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* Media Center * Quadrotor autopilot * NAS * RFID Home security device * Webcam based security cam
* Very powerful autopilot (orders of magnitude faster than an arduino)
* Home control station connected to TV
* 3D printer controller
* Some Kinect roboter without the need for a laptop or tablet to control the thing
* Everything we use hacked wireless routers for now, but with TV-out ;-)
A cheap NAS made from a Raspberry Pi model B (the Ethernet one) and an off-the-shelf USB external HDD.
Apple has shown that a box like that sells like hotcakes but they won't do it for a low-price computer device or will lose the nice profits of the mac mini.
So here, a R-Pi in a beautiful case and box for $99.
Let's look at it constructively - what is new now with the Raspberry Pi that wasn't available by single board microcontrollers? (i.e. Arduino) Off the top of my head: * Easy[1] support for USB devices * Ready to be connected to TV/monitor * 1080p output (and HDMI includes audio) * Of course, more applications and libraries are available, but what new use cases does this enable us? [1] as long as there are compatible…
Also, how many people build code to run on ARM? Not quite as many as Intel-based/AMD. Maybe 3-4%? No, maybe 2%? No, how about 1%? Not even. Oops. Fail.
A lot of the uses listed are cool, and seem worthwhile - but I thought the point of Raspberry Pi was to provide affordable computers for educational purposes? NAS, Gaming, Home automation, and other GuruPlug-type solutions are awesome. These would be great projects offering a lot of fun and inspirational documentaries. Nonetheless, I think a focus on the educational side is appropriate. How about: * Sites offering RP…
Let's look at it constructively - what is new now with the Raspberry Pi that wasn't available by single board microcontrollers? (i.e. Arduino) Off the top of my head: * Easy[1] support for USB devices * Ready to be connected to TV/monitor * 1080p output (and HDMI includes audio) * Of course, more applications and libraries are available, but what new use cases does this enable us? [1] as long as there are compatible…
Also, keep in mind that an Arduino with networking capabilities (i.e., Arduino + Ethernet shield) is $30 + $45 = $75, three times the cost of the RPi; this is the first hackable device (that I know of) to have networking capabilities for <$40.
Being able to run apache or lighttpd on it, python, ROR, etc but still staying cheap enough to "waste" one to stick in your washing machine's panel just to tell you when your socks are clean will open up "internet of things" programming to a huge number of people.
Finally, restful control of my cat feeder.
A Raspberri PI based gaming console.
Could be worth it for $50. But I think in the next few years our own smartphones will be used as consoles. All you'll need is a controller, and for some games you will only need the phone itself (mostly the accelerometer based, etc)