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.





Dave Rauchwerk, CEO of Next Thing Co., utilized the global crowd-funding corporation ' Four months ago,, 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:

1GHz R8 ARM processor

4GB of internal flash storage

512MB of DDR3 RAM

Bluetooth

Wi-Fi connection

Looking at the output front of it, CHIP features:

A single full-sized USB port

Microphone input

Headphones output

A composite video output that supports older televisions

A micro USB that supports OTG

As it is an open source project, CHIP offers support for thousands of open source applications such as:

LibreOffice package for editing documents and spreadsheets

Chromium for browsing the Web

VLC Media Player for playing audios as well as videos

Other programs for coding, torrenting, and photo editing, among others