I prefer to think of it as a modern alternative to a traditional microcontroller for hobbyists, because that's what it seems to be. Look at the number of people already using the Pi as a microcontroller substitute due to the ease of programming (ubiquitous operating environment and standard programming tools) and ready availability. This is not only cheaper than the Pi, but it comes with battery management built in, making it a heck of a lot more convenient to "makers".
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"Who alone has reason to *lie himself out* of actuality? He who *suffers*
from it."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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What does that even mean, a "tablet computer without the tablet bits"?
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Posting as AC because Slashdot isn't giving me another option.
After poking around without being able to watch the video, here's what I've found out:
It plugs into their Pocket CHIP mobile device, which has:
And here's a pic [imgix.net].
Re:What does that mean? (Score:2)
Re: What does that mean? (Score:1)
No, it's allegorically useless.
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It appear that is a Allwinner R8, basically a single core Cortex-A8 + Mali 400.
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It is indeed an old Allwinner design. It's a new spin of a crappy core.
Think of a US$ 45 tablet of 4 years ago. Strip screen, battery, case and you basically have Chip.
Cheap crap but still crap.
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Cheap crap but still crap.
I prefer to think of it as a modern alternative to a traditional microcontroller for hobbyists, because that's what it seems to be. Look at the number of people already using the Pi as a microcontroller substitute due to the ease of programming (ubiquitous operating environment and standard programming tools) and ready availability. This is not only cheaper than the Pi, but it comes with battery management built in, making it a heck of a lot more convenient to "makers".
The other big advantage this has is i