Any experiences with this? $5 Linux board w/ WiFi

diller37

Saw this on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-computer-with-wi-fi-powered-by-linux

Any of you have experience with their 1st gen Omega? thoughts/feedback??

 

saqman2060

This is the first time I have heard of this. Sounds like a pi spin-off. I have never used pi hardware so I can't compare ease of use. 

You can test out this project discovering its benefits. Tell the rest of us what it is like. Investigate. 

diller37

Just decided to back them. The campaign seems to be getting quite a bit of traction.

The $5 price point is great for embedding into projects or commercial products. The product will likely come with power supplies to supply it with power. So i guess the cost for the docks, expansions and whatever are only for during the development process. This could significantly cut product development time and production cost.

diller37

ooh they just featured on techcrunch:

https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/13/the-onion-omega2-lets-you-add-linux-to-your-hardware-projects/

saqman2060

I might consider buying one. The more I read it, the more cools features I learn about it.