Texas Instruments has announced a $45 computer based around a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, and aimed at the 'maker' market.
Called BeagleBone Black, it is half the price and has more performance than the original credit card sized BeagleBone.
At its heart is the firms Sitara AM335x chip, and the computer includes 2Gbyte of on-board storage pre-loaded with Linux.
It has USB, Ethernet and HDMI interfaces, as well as 65 digital I/Os and seven analogue inputs.
Source:
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2013/04/23/55987/beaglebone-black-tis-45-raspberry-pi-competitor.htm
