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Raspberry Pi Barebones PC: Fits On Your Keychain and Costs Only 25 Bucks!

Range — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:19:03 +0000

The Raspberry Pi PC is about the size of a USB flash drive. It’s an ultra-minimal PC that David Braben hopes to sell for about $25 (USD). Now that’s a nice portable (and affordable) form-factor.

The Raspberry Pi comes with a 700MHz ARM11 processor, 128MB of RAM, composite and HDMI ports for video, removable media and a USB 2.0 port. If you add a 16GB SD card, a USB hub connected to a mouse and keyboard, and a monitor, whammo, you’ve got a fully-functioning PC. It can even decode 1080p30 H.264 video. That thing you see sticking off the board is an optional 12 megapixel camera module.

While there are other low-cost alternatives, this is an impressive piece of kit for what it is. I’d like to see this everywhere, powering schools, libraries, and Internet cafés all over the world. You can check out more about the Raspberry Pi over at its website, or check out the video below.

I hope to soon be able to walk around with a supercomputer the size of a MacBook Air.

[via CrunchGear]

LED Pi Wall Art is 3.14159265 Times Geekier Than Other Wall Art

Technabob — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:13:58 +0000

Looking for the perfect gift for the math geek who has everything?… or the math geek who has nothing? How about a brightly-glowing Pi symbol? Contrary to the mathematical constant, there’s nothing irrational about this thing, but it will constantly glow when you hang it on your wall.

I spotted this geeky Pi art over at LuxChroma’s Etsy shop, and it’s quite the thing for the math-obsessed out there. While you probably can’t use Pi in an equation to determine the size of this thing, I’ll tell you that it measures 15.5″ (w) x 15.25″ (h), and is constructed from durable PVC, with bright LED backlighting. The default version comes with green illumination, but can be requested with white, blue, red or amber LEDs too.

Mathematicians, you can grab your glowing Pi wall art over on Etsy for $65 (USD). If you’re more into computers than math, be sure to check out the glowing 5-1/4″ floppy disk or USB symbol, and Mac users will enjoy this glowing command-key symbol.

A Pair of Pi Ornaments for Your Tree

Alisha K. — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:07:37 +0000

Symbols are useful, especially in crafting. Why? Because it would be damned difficult to crochet 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41… well, you get the point. Much, much better to just use the symbol. Then you can even make a pair of ‘em!

I’d have to say that these ornaments represent the least intimidating (and most adorable) bits of math I’ve ever seen, and considering that I’m a hardcore lit geek (ugh, math hard), that’s saying a lot. It could be those little eyes, though, and those teeny-tiny smiles.

In fact, I may even prefer these ornaments to actual pie, which is maybe saying even more. But I’m also pretty sure that cute things boast zero calories. And if that’s not true? Please let me live in my state of blissful ignorance.

Cool & Calculated: Pi Symbol Ice Cube Tray

Lambert Varias — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:50:11 +0000

What up nerd. What? You have more than 5 friends now?! Finally! Why don’t you celebrate this momentous occasion? Throw a party and get smashed! You should still keep it real though, so your friends will love you for who you are. And nothing says “I AM A N3RD” like being nerdy about the littlest things in life, like the shape of the ice that you use for your drinks. Don’t worry, Think Geek’s got your back. Because they think like geeks, they’re selling these Pi Symbol Ice Cube Trays.

So geek is ThinkGeek’s thinking that they even have a recipe for Pi-tini:

The Pi Symbol Ice Tray sells for $9 USD. If you can shake anything 3.14 times, then I salute you. You are a true nerd. Plus you have ultra-accurate muscle control.

[via UberReview]