While previous articles had the release slated for 2017, it seems the next-gen Raspberry Pi is being released today:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/02/raspberry_pi_model_2/
Pi v2 will come with a quad-core 900MHz processor and 1GB RAM (an upgrade from the single-core 700MHz and 512MB RAM of the original). Also the price will be the same ($35). It looks like the footprint is the same as the B+.
As I mentioned in November How to make a better Pi, the two main things in the Pi's favour are cost and community, but I have run into a number of limitations with the original Pi. I'm hoping this new version addresses most of them, but time will tell, as full details aren't available yet.
Aside: I'm wondering if this is what the upcoming "Enchanted Objects" challenge is about.
