The Raspberry Pi foundation was alway trying to make computers as available s possible. In 2012 they released A+ model, that even now costs 20$, and it was a super success. Today Zero Pi was released and it costs only 5(!!!)$. Meanwhile, buying the PiMag in this month (#40) you can even get this new computer for free as a gift.
This novelty is available now in the UK and US stores like Adafruit, Pimoroni, element14 and The Pi Hut and in a few shops Zero Pi is already out of stock. Hot sales! To start a work with a new Raspi you’ll need some things (cables, pins, USB adapter etc), that are, actually, sales in kits for Zero, so it’ll take about 60$.
Millions of people started programming with RaspberryPi since 2012 and now a low price and new features will attract even more public.
Main features
- A Broadcom BCM2835 application processor
- 1GHz ARM11 core (40% faster than Raspberry Pi 1)
- 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM
- A micro-SD card slot
- A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output
- Micro-USB sockets for data and power
- An unpopulated 40-pin GPIO header
- Identical pinout to Model A+/B+/2B
- An unpopulated composite video header
- Our smallest ever form factor, at 65mm x 30mm x 5mm
You can also find a video with GPIO Zero Test Drive here.