The Raspberry Pi Foundation outdid itself recently by unveiling a $5 model of its already tiny programmable computer that sold out some 20,000 units almost immediately.
As OpenDNS Research Director Andrew May Labs tweeted, “it’s the geek tickle-me-elmo”.
The Foundation’s smallest ever form factor at 65mm x 30mm x 5mm boasts a Broadcom BCM2835 application processor, a 1GHz ARM11 core, a mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output and a micro-SD card slot, among other things.
So yes, the Raspberry Pi Zero would make for a nice cheap stocking stuffer, but good luck finding one. However, there are slivers of hope.
For big spenders, head to eBay, where scalpers will gladly take your money if you’re willing to pay 9 or 10 times the sticker price for a Raspberry Pi Zero.
Or you could consider the cart-before-the-horse approach, and pick up a nice Raspberry Pi Zero case, such as a $5 wooden Zebra Zero on Amazon, in anticipation of picking up the actual computer when it becomes available again.
Even major retailers in the US such as Micro Centre, who were carrying the #pizero, as the hashtag goes, now list the device as being sold out.
A further option is to follow the Raspberry Pi Foundation on Twitter and Facebook to find out when copies of issue #40 of its Magpi magazine make their way to Barnes & Noble and Micro Centre stores in the United States, as that copy of the publication comes with a Raspberry Pi Zero attached to its cover.
Bob Brown, IDG News Service
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