Mr. Anderson wroteSeriously, it aint that cool, what will you use it for?
you want to hook a mouse and a keyboard and then? used it like a computer, but you already have one!
use it for robotics? you already have arduino
use it for what?
its pretty cool that it is small in size and all, but for what purpose?
it is not portable, since you need a TV screen, a mouse and a keyboard top operate it
unless you are a poor child from india, you wont benefit that much from it
just my 2 cents!
Are you serious? Here is what I think the Pi can be extremely useful for other than being used as a standard PC which is not the goal from building it.
- Media streaming or setting up an internet radio too
- Using it to build arcade machines and emulators
- Attaching a touch screen and building POS and other machines for example access control with a biometric reader, saves a lot for businesses who build such custom solutions
- Small and portable local Web server, you don't really need any monitor for that too
- Cheap computing device for building home automation systems
- Building a carputer i.e. Creating a touchscreen, in-car tablet computer
- Controlling robots especially that expansion boards are coming soon such as the Gertboard, will make it easier to connect the computer to a range of motors and sensors
- Cosmic computers
Universities are examining whether an array of Pi boards could serve as an onboard computer system for mini satellites, Eben Upton, director of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, told TechRepublic earlier in the year.
The idea is that Raspberry Pi computers could provide a low-cost, off the shelf alternative to the bespoke hardware used normally in spacecraft and satellite systems. Using scores of Raspberry Pi boards would build redundancy into the platform, allowing one board to take over if another fails.
A lot more uses exist for the Pi I really consider it as a revolutionary device that is going to lead a boom in new innovative electronic devices and solutions based on the Pi.