Sep 26, 2015
Remember Project: C.H.I.P. ? A $9 Linux-based, super-cheap computer that raised some $2 Million beyond a pledge goal of just $50,000 on Kickstarter will be soon in your pockets. Four months ago, Dave Rauchwerk , CEO of Next Thing Co., utilized the global crowd-funding corporation ' Kickstarter ' for backing his project C.H.I.P., a fully functioning computer that offers more than what you could expect for just $9. C.H.I.P. stands for " Computer Hardware in Products. " At first, the project was looking like a never ending project but here's something exciting — The $9 CHIP computer is shipping. Yes, Rauchwerk says that the first run of devices is beginning to be distributed to early backers within 7-9 days. Rauchwerk said, " If you backed the [CHIP] project at the Kernel Hacker Backer level on Kickstarter, you'll receive two CHIP computers — the second by mid-October. " Specifications and Capabilities: CHIP packages: 1
