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The world's first nine dollar computer (pre-launch)

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Blaine Hatab
@blainehatab · Co-founder, Open Minded Innovations
I definitely like the concept of a super small and cheap board, but you will have to use shields to use hdmi anyway which takes away from the magic. You do get wifi/bluetooth built in but wifi is pretty simple to add to a Rpi for $3 with a usb dongle. I've also never been a huge fan of bluetooth for dev, would rather just connect to the internet and send a… See more
Melikshah
@melik_shah
This could change the third world - education for masses. NGOs could buy large quantities and distribute them - with education software to teach people. As an education enabler, this could fast-track the third world.
Melikshah
@melik_shah
i agree, Blaine. But i think i implied that without stating explicitly. This would be one step - and if we managed to combine such a cost-effective-mass-solution (also incredibly ecological, only a little chip) with internet, we could take that "big leap".
Steve McGarry
@stvmcg · Entrepreneur and coffee snob
This is awesome @nextthingco! Which retro games does it come with?