PocketCHIP is 1 GHz ARMv7 Processor, 512 MB of memory (RAM), GPU Mali-400 Is carried. It is compatible with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth communication, and it can be used for about 5 hours with full charge.

Since the launch of the Raspberry Pi in 2012, the hobbyist community centered on low-cost, open-source, ARM-based computers has exploded dramatically. Every year, these small, hackable devices get ...

If you’ve been intrigued by the idea of messing about with a $9 PC but had no idea what you’d do with it, Next Thing Co.’s PocketCHIP turns its tiny computer into a portable gaming machine, music ...

When we initially reported on the PocketCHIP back in May we perhaps got a little carried away in comparing this cheap and cheerful Linux-based handheld with Nintendo's classic Game Boy. On paper at ...

I’ve had a PocketChip in my possession for over a month, and I still don’t know what I say about it. I can’t really recommend anyone buy this thing, and yet I wish everyone owned one. Does that make ...

With the launch of the Raspberry Pi Zero, Next Thing Co. needed something other than price and performance to compete. That's where the PocketCHIP comes in: a breakout board with a difference, giving ...

The CHIP is a tiny computer with a tiny price tag. Launched in 2015 through a Kickstarter campaign, the single-board PC has a 1 GHzAllwinner R8 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, 802.11b/g/n ...

Portable, pocket-sized computer. Runs Linux. Has a good battery life. Bonus points for a physical keyboard, and full-size USB port. Double bonus points for being cheap. That’s sort of my ideal “carry ...

Next Thing Co’s PocketCHIP is a $69 handheld computer built around the company’s $9 CHIP. The extra money pays for all the things that make the PocketCHIP a mobile Linux device, including the display, ...

From Arduino-powered sewing machines to racing drones, the Bay Area Maker Faire held in the Event Center in San Mateo, CA is the place to be for makers of all walks of life. And if you did as much as ...