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The Raspberry Pi Foundation has revealed that the latest iteration of its micro-computing board, the Raspberry Pi Zero, has completely sold out after just 24 hours of being on sale. The Raspberry Pi Zero, which cost just $5 (or £4) has proved to be such a success that over 20,000 units were sold in a day. The original Raspberry Pi Model B and its successors put a programmable computer within reach of anyone with $20-35 to spend. Since 2012, millions of people have used a Raspberry Pi to get their first experience of programming. At the start of this year, they began work on an even cheaper Raspberry Pi to help more people take the plunge. Makers building connected devices and robotics projects are likely to be first in line in the queue for the Zero. “We believe it will be particularly useful for people looking to do robotics or IoT projects — very small […]

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