9 USD dollar computer and AdvancedHMI

[thebuj]

I've seen some specs, and the developpers video.... its ARM based, so nothing new here. They just seem to remove a layer of transparency so people that are less electronics inlined can get into it.

Its just cheaper than the other ARM based developper boards

 

[mts5096]

Garbage ware. Why aren't the specifications published? What does one get for $9?

The specs are buried in the campaign tab on the kickstarter page; you have to wade through a bunch of hype to get to them:

Allwinner Tech R8 - an ARM Cortex A-8 chip at 1 GHz
512 MB DDR3 RAM
4 GB NAND Flash

That's on par with a low end smartphone or one of those cheap tablets that your grandma would buy. Not bad for $9, and a good fit for the target market: "makers" and hobbyists.