Announcing the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero

[@Hugatry]

I think A+ is a great board for many projects. Zero takes it step further by redusing the size, doubling the ram and having all connectors on the same side of the board. Zero would have been in my "must buy"-list even for the price of A+. It costs $5? "Shut up and take my money!"

[@ravikumarchalla]

Cheaper than a Movie ticket. With more and more applications tested It is going to be big Revolution. Congrats Pi Foundation

[@EmbddedJiuSage]

At 0:41 you meant 20x2 right?

[@BobDiaz123]

For $5, this opened a very large door to all sorts of wild projects !!!

[@RustyX2010]

+Bob Diaz $45-up on eBay

[@BobDiaz123]

+RustyX2010 I understand that some people will pay that, but they have to be REALLY stupid to do it.

[@RustyX2010]

I was going to till I saw how much they were really going for lol

[@CoolAsFreya]

This is perfect for projects with very specific functions that don't deserve their own $35 computer, like a control circuit for all my Christmas lights running on a python script with the gpio pins controlling them. I wrote and tested everything on the SD with a Pi 2B which is my primary pi and I just took the sd afterwards, moved all the header pins to the zero and powered with a cheap Pi battery.

[@Moostery]

This might convince me to actualy learn how to use these. I mean for $5 i can just grab a handfull of them and use them for tons of cool projects. Turn any TV in to a smart TV for $5. build a micro portable computer in an Altoids tin.... SO MANY FUN THINGS

[@Beall619]

+Robert Briggs thx for giving me my new Altoids project idea, +make you should give it a try.

[@Moostery]

My idea is an altoids tin laptop type thing. Maybe snatch a screen off a scrap phone or just buy a cheap $20 phone to steal a screen from. Put the screen on the inside of the lid and the guts in the main section and a few buttons for basic usage without a keyboard attached. maybe for multimedia or something/ My problem? I have no idea how to program what so ever and I would have no chance of finding a way to connect the screen to it haha.

[@jackburton9507]

+Robert Briggs they might only be 5 bucks but the accessories add up quick,, my Pi2 was only 60 bucks Canadian but I have spent 4 or 5 hundred since on accessories ,lcd screens sd cards cables galore ,ect ect , good luck with you projects

[@JurgHurg]

+Jack Burton I think you can get a 3.5" Touchscreen for the PI for £35 now

[@tylerblack5838]

+jurg Hurg Where are they that cheap?

[@igrewold2383]

Darn I can't find it anywhere! It is either not there or out of stock! :[ Sadly, aliexpress merchants sell it in lots of 10 for under $50 but what do I need 10 for! Unless cracking passwords or such! But I dunno how to connect them or use parallel computing on them!

[@anneblackwood8302]

so do you need the ethernet adapter or use otg for networking? whats the deal with usb clusters anyway? who's got a schema for networking a bunch of pi zeros with etherUSB, I'm thinking one pi with two arduionesq microcontrollers hatted with usb host shields running a 12 port usb hub on each with 24 pi zeros networked between them, thoughts?

[@guimauve522]

Could I use this thing as a computer that I could connector to my television to watch movie?? Does if work with wifi and if no can I buy another part so I can connect to my home wifi?

[@igrewold2383]

Man Saint Louis, Missouri, nice. I used to live there, loved the Arch and the OZ club on the side of Illinois state! ;D

[@MasonAtha]

The only thing that I wish was included on the Raspberry Pi Zero is onboard WiFi, seeing as they've dropped any ethernet already onboard.

[@norm1124]

Agree

[@unlokia]

+Mason Atha Yes, but then it won't be $4; this board is *bare essentials only* :)

[@DeimosSaturn]

+Mason Atha Next gen has to be WiFi and blue tooth enabled. Also an onboard rechargeable power source.

[@superdau]

+Mason Atha Then buy a CHIP. Also got bluetooth, a normal USB-A port and integrated flash.

