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Raspberry Pi
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At least
4,000 units of the Raspberry Pi are being produced every day in order to meet
the demand for the mini-computer. According to Eben Upton, founder of the
Raspberry Pi Foundation, around 4,000 units of the device are being produced
every day to keep up with the demand even as a backlog is still being noted up
to now.
Upton
indicated that the foundation is hoping that the increase in production of the
Raspberry Pi will allow it to reduce the backlog. They are looking forward to
delivering the Raspberry Pi unit the day after a consumer purchases the unit.
Sales of the
Raspberry Pi have already reached around 200,000 units and it expects the
figure to reach around one million within the year. Around half of the total
number of orders was reportedly for the United Kingdom although Upton indicated
that he is hoping to expand the market to the United States.
Instead of
introducing a new model of the Raspberry Pi, the foundation has focus on the
enhancement of the software. The
recently-produced models of the device reportedly offer a four-fold enhancement
in the performance compared to the models that were released in April.
In addition
to announcing the increase in production and enhanced software, the foundation
also revealed that a camera module will be added into the device. The camera
module will feature a five-megapixel sensor and will be available by October.
The camera for the Raspberry Pi will reportedly be priced at around $25 and
will allow the device to record images and videos.
Although the
introduction of the Raspberry Pi experienced a number of setbacks, some
industry watchers are elated to see that the device is doing well in the
market. However Upton indicated that foundation still has to work on its
original purpose for the Raspberry Pi, which is to change the way computer
science is being taught in schools.
The
foundation still has a lot of work to be able to bring the Raspberry Pi into
the hands of schoolchildren.
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