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Recently, a neat device called the Rasberry Pi arrived on the technology scene. It's literally a pocket sized computer capable of running a full installation of Linux. It's fairly modest (don't expect dual-core 3.3ghz CPUs), but more than capable of doing many basic things, including running printer servers, serving as a web server for static content, or if you have a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, literally serving as a home computer.
The cost is also pretty impressive. $25/35 is all it will cost, depending on whether you want 256MB or 512MB of RAM. I haven't purchased mine yet, but I definitely think these little devices seem pretty flexible, especially at their low cost. I plan on getting one as soon as I get the money together for one. In my opinion, it's a lot of power for the price of a microcontroller. 
May 22nd, 2013 at 4:06 AM
I plan to buy one of these.. but considering the fact that I'm unemployed and nearly out of money I had better not do it just yet :/
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May 22nd, 2013 at 4:09 AM
I plan on getting mine this July. Money is very tight, but man these things look like a lot of fun.
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May 23rd, 2013 at 3:10 PM
I have enough technology for now. Maybe down the road I'll consider it. 
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May 23rd, 2013 at 3:12 PM
(May 23rd, 2013 at 3:10 PM)simlink link Wrote: I have enough technology for now. Maybe down the road I'll consider it. Who doesn't have enough technology?
May 23rd, 2013 at 5:50 PM
You can NEVER have enough technology!!!!! *coughcoughcough*
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May 23rd, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Well that's easy for you to say
Actually, I'm with you. No such thing as too much.
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September 24th, 2013 at 7:20 PM
Or you could purchase one of those usb sticks with Android on them... They act like mini-PCs... I don't find the use for one right now... Maybe if you travel a lot or something like that...
September 24th, 2013 at 7:56 PM
The Pi definitely is an interesting concept... But not something I'd really use tbh .
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June 3rd, 2017 at 5:17 AM
it's a raspberry pi 3 that's at the core of my wearable computer right now, as well as a lot of other mods around my house, I've been using individual pi zeroes and such to DIY smart house upgrades
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