[@brianlasch144]

+Mason Atha Plug in a usb hub and a wifi stub.

[@4HUNNIDZ]

I could see this being used for making a handheld

[@Stephenbernerart]

Good to be with ya!

[@officialninjachannel]

How well will these cluster?

[@eskilr]

where can iget one of those?

[@MrJbond641]

I have a generic arduino. any good? Never used it

[@putrid.p]

Pretty brave design choices to scythe away the hardware like that. I like it!

[@lukelopez3865]

Can this run Netflix and KZbin okay?

[@taza99]

I'd so no for netflix but yes it should be able to view youtube videos. At least my pi 2 does no problem. But since I haven't tested this I can't say for sure.

[@chadbrad7016]

Netflix could work, but you have to use wine to emulate the Netflix app

[@taza99]

oh yeah... But for wine and netflix you have to emulate x86 processor... It's possible, but not practical

[@chadbrad7016]

Taza​ hopefully native support comes out because of steam boxes

[@jonduncan05]

+Kyle Cook Netflix will run native on Linux now using Chrome browser

[@brettefantomet]

You said 40x2 at 0:40! that should be 20x2

[@mrafayshams3089]

Can you still use a camera with it? Maybe with the USB?

[@deepspacemachines]

+Rafay Shams If the processor isn't too slow, you should - in theory - be able to connect a USB camera, like a webcam for example, to it. It won't be tiny anymore, thogh, and the cumera will likely cost more than the computer. Plus you'd need a nub to connect anything else to it, which will likely too cost more than the pi0.

[@StonedPanda]

how to connect a keyboard and mouse then???

[@renji_yo]

+Stoned Panda using an usb hub :)

[@RichardEricCollins]

+Stoned Panda Buy a B+ or a RPi2

[@Trentsum]

+Stoned Panda www.amazon.com/dp/B00L32UUJK

[@RustyX2010]

+Stoned Panda Logitech wireless keyboard with trac pad combo

[@geraldjansen7086]

+Stoned Panda try usb hub

[@joekustek2623]

LInk to purchase?

[@dtrrtd774]

99 cents introductory price for one from Microcenter should garner more interest. Just got one not knowing what to do with it yet, not having any of the required peripheral connectors.

[@randallgoguen3463]

I like to see this use around HAM radio projects.

[@Crowforge]

Well I'll finally buy one(once it shows up on amazon) and if it's easy enough I'll try and make a wearable out of it.

[@kilroywashere3086]

I think that the one USB port for data is going to be very laggy with a keyboard, mouse, WiFi dongle, and another accessory such as a flash drive going through it.

[@RichardEricCollins]

This is a game changer. (to copy other comments I've seen elsewhere)

[@cmegach3185]

that is motherboard?

[@m.c.hendriksson5548]

Five dollar Raspberry is great! However, I wish it had more processing power for graphics/multi-media processing.

[@lucatrifan2797]

As of 2016, the Pi Zero has a camera connector.

[@elfboi523]

It's so tiny that I'm thinking about putting it inside an old XBox controller (the bulky one that came with the original XBox), so all you need is to connect HDMI and power for your console emulators.

[@k.tasisang8661]

you can make green lantle ring please i wont to see for i will make it

[@ericbeyer3869]

This announcement would be far more exciting if I could find the pi zero in stock anywhere in the US.

[@bigMax1337]

if it is like 6€ I'm picking it up right away. I need something just for downloads or uploading.

[@tonebone7053]

This is a game changer, people. you can now build anything on the cheap!

[@antiquark6594]

Grab a Pi and build a permanent project cheaply. I have never used the Raspberry Pi before but this will be useful in my home automation system.

[@sallerc]

$5 computer, that's just awesome!

[@RustyX2010]

+salle rc $45-up on eBay

[@sallerc]

The demand is quite a bit higher than the supply right now I guess...

