Pi Zero: A full Raspberry Pi for just $5
Found on Ars Technica on Thursday, 26 November 2015
The Zero is powered by a Broadcom BCM2835 (the same SoC in the Raspberry Pi 1), with a 1GHz ARM11 CPU core. There's 512MB of RAM; a micro SD slot; two micro USB sockets (data and power); and a mini HDMI socket that can output at 1080p60. Perhaps most importantly, though, the Zero has 40 GPIO pins with the same pinout as the Model A+, B+, and 2B. There's also some headers for RCA composite video out.
Another option, if you live in the UK, is to pick up a print copy of the MagPi magazine—available in shops today for £6—which comes with a free Pi Zero on the front cover.
A few decades ago you had to save your pocket money for a long time to finally buy a computer. These days, you get a by far more powerful system stuck on a magazine.