{"id":1743,"date":"2017-10-13T16:49:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T15:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2017-10-13T16:49:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T15:49:39","slug":"new-pi-top-modular-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/new-pi-top-modular-laptop\/","title":{"rendered":"New pi-top modular laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rs-online.com.\">RS Components<\/a><\/span> (RS) is ready to supply the latest-generation pi-top modular laptop, launched by the pi-top \u00a0organisation, featuring enhancements to assist learning and boost usability.<\/p>\n<p>The latest pi-top comes with a 1080p full-HD 14-inch display, up to 8-hours battery life, a full-sized sliding keyboard, and the Raspberry Pi 3 with state-of-the-art compute capability and extra power for maker projects.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe laptop is supplied with the display installed in the chassis, ready to assemble by connecting the Raspberry Pi 3 and accompanying hardware using the cables supplied. Users can then take advantage of the pi-top ecosystem, comprising software, accessories and teaching\/learning aids, to understand computer science and coding principles, and build their own maker projects.<\/p>\n<p>The sliding keyboard provides access to the Raspberry Pi 3 and a magnetic board-mounting rail, which allows users to push their learning further by expanding the hardware.<\/p>\n<p>The advanced inventor\u2019s kit, supplied with the new pi-top, provides expansion opportunities including LED lights, modular microphones and speaker accessories, and pi-topPROTO+ \u2013 a HAT-compatible board containing a breadboard for solder-less prototyping of electronic circuits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pi-top modular laptop is delivered as a straightforward self-build project that gives a good grasp of computer-science basics, and a launchpad for rich learning experiences in software and hardware,\u201d said Simon Duggleby, Senior Product Marketing Manager at RS. \u201cThe latest version is more powerful, with greater usability, and on its official global launch day, today, we are ready to fulfil customers\u2019 orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To help users unleash the new laptop\u2019s extra features and capabilities, the proven pi-topOS Polaris software suite contains purpose-built teaching apps, including the pi-topCLASSROOM customisable lesson-plan creator, pi-topCODER, and pi-topPROTO physical-computing examples. Users can also take advantage of familiar tools like Scratch and CEEDuniverse, which help learn coding concepts, and powerful built-in utilities like Google office suite and Chromium. pi-topOS Polaris is the only education technology platform fully endorsed by the UK Oxford Cambridge RSA (OCR) examination board.<\/p>\n<p>The new pi-top is available to order immediately from <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/rs-components-introduces-pair-of-fluke-testers-for-electrical-engineers-in-tight-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RS<\/a><\/span> in EMEA and is available shortly in the Asia Pacific region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RS Components (RS) is ready to supply the latest-generation pi-top modular laptop, launched by the pi-top \u00a0organisation, featuring enhancements to assist learning and boost usability. 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