How Intel's Edison Stacks Up Against Arduino And Raspberry Pi | Sciences & Technology | Scoop.it

"At long last, Intel has shipped its shipped its tiny Edison computer. Announced in January, this $50 module—which Intel insists on calling a "development platform"—is ready for your latest maker projects.


Intel has hinted at big plans for Edison; it clearly hopes to seed the device, or something like it, so widely that it might end up a standard for the still-emerging Internet of Things. For now, however, Intel is positioning Edison as a DIY device for makers and hobbyists, promising to "lower the barriers to entry for entrepreneurs of all sizes" by including specs for makers and a forum for showing off Edison-based projects. Indeed, the only places Edison is available for sale so far are hobby sites. (...)"