Looks like they've signed up for the R-Pi revolution instead. http://www.irobot....

soylentcola · on Dec 10, 2014

Yeah, I'd prefer something like Pi as well. Rather than using my phone (which I would like to keep free for typical phone stuff) or buying a second device (can be awfully pricey), a RPi would be more flexible and potentially more affordable for students and tinkerers.

I'm sure plenty of us have an older smartphone around for projects and experiments but I think that just as many people sell or trade theirs in for a discount. That doesn't even take into consideration the issue with the variety of devices and types of docks out there. Something like a Pi is meant to be hacked and modded to fit into different use cases and you aren't automatically paying (both in terms of money and performance) for all of the overhead of general smartphone hardware and software.

ivankirigin · on Dec 10, 2014

I have 8 old iphones in my house.

There are literally billions of old smartphones waiting for a good use.