“Smaller, faster, cheaper” seems to be today’s electronics motto. In keeping with that motto, The Raspberry Pi Foundation just revealed its newest computer — Raspberry Pi Zero.
In this case, the Raspberry Pi Zero isn’t faster than the full-size version (it’s actually slower), but it is smaller and less expensive. As if a $5 Raspberry Pi wasn’t cost-efficient, anyone who subscribes to Magpi, one of Raspberry Pi’s magazines, will get a free Zero attached to the cover, marking the first time a computer has ever been offered as a free giveaway.
Raspberry Pi’s founder, Eben Upton, wants to get even more people involved in computing projects and envisions the Zero being used more frequents in IoT and robotics developments where a smaller device may be needed.
Raspberry Pi Zero features include:
- 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
The computer runs Raspbian and common applications like Scratch, Minecraft and Sonic Pi. It is currently available in the U.S. from Adafruit or in-store at your local branch of Micro Center.
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