News - Raspberry Pi based tablets likely by end of 2014

[HEXUS]

The 'Pi Pad' kit includes a 7-inch capacitive WVGA display panel.

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[TheAnimus]

Why?

I can't see what purpose this is trying to solve, it's expensive, very limited in functionality, slow etc.

[mr_kratz]

Because it's fun to experiment and play with technology?

[RobbieRoy]

Why?

I can't see what purpose this is trying to solve, it's expensive, very limited in functionality, slow etc.

Isn't Raspberry Pi about DIY with little bits of hobbyist tech? It might be what you say isn't necessarily relevant to those who do such things.

[davesom555]

Its actually quite useful, especially if you want to make an embedded system. The Pi as the brains the screen for any input or output that's required. Hopefully will be a decent price.

[Arthran]

If its a good price, I can think of 3 silly little projects in the house I'd use this for.

[Brian224]

Its actually quite useful, especially if you want to make an embedded system.

I suspect that is the key to its appeal. You can program the Pi using the Pi.

Alternatively there could be an awful lot like mine, bought enthusiastically but then tucked away in drawers because it is over the top for my projects (where a PIC normally suffices) but falls short of being a PC replacement.

[TheAnimus]

Isn't Raspberry Pi about DIY with little bits of hobbyist tech? It might be what you say isn't necessarily relevant to those who do such things.

Originally it was billed as something that would help people learn, specifically engaging students to learn more about computing.

It's failed universally on their original criteria, and now sticks around as something middle aged geeks buy with their 'oh it's so cheap beer money' to use a media centre.

For instance, this project https://www.touchdevelop.com/ I think does realy well in providing a simplified framework, it makes producing programming tutorials simple too. Any idiot who's never programmed before, can tap through the tutorials, it works very well on a £60 phone, which is far cheaper than a Pi and supporting screen/mouse/keyboard.

Once they've finished building the core elements, I doubt they would need much of a teacher to do simple things, change the sprite to be their own image. Honestly someone who's never programmed before could make a flappy bird clone on that in a couple of hours.

Its actually quite useful, especially if you want to make an embedded system. The Pi as the brains the screen for any input or output that's required. Hopefully will be a decent price.

But Ardunio/Netduino is cheaper and much better for embedded stuff.

[abaxas]

Ermmmmm. 4 million+ sold. Original estimate was 10k. I'm willing to bet that at least 0.25% of them were used for the initial purpose/idea

I think you're problem is that you don't really understand the purpose of the pi. It's s toy designed to allow people to play/experiment cheaply and if they blow it up, they can easily replace it. End of.

Some people play and build media centres, other control robots, some learn programming, etc.

I'll say again 'the raspberry pi is a toy'. The same as many enthusiast machines built by people on hexus, just alot cheaper.

[TheAnimus]

Let's go back to what they originally sold it as:

http://hexus.net/tech/news/systems/3...month-just-16/

Now none of that is happening. I'd wager the vast, vast majority of them are sitting in drawers unused.

For their original goal, I don't think anything has been achieved. I think others have done a far better job, for education, it's a failure, for embedded, it's inflexible (I know, I have one!).

I honestly dislike it because it detracts, people should be looking at things like the Fez or similar for a quick to get up and running learning device.

[mikerr]

I already use on of these with the pi:



http://www.adafruit.com/product/1601

sits within the exisiting footprint of the pi (on top of it)
a great little device.