The advent of a micro Linux computer

The advent of a micro Linux computer

Previously, the British small charity Raspberry Pi launched a $35 "mini version" Linux PC, mainly for the education market. Now, Raspberry Pi has ushered in a new competitor, HummingBoard. Currently, HummingBoard is priced at $45 and slightly higher than the Raspberry Pi, but the configuration is significantly improved, including faster processors, larger RAM and more USB ports.

HummingBoard only has a credit card size. It can run Android and various Linux distributions and has a variety of purposes, including setting up a media center and sharing system.

HummingBoard can be equipped with up to four USB ports, a mini PCIe slot, an HDMI port, a mini SATA port, Ethernet interface, GPIO pins, LVDS output, digital and analog audio, and infrared and camera interfaces.

HummingBoard is divided into three versions, with an entry level of $45 and a flagship version of $100.