[TechRepublic] Cracking Open the $40 Raspberry Pi

Cracking Open TechRepublic Member | May 01, 2012

Editor's note TechRepublic's Nick Heath was one of the few tech journalists to get his hands on the Raspberry Pi when it was released last week.This unboxing gallery explores the $40 computer's hardware in detail – from the chipset through to its ports. Raspberry Pi unboxing Resource of the day Free 2011 Salary Report IT Professionals - Register on activeTechPros for immediate access Business Professionals - Join the activeBizPros community to view the report Additional TechRepublic resources   Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 teardown reveals efficient hardware layout and replaceable battery The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Android tablet has a case that's easy to open, clean internal design, and replaceable battery. Read more Nokia achieved Lumia 900's $209 bill of materials with single-core processor, low RAM Windows Phone 7.5 and low hardware costs help Nokia hit aggressive $99 price point for Lumia 900. Read more Raspberry Pi: Tell us what you've got planned for yours We want to know what you are doing with your Raspberry Pi. Read more Keep your IT consultancy running smoothly with MyIT CRM If you're looking for a solid CRM tool to handle the business end of your IT consultancy, Jack Wallen recommends giving the open source MyIT CRM a try. Read more 10 tools TR members consider essential We recently asked the question "What's the one tool you can't live without?" Here's a roundup of some of your responses -- which took an interesting turn. Read more Let Super Security Standard protect your Android mobile Jack Wallen takes a look at the Super Security Standard application. Find out why he believes this is one of the finest security apps for Android platform. Read more Featured multimedia   Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Cracking Open the HTC Titan II Cracking Open the HP Omni 27 Quad all-in-one Featured multimedia   Kids in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. There were quite a few kids in costumes at this year's event. Here are some photos that were taken by C2E2 attendees. View on site Geeks in costume at C2E2 2012 Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) was held on April 13 - 15, 2012. Take a look at some of the costumes from this year's event. View on site Kids in costume at Emerald City Comic Con 2012 Emerald City Comic Con was held in Seattle, WA, on March 30 - April 1, 2012. There were quite a few kids (and even a few pets) in costumes at this year's event, so we decided to create a gallery that's dedicated to these big personalities in small packages. View on site Featured Webcast Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business Check out this webcast to learn about three steps you can take to double your business. Discover the simple tips, along with the more complicated ones, in this webcast. Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Free 2011 Salary Report Live Webcast Your Next 3 Ladder Rungs to Doubling Your Business (Citrix Online) Free Trial: vRanger, the Powerful VMware Recovery Solution (Quest Software) The Five Pillars of SharePoint Governance (Quest Software)   About this newsletter I dissect the latest business tech products and analyze the internal components in order to help IT leaders make smart hardware purchasing and deployment decisions. Bill Detwiler Head Technology Editor My Twitter feed: @billdetwiler Connect with TechRepublic How Indian outsourcing's hunt for skills is boosting women and cutting bias What started with the Indian services industry's attempts to attract talent through women-friendly policies now extends to all parts of the equality agenda. TechRepublic newsletters   Get technical tips and tutorials, IT industry analysis, geeky discussions, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Smartphones Tablets in the Enterprise Geekend TechRepublic UK

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