your Freeper tag from:
Freepers, not as smart as I’d hope they’d be - to
Freepers, much smarter than I had ever hoped to be -
Would be so much more accurate and realistic!
Work on it!
Imagine having the power of Hadoop running across hundreds of these devices. Enable external storage and the sky's the limit for big data in a small footprint
You are so right! There are many uses for disposable computer devices and you just named but a few. Could be a great advancement for so many projects when the cost drops to such a low price. Could well apply to space exploration also...if only they would take advantage of it (Government problems).
For those who can’t afford a Raspberry Pi?
Sorry, DVD’s are a thing of the past...hehe. Not sure what is next but so far it is the cheap hard disk.
Indeed, Linux boxes parrallel processing is probably going to be the first use of this thing
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You are the world’s worst guesser.
Surprises will abound in your future.
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