Look at this – the new pi-top module, the new pi-top [4] has arrived.
Aimed at teachers, academics and inventors, it is described as a programmable PC module, built around a Raspberry Pi 4.
Each pi-top [4] also comes with the company’s basic kit. It is a virtual “bento box” containing 14 components, adding programmable sensors, buttons and LEDs. Basically, a quick way to start and “continue your learning by progressing through guided course plans in complex coding, robotics, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.”
Think of pi-top as the canonical Ubuntu Raspberry Pi!
Manufacturers say:
“With pi-top [4], kids can not only create great electronic projects and be informed about how to code using Scratch 3 and Mu, but they can also use it as a computer. It comes with the Chromium Internet browser as well as Google Suite, which gives them access to Gmail, Docs, Sheets and other productivity and publishing software.
They can also unleash their creativity with photographs and music. How about Photo Editor, mtPaint or ImageMagic to edit images and graphics, or Sonic Pi to create amazing music? We’ve also added Minecraft Raspberry Pi Edition and VLC Media Player. »
You can learn more about pi-top [4] in www.pi-top.com/products/pi-top-4.
As you can see, there is a new design for this iteration – pi-top here explains why the new Raspberry Pi four could not have compatibility with the popular pi-top chassis [3].
The PC and basic kit are sold through Farnell in Europe and you can also buy it here, for $299.00.
We are proud to report that Pi-Top founder Ryan Dunwoody is an EW BrightSpark of the original elegance of 2017. You can read his profile here.
By the time he identified himself as BrightSpark, he was already a successful businessman at the age of 26, having earned a first-class master’s degree in engineering science from Oxford University. His specialty spaces include: electronics, robotics, device learning and computer vision.
See also: LEGO pi-top compatible sensors for Earth Day
See also: Crowdfunding Watch: pi-top module [4] and advanced vehicle kit for Raspberry Pi
Home electronics, the newest progression cards and the most attractive client devices. Written through Alun Williams.
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