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1 posted on 02/26/2016 5:57:41 PM PST by markomalley
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That’s what they need for the internet of things.


2 posted on 02/26/2016 6:02:32 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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Looks like a pretty neat clock


3 posted on 02/26/2016 6:02:39 PM PST by thinden
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These will be YUGE!! Can’t wait. I mostly use PIs for media centers, which suffer performance-wise when using WIFI, but this will likely make some ideas easier to implement.


4 posted on 02/26/2016 6:03:22 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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I like these little gizmo’s. I need to find something to control that will keep my interest. Programming isn’t an issue, I do that all day. Just need something for it to control.

Is it Windows or Linux or both, not simultaneously of course?


5 posted on 02/26/2016 6:03:47 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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I wish I had this kinda of tech back in the day. I had to take out a loan to buy my first PC. $3K+.

My $900 pocket phone blows that first PC away.

- Bone Knives and Bear Skins -

Name that reference, and win a prize.


6 posted on 02/26/2016 6:05:48 PM PST by AFreeBird
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I have an earlier Raspberry Pi (B model) and an Arduino 2560 and have not fully understood their different capacities. The Arduino is a “micro controller” and the Pi basically a mini computer, but there is considerable overlap.

I want to know which one will best operate my Stepford wife.

(OK, just kidding.)


7 posted on 02/26/2016 6:06:53 PM PST by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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Everybody seems to be missing the fact that the Pi works on 3V or less, which when you do the math removes the need for heat sinks and fans. This is a YUGE advantage in miniaturizing electronics.


26 posted on 02/26/2016 6:43:23 PM PST by neversweat (50 years and I still miss it!)
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