Raspberry PI

[TheDaddy]

Lucky git! Where from?

I have been trying since 6:20 this morning...useless.

I am not sure they handled this the right way though...

They either hyped it or they truly failed to understand that 100,000 people trying to buy the pi would crash two websites...

They sold out 10,000 in two hours but they knew pretty well that there are at least 100,000 people interested...

Anyway I am looking forward to one.

And making a case for it

[TheDaddy]

Premier Farnell or RS?

I have tried both but nothing...

I am thinking of using it as a media centre

[TheDaddy]

I'll give it another go, thanks

[TheDaddy]

I agree...a bit of a FAIL on their part...newbified!

[TheDaddy]

I've tried, but I really can't see the appeal of this thing.

You might be right...

Some people have even said that children aren't that interested in programming and for a reason, they aren't bothered with what's underneath or inside a machine they just want to use it and play. Time will tell...

[TheDaddy]

Playing devils advocate, the far east would buy them to clone/put a case on it / Stick Android on it and get some anime characters kicking ass and sell it back as Air Jordan's. Bling.

Still bought one tho

Have they told you when you will receive yours?

[TheDaddy]

That's a bit of a sweeping assumption - programming is taught so little and so poorly below BA-level college classes that it's difficult to say whether kids actually aren't interested or simply have never had a latent interest properly fed. It's like saying kids aren't interested in reading when all you've got is a shelf full of accounting manuals.

That is what an adviser to the government said, he might be right, let's hope he is not.

[TheDaddy]

Although this is more expensive by $100 or so, I don't see why it didn't sell that well to the Geeks: https://www.genesi-usa.com/store/details/11

It's never been publicised enough. The pi people have made a lot of noise, and they got the bbc behind who yesterday gave them 2mins of air.

It's all about the hype.

[TheDaddy]

The Daddy is partially right, for sure on the marketing.  I know this is a community used to dropping three figures on something as banal as a network card or a USB card, but I'll throw 35 bucks at all sorts of things way before I'll throw a hundred.  I'll take risk with a 35 dollar thing that I wouldn't for 125.  I don't think it will be a great XBMC platform, but I DO think it will be a great platform for a low power controller for homebrew projects.

Hype it and they'll come...

Wait until next week when the ipad 3 comes out, queues of believers from dusk till dawn, ready to queue for hours on end, with a coffee (usually a Starbuck), in the rain, sun or snow, to immolate themselves on the Apple altar, to be the first one to hold a slimmer and lighter ipad (why don't they wait until next year when a slimmer and lighter one comes out) and show it to the cameras...

[TheDaddy]

Me too, this is complete FAIL!

And the foundation is to blame too, they can't just say: "oh it's up to them now..." Bah!

Have you already paid? Have they taken your money?

[TheDaddy]

Well, once you get hold of your Pi you may be after one of these:

http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/raspberry-pi-gets-a-case-you-can-download-and-3d-print-2012035/

A nice case IMHO.

I just took a look at the Shapeways site too. Looks like a few cases are available.

http://www.shapeways.com/search?dos=1&shapewaysSearch=raspberry+pi

Or you could wait for my case for the raspi and support an Amigan

[TheDaddy]

As I'm damn sure I'll be waiting for the Pi itself I see no reason why not.
Although I am getting tempted to buy a 3D printer ....

Cool, thanks!
How much are 3D printers?