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CHIP Computer - they are shipping

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This is a quick unboxing and power up of a $9 CHIP computer in case anyone had doubts about the Kickstarter promises....

For some reason I cannot insert a video in a blog since the site upgrade, so you will have to follow this link:

CHIP Computer is Shipping

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    June - wow, they must have a lot of orders - the whole point of the Kickstarter was to get into high volume low-cost production. The campaign had 39,000 backers last time I checked (over $2M). If most of them are getting 2 units, the volume is definitely starting to get up there and it should rapidly become a pretty healthy user community. They did ship mine on the schedule they predicted and they came with an extra clear case already installed - which was a pleasant surprise.

    It took Beaglebone Black about 7 months to sell 100,000.

    It took Raspberry Pi about 12 months to sell 1 million.

    This module has more features (WiFi & Bluetooth) and it is much easier to get running and it costs much less.

    Of course Pi Zero is even cheaper and also sells so fast they can't produce enough to meet demand.

    It is great to see the trend...

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