Raspberry Pi gets an upgrade!
element 14, manufacturer and distributor of the Raspberry Pi announced the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. The new Gen. board is faster and powerful, also comes with built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth connectivity.
The new Raspberry Pi 3 is available to from element14 with the price tag of $35. It is powered by QUAD Core Broadcom BCM2837 64bit ARMv8 processor (running an ARMv7 operating system) running at 1.20GHz, a significant increase from 900MHz on the Raspberry Pi 2. The power management is improved up to 2.5 Amps – to support more powerful external USB devices.
IoT connectivity, streaming to Bluetooth headphones or speakers, Wi-Fi gateways and home cloud storage can be done with Raspberry Pi 3 as it supports for Bluetooth Low Energy and wireless LAN.
Raspberry Pi 3, element14 three new accessories:
- The new 16GB NOOBS Micro SD card featuring all of the software users need to get started quickly and easily
- A unique 2.5A Raspberry Pi power supply which will enable users to power their Pi and ‘add-on’ boards all from one power source – maximising the benefits of the Pi 3’s improved power management capabilities
- A new Raspberry Pi 3 case
Claire Doyle, Global Head of Raspberry Pi at element14, comments,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“Today, as we celebrate the 4th birthday of Raspberry Pi, we reach another major milestone on the Pi journey with the launch of an even faster, technically advanced board for an amazing price of USD35. The new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B offers a higher level of performance than any other Raspberry Pi board on the market. We are very excited, as the leading manufacturer and distributor of the Raspberry Pi, to launch this product and to get it into the hands of customers worldwide. Supported by our growing accessory portfolio, the new Raspberry Pi 3 allows customers to develop specific applications and build new projects – and we can’t wait to see what customers will do with it!”[/notification]
Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi Trading, said,
[notification type=”notification_info” ]“Four years ago today, we launched the first Raspberry Pi with our friends at Premier Farnell. Today we’re launching Raspberry Pi 3: it’s still $35 and it’s still the size of your credit card, but now it comes with on-board wireless LAN and Bluetooth, 50% more processing power, and a QUAD Core 64bit processor. The new Raspberry Pi opens up even more possibilities for IoT and embedded projects; we hope you like it as much as we do.”[/notification]
