Raspberry Pi's latest computer costs just $5

From CNET: Raspberry Pi's new educational micro-computer is its cheapest yet -- a pocket-sized device designed to teach kids coding for just $5 (about £3.30 or AU$7).

The Raspberry Pi Zero, unveiled on Thursday, is the latest computer from the British company that has for the last few years made its mission to make computing accessible to every child who wants to learn.

Made in Wales, the new computer features a 1GHz ARM processor, 512MB of RAM, a microSD card slot, a Mini-HDMI socket and Micro-USB sockets. It measures a petite 65 by 30 by 5mm.

Basic computers like those made by Raspberry Pi are seen as being the gateway to coding for children. This year the BBC has created its own educational computer, the MicroBit, with the input of Raspberry Pi and other partners, which it is giving away free to 11-year-olds across the UK. Coding has been on the national curriculum, which requires it to be taught in British schools, for a year now. It's being widely supported by the tech industry, which sees coding education as an investment in its own future.

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