[@RustyX2010]

yeah think lol plus it's Christmas time

[@sallerc]

That's true, I'll have to wait to get one cheap... :-/ Oh well, have lots of other toys to play with meanwhile :)

[@arkabhowmick]

only one micro USB is usable......so how can I connect 1 keyboard,1 mouse, 1 WiFi dongle , 1 pendrive to it? 😐.....

[@lukelopez3865]

Usb hub

[@Trentsum]

+Arka Bhowmick www.amazon.com/dp/B00L32UUJK

[@arkabhowmick]

Will a USB hub work? Because it didn't work with my tablet....

[@deepspacemachines]

+Arka Bhowmick Does your tablet have USB OTG? If so it might need an active USB hub. On the pi, though, any hub should work. (But I hate them - and everybody else who does this - for making that outbound port USB micro B instead of micro A, as would be appropriate on the host side.)

[@arkabhowmick]

That's great.... Thanks everyone... :)

[@sortsvane]

before watching this video i thought c.h.i.p. will change the lives of makers but it would clearly doesn't !!!! mind = double blown !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@deepspacemachines]

+Danish Joshi Well, CHIP has more connectivity (WiFi, Bluetooth) so if you want that, the Pi0 won't work. Also, while generally similar, it seems tg go for a slightly different concept, as far is I can judge from the short video on their site. Oh, and don't forget the Pi0 still needs an SD cart, while the CHIP has 8 gigs of integrated memory, but apparently no Expansion options beyond that (apart from external drives).

[@sortsvane]

Yes i agree , thanks.

[@timhills6948]

Seeing as its made in the UK, why is it nearly £12 +TAX.

[@albedo0point39]

It's £4 inclusive of tax in the UK. Are you looking at the price of a kit?

[@RustyX2010]

+Tim Hills $45-up on ebay

[@Tatdago]

Finally, I'm the first one to comment

[@bluebirdrealestate]

+Ahmad Bitar That's not a thing.

[@artsylowtekk2502]

Well now i can build a whole off a lot more diy projects.

[@MikaelMurstam]

The era of ubiquitous computing has begun.

[@declanfletcher6390]

Hahaha. No one's going to care about CHIP anymore.

[@chongphitherng1278]

R.I.P. CHIP xD

[@masegado]

Maybe, though they have somewhat different feature sets... Pi0 has HD-capable HDMI onboard and expandable storage via microSD, but CHIP has built-in WiFi+Bluetooth and 4 Gb of built-in storage.

[@jaredj631]

My first thought to

[@igrewold2383]

Also add Arduino to that. It seems if you combine RPI0 with ESP8266 you get a killer system that can even hax da p3n7490n(pentagon in 1337 speak ;)

[@josephweaver8545]

I just bought one and 2 day latter this happened

[@Jota_VA]

I think they should add one ethernet with poe port for conectivity and energy consuming.

[@davinrisyalhanif]

finally i can make my TV smarter with very very cheap computer!

[@PanzarMetal]

Great... Now i need to find micro usb adapters. They didnt really reduce the end price at all. 2 usb adapters, plus a new mini HDMI cable. micro SD card that all adds up. They created the same problem they had before.

[@NickFarrow]

Think they might be competing with getchip.com? I would buy both if I could.....

[@rayhan2884]

that's less than 15 bucks. buy both lol

[@NickFarrow]

Just waiting for the count down for CHIP. Already sub to MagPi

[@superdau]

+Nick Farrow Not really a competition, when you have to add wifi, bluetooth and flash first before you have something compareable to the chip.

[@unlokia]

"One gigaHERT"? HertZ ;)

[@logtothebase2]

Sold out in 24hours

[@hazukidarkside]

This with an RF out adapter could put a computer in the hands of every third world child

[@wewd]

+Breadmen It has an unpopulated 2-pin composite video header labeled "TV", so any display that can handle composite video can connect to the Pi Zero.

[@NoorquackerInd]

Go get those tiny fancy Qualcomm Atheros chips and shove them in the pi!

