A California-based company Next Thing Co. has begun a Kickstarter campaign for the C.H.I.P. computer this month with $50,000 as its funding goal. The micro-computer costs $9 yet acts like a personal computer.

Like Us on Facebook

The micro-computer or the minicomputer C.H.I.P. is a chip computer that pegs to an external monitor and allows a user to surf the Internet, play PC games with Bluetooth controller and check emails over Wi-Fi, according to a report by CNBC. Furthermore, the report said that C.H.I.P. has a 1 GHz processor, storage of 4GBs and 512MB of RAM.

C.H.I.P. is the world's first nine dollar computer and the campaign in Kickstarter has been posted by the company. According to Next Thing Co., it functions same as what computer can do.

The goal of the company is to make tiny powerful computers to be accessible and easier to use, according to the campaign posted in Kickstarter.

The minicomputer has built in Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth. By connecting to the Internet and attaching a keyboard and mouse wirelessly, C.H.I.P. functions just like a PC. Moreover, it works with any screen regardless of its size.

"Work in LibreOffice and save your documents to C.H.I.P.'s onboard storage. Surf the web and check your email over wifi. Play games with a bluetooth controller," according to Next Thing Co. in the campaign release.

The specs include 3,000 mAH battery, 4.3" 470px x 272px screen with resistive touch, full super-clicky QWERTY keyboard, rugged injection molded shell, fully open source and GPIO breakouts. It is also removable via hatch.

According to the company, they needed to order tens of thousands of chips to sell it for $9. Their partners at Allwinner also helped to reduce the cost with the goal of introducing the minicomputer to everyone.

For more information about the details of the C.H.I.P., Next Thing Co. released its features and specs at the Kickstarter campaign.

TagsMinicomputer, Micro-computer, C.H.I.P., World's first $9 computer, Kickstarter, Next Thing Co., Kickstarter campaign