+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

There's a new version of the insanely cheap hobbyist computer Raspberry Pi - and it finally has Wi-Fi

Feb 29, 2016, 16:57 IST

K. Kendall/Flickr (CC)

Wildly popular hobbyist computer company Raspberry Pi is launching a new device.

Advertisement

The Raspberry Pi 3, which goes on sale for $35 (£30), brings a markedly faster processor than its predecessors - and built-in Wi-Fi for the first time.

Raspberry Pi devices, launched exactly four years ago, are a cult phenomenon. Originally intended as an educational tool to encourage children to get into coding and computer science, they have proven wildly popular with hobbyists, and have sold more than eight million units.

Of that eight million, "three to four million" sales were to hobbyists, with the remaining being fairly evenly split between educational and industrial buyers, Raspberry Pi creator Eben Upton said at a media event in London to announce the Raspberry Pi 3's launch.

The Pi 3 comes with a 1.2 GHz quad core processor - which the company says is 10 times more powerful than the original Raspberry Pi 1. It also comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support built in - meaning users no longer have to buy external hardware if they want wireless capabilities.

Advertisement

The reason Raspberry Pi devices are so cheap is because they strip away absolutely everything that isn't essential. there's no keyboard, mouse, or screen included - it really is just a chip with a few ports in the side. Users can then customise according to their needs, and its small size also makes it suitable for "Internet of Things" (or "IoT") applications.

Raspberry Pi

NOW WATCH: Avoid these 5 mistakes when texting someone you want to date

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
You are subscribed to notifications!
Looks like you've blocked notifications!
Next Article