Hey there! I recently received an Intel Edison board from Instructables, as a nice gift. If your wondering what that is, the Intel Edison is a tiny computer the size of an SD card (that's seriously small), for electronics and computer hobbyists out there. It has dual-core Atom CPU, and includes WiFi and Bluetooth in one heck of a tiny package.



The Edison goes well with its breakout board (which I used), as it makes it easier to program and use. It runs Linux, and supports Arduino, Python, Node.js and other programming languages as well. The Edison is made specifically for IoT (Internet of Things) projects, and also wearables, taking advantage of its size.

Intel Edison Specs:

CPU:

Two Intel Atom Silvermont cores @500MHz

One Intel Quark core @100MHz

Memory:

1GB integrated RAM

4GB eMMc memory

Connectivity:

WiFi

Bluetooth 4

USB Host

SD card socket

Hardware pins:

6 PWM output

6 Analog in channels

1 UART

1 I2C

1 SPI (?)

All at 5V logic level