Ok, you no longer have to drop an insane amount of cash on eBay for a Pi, as the lovely fellas at Raspberry Pi have given an update to say that no less than 4,000 of the £22 quid devices are being cranked out daily to meet demand. They also say that the first official add-on, the camera module, is due in October for all your DIY spy-cam needs.
We’ve seen the power of the Pi, we know what it can do, and now, happy customers can order as many as they want to create all manner of different projects. Customers are also no longer restricted to purchasing just a single unit one per order. This is great news for those using the Pi for business or for those looking to grab the kit for use in school or university.
The already-announced camera add-on is coming soon too, which packs a 5-megapixel sensor and will cost around £13-£16. The camera can be utilised for both stills and video, and will no doubt be useful for many projects where a little snapper is needed.
Check out this video below for a few Q’s and A’s with founder Eben Upton, plus a few tidbits about the device. [Raspberry Pi]













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11 week lead time still?
Yep!! my one will be with me in about 9-10 weeks now… can’t wait
That camera module is going to slaughter the existing IP camera market :p Looking forward to seeing some home security set up based on these.
i got mine about 2 weeks ago and its still in its packet :/
im really not sure what to do with it lol, im waiting for some interesting projects to appear on the tinterwebs.
Wow at 4000 a day mine should be here soon. Ordered mine last week and there is a 12 week lead time
I have plans afoot for mine. Its going to be the player of my media center. Going to make my non smart TV into a smart tv
got my custom PI case mounted into my tv already
I got mine just over a month ago, i took it out the box put Raspbmc on it and streamed music from my HTC Sensation to the tv. Since then though ive hardly touched it, i dont quite know what to do with it and when i had Raspbmc on there, even when it was idle it was running at around 80% cpu usage, graphics were slightly laggy aswell