[@igrewold2383]

I am thinking what is next?! a 25 cent CPU :D>

[@nguyenhongson8998]

can you make copper chess

[@rhysnolan167]

What is this?i have only started watching this channel now

[@barkinruday]

The Pi foundation just kicked C.H.I.P in the balls.

[@bubba1984]

connectivity is everything, opportunity missed IMHO

[@taza99]

Only 5$... Now a cluster can you make

[@remythecereal9934]

But will it run Crysis!?

[@jakeabel2548]

More USB ports. So I could just add USB ethernet/wifi or other things I may want.

[@anasarkawi4331]

only thing i wish is selling on turkey

[@Asperixo176]

Interesting. Wish it had onboard WIFI.

[@SuperLohseBros]

I think a five dollar raspberry pie will make people fat :)

[@sithsiri]

Get REKT CHIP? Reply with your opinion

[@floppydisk4500]

pi zero, as in none left in stock anywhere... =[

[@ErtsenPlayGames]

Awesome but i nead to wait becouse i liwe in poland and eweryone do anythink to make cash and i can buy it but for 50$ !!!! So i wait ......

[@victorfiori105]

Wow this is really bad compared to Chip the $9 computer!!!

[@w8fg]

it's awesome but why shrink USB and HDMI ports! They technically failed the $5 milestone if I have to purchase $6 in adapters to get started at even most basic level

[@vivekpandya548]

the good think you waste to bast useful product ......

[@fairextl]

Sorry but CHIP is just better for the money...

[@benjaminbuljevic7977]

I guess, people will understand that this is pretty wasted money now-days so it wont affect anything at all.

[@TheGirlWiththenerdytattoo]

I bet runs like shit . the pi b+ was crap already could barely run a distro

[@deepspacemachines]

+Girl With the nerdy tattoo It won't run crysis for sure.

[@TheGirlWiththenerdytattoo]

pff be lucky if it ran pac man

[@TheGirlWiththenerdytattoo]

santa is getting me a model 2 model in 4 weeks however so some fun will be had

[@deepspacemachines]

Girl With the nerdy tattoo An electronics store in my area sells them for 44€ (Pi2 1GB). I might have _someone_ get me one, too.

[@AndyinMokum]

+Girl With the nerdy tattoo :- I don't think it really designed to run desktop distributions. I've Ubuntu MATE 15.10 installed on an overclocked and overvolted Pi2 and that's acceptable at a push. I have another overclocked and overvolted Pi2 running openELEC and it zips along quite merrily. The Pizero should run OS's like openELEC and the headless Raspbian Jessie lite without breaking a sweat. However, I really doubt it's desktop capabilities.

[@Gunchulis]

The Zero was just a marketing trick. Show me where I can buy one for 5 bucks?! They cost ~25 bucks each and you have to wait 1-2 months to receive it.

[@Renamoose]

+DaGunchijs www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/

[@SalvadorGeo]

+DaGunchijs I can find one in my country for 69 Euros. Do you think I should get it?

[@Gunchulis]

There are many other alternatives than raspberry. They are much better and cost less. Check out BananaPi, Beaglebone, ODroid-c1, hummingboard-i1. Sal Geo

[@Gunchulis]

thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-zero?variant=14062734980 27 euros (1eur=0.88 usd). shop.pimoroni.com/collections/raspberry-pi-zero All of the 5 buck ones are out of stock - as always. You can get one if u pay for the OVERPRICED cables, or the 24 bucks for kit. And for the Adafruit link - that's one of the most overpriced websites ever. ---Now do you see where I was going with saying this is just a marketing trick?!!Renamon Toast Crunch

[@SalvadorGeo]

+DaGunchijs Thanks for the info man. I am looking up those. Also totally agree about the marketing trick you mentioned 2 months ago. I mean, why did they sell just a bunch of them and they didn't keep it going?