It is been a year since the last major released of Raspberry Pi 3, and now the Foundation is back with a fresh new product as a part of its fifth anniversary, the Raspberry Pi Zero W. This mini-PC doubled the price of the first Pi Zero from $5 to $10, yet it includes 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0.

The "W" of the Raspberry Pi Zero W, according to Engadget means wireless. It boasts as it has the very the same details as the previous one that has a 1GHz single-core Broadcom BCM2835 CPU, 512MB of RAM, and a 40-pin header.

The Zero W will use the same wireless chip as the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, the Cypress CYW43438. The objectives of Zero W is to improve the universal uses of PC since it likely needs a hub to use Bluetooth peripherals that might end nothing at all connected to the USB port.

PCWorld reported that the Raspberry Pi Foundation have just decided to roll out the Zero W because of the demand for wireless connectivity on its original Zero. Adding a wireless connectivity is obviously will be the next step of Raspberry Foundation for the development of the Pi Zero.

And of course, it is an incredible platform for exploring different avenues regarding the IoT applications. The Raspberry Pi Foundation will continue to make easier hardware hackers to afford simple, disposable PCs that can be used for a wide range of fantastical projects. This recent ultra-cheap PC will make it significantly easier to create new fun projects such as the astonishing DIY electric skateboard from Matt Timmons-Brown, who is known online as the Raspberry Pi Guy.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is additionally offering new infusion-molded cases with exchangeable covers that have smaller variants of the official Raspberry Pi case that went on sale just about two years ago. While, the Zero W is now available from the typical Raspberry Pi retailers.

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