Wed, 29/02/2012 - 08:11 | 
ubuntuvibes.com
Credit card size ARM Linux computer, Raspberry Pi is now available for purchase. The first batch is yet to arrive from China as there is some delay but you can start placing orders on the links below.
Just search for Raspberry Pi, and then follow the normal shopping and checkout process.
Currently Model B priced at $ 35 is on sale. Model A ($25) will be available later this year. The main difference from the Model A is that Model B include an Ethernet port, and 2 USB ports. Also, the sale has been limited to one unit per person.
Tags: Wed, 29/02/2012 - 07:29 | webupd8.org
Raspberry Pi, the credit-card sized computers running Linux, are finally available for purchase. For now, only Model B, which costs $35 is on sale and the number of available units is limited to 10.000, so if you want one, hurry!
Also, today's sales are limited to one per customer but you should be able to buy as many as you want in about a month or so.
For those not familiar with Raspberry Pi, here are the system specs:
- CPU ARM1176JZF-S 700 MHz
- Storage capacity SD Card Slot (SD or SDHC card)
- Memory: 256 MiB (it was announced today that both will have 256 MiB)
- Graphics: Broadcom VideoCore IV, OpenGL ES 2.0 , 1080p30 H.264 high-profile decode
The main difference between Model A and B is that B includes an Ethernet port and 2 USB ports.
Sat, 18/02/2012 - 09:34 | ubuntuvibes.com
Raspberry Pi Foundation has released first SD card image for $25 computers that will go on sale on end of this month.
Based on Debian Squeeze (6.0), the image includes LXDE interface, Midori web browser, development tools and example source code for multimedia functions.
You can download the image from here (torrents recommended).
Since rPi boards are not available yet, you can keep the image safe somewhere. If you have got limited edition boards, copy the image to SD card by running the command below.
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 07:42 | ubuntuvibes.com
$25 credit card size ARM Linux PC Raspberry Pi is getting lots of love from community.
First, XBMC playing HD video on rPi was shown shown off at Scale 10x. Now a specific Linux distribution Raspbmc is being developed by Stm Labs which is specially optimized for Raspberry Pi.
Wed, 11/01/2012 - 13:30 | webupd8.org
Raspberry Pi, the "$25 computer" running Linux, is finally being manufactured and the first units will be available at the end of January. I've used "$25 computer" in quotes because most of you know it by that name, however, the $35 computer known as Model B is the one is being manufactured. Model A ($25) will follow later on:
Raspberry Pis started being made a couple of days ago [...] This means that the first units from the first batch will be rolling off the line at the end of January. This first batch will consist only of Model Bs, although you will be able to buy Model As later on. Details about whether we’ll wait for all 10k to come off the line before starting sales, and about what date we’ll be starting on, will come later;
- via raspberrypi.org
Tue, 03/01/2012 - 17:10 | ubuntuvibes.com
Raspberry Pi Foundation has made available 10 limited edition beta boards of their $25 ARM Linux PC on Ebay. These boards are currently being auctioned with highest bid being £2,050 at the time of writing this article.
Raspberry Pi is a credit card size $25 computer that can plug into TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things that you do on your desktop PC, like spreadsheets, word-processing and playing games. It is also capable of playing high-definition video.
These limited edition boards will most likely have Debian installed by default.
Sun, 25/12/2011 - 11:21 | ubuntuvibes.com
Much awaited credit card size $25 computer Raspberry Pi is about to go in production early next year. First run beta devices are currently being tested. If all goes well, you will be able to purchase it in January.
If you don't know, Raspberry Pi can plug into your TV and a keyboard. It can be used for many of the things your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. The device will come with an ARM processor, a USB hub, an HDMI out, a 3.5mm jack and will support Linux out of the box.
Debian, Fedora and ArchLinux will be supported from the start and more distributions will be added later on.
