Felipe borrero il y a 1 jours

Thank you for the update

Dan Lousqui il y a 2 jours

Wow ! Awesome !
I'll make a great (I hope) review on my (modest) blog once received ! Can't wait ^^

Ollii il y a 2 jours

Sounds very prommissing :-). Bon voyage.

Felipe borrero il y a 3 jours

Very quite over a week

Devin Hudson il y a 3 jours

Sorry to be a pest Pierre, but is there any updates on the pcb and molds? We're getting very close to the Jun 10th prediction on the shipping date. Is everything ok, or is there new challenges? Thank you!

Minoru TODA il y a 6 jours

@Matthew: Click the blue "View Pledge" button on the right near the top, click "Survey" and "Edit Address"

Matthew il y a 6 jours

How do I change the shipping address?

Dan Prosser le May 26

Waiting for this is so hard. I want it now

Fernando Ferrer Esteban le May 22

Hello @Pierre, has already started assembly of PCB, as planned? And in general you think that the rest of the deadlines could suffer some delay more? thanks in advance.

Francis Levesque le May 20

@Andrea Caroli
There is no reason that it wouldn't work since the Zero, and ZeroW are exactly the same save for added Bluetooth and Wifi, which the Zero could get through additional USB devices instead. The rest of the hardware is 100% the same.

Have to remind people that the Raspiboy is NOT related to the software you install, it's a hardware device that needs a minimal change to a config file (mostly to tell it what to do with the screen). So if you have a Zero or ZeroW, and have installed RetroPie or whatever system of your choice, then it WILL work in the Raspiboy.

Devin Hudson le May 19

@Andrea Caroli

Yes.

Andrea Caroli le May 19

Hi @Pierre, I wanted to know, is the raspi boy compatible with the new "RASPBERRY PI ZERO W"? Being really much like the previous one that I understand will be content in your raspi boy.
Thanks

Fernando Ferrer Esteban le May 17

Hello @ Pierre in blue looks great. I imagine that you would be happy to stay with a blue or white that you showed us before. But I wonder, would there be any color that is not gray or black and that could be available to be able to organize a raffle to which it interests to him? You know @ Pierre, a limited edition can be interesting. I wonder if it can be possible ; ). Sorry for my English

Matthew Mutch le May 17

Always glad for updates. Seems like there's infinite ins and outs. But. You're getting it done.

Jordi Giró Anglada le May 15

@Pierre the RPi3 version without battery, to play like a home console. Connected to the TV or in a 7" if you don't want to plug to a TV. A version of the PCB for connecting at pins of IO ports.

Stanley Maynard le May 14

Pierre use a bigger battery. I used one of these for my portable PI. It is heavy but lasts a longgg time. LOL

12V 9Ah BATTERY APC Back up battery https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KAVGF08/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_00pgzbHMV8QJ7

Devin Hudson le May 14

Pierre-Louis Boyer, "@Devin yes the mold has been finished the 11th, but they still did not made the prototypes... I'm eagerly waiting for them!"

Excellent! Great to hear! Progress. :)

Pierre-Louis Boyer, "Maybe I will make a kit for raspi boy 3...."

Hey Pierre, my suggestion would be to skip the raspberry pi 3, use the compute module 3 instead. I think it uses less power, and it would be a real easy for users to install, since it uses the laptop memory format.

Devin Hudson le May 12

Hello Pierre, did the mold get finished on May 10th like your manufacturer suggested it would?

Jordi Giró Anglada le May 12

Hello @Pierre, once this project will be finished, do you have plans to make a PCB for the RPi3?

I like to create a 7" screen with a RPi3 to play with usb pads or ps3 bluetooth pads. I like to have a PCB for the screen, volume level, etc.

It was interesting get the screen, pcb, etc for a more powerful retromachine.

The body should everybody make out of the kickstarter and a option of arcade stick and buttons to a USB PCB maybe a good option too.

Fernando Ferrer Esteban le May 5

Thanks again, @Pierre. Although I really want to receive the raspi boy, I have to admit that I will miss the emotion of the updates so detailed. Your effort is appreciated! ;)

Fernando Ferrer Esteban le May 5

Hello @Pierre, this month is my birthday and I do not think I will get the raspi boy in time :( I am no longer your friend @Pierre.ha ha ha ;) ;) joke !! I prefer that it arrives well even if it is a little late, it is already known that a date is set but that it can then vary depending on providers. Thanks for keeping us so well informed :) any more news?

Francis Levesque le May 4

Ah oops, j'avais même pas remarqué qu`il y avait une carte SD 16gb dans celui que j'ai kickstarté

Good catch Bernhard :D

Francis Levesque le May 4

@Julian
Il n'y a pas de Carte SD avec le projet, pas non plus de RaspberryPi Zero (ou ZeroW), il faut que tu achètes les tiens :) Il y a des kits RaspPi qui ont une carte SD compris.

Bernhard Schmid le May 4

@Julian: Have a look at the campaign description. It says that the kit includes a 8GB SD card (unless you have upgraded to 16GB or selected the fully loaded reward)

Julian Knight le May 4

Bonjour Pierre. J'ai un question stupide pour toi: Est ce qu'il faut que j'achète une carte SD ou est ce que ça vient avec le kit? Merci et bravo pour ce magnifique Projet
- Julian

Francis Levesque le May 3

@devin
I know, but better late than broken in the grand scheme of things.

If you received a unit that didn't have the right mould for the gamepad or a defective PCB, it'd take you much longer to get it replaced.

Gotta look at the bright side of thing, as long as we keep getting updates on the process, it's simply a matter of time.

Devin Hudson le May 3

@Francis Levesque "so time to ready the packages and actually sending them, June and July sounds like relatively good estimates."

I think this is the first time I've been sad about news on the Raspiboy during the whole kickstarter. I was really hoping to get mine in May. :(

Francis Levesque le May 2

@Buck
That's what I'm thinking.
He'll probably get the shipments by the end of the month, so time to ready the packages and actually sending them, June and July sounds like relatively good estimates.

Buck le May 2

@Francis:

Thanks - Totally get all that stuff.

I'm just mainly curious, from Pierre's mind where he envisions shipping to start based upon where we are now.

It sounds like June/July at the earliest, yeah?

Michael Russell

Superbacker

le May 2

Good response from the creator is key. I have backed a couple of failed projects on Kickstarter. the first indication is the creator just stops responding. It is pleasant to have a project arrive on time, but not uncommon for the creator to be optimistic in his timelines. I continue to look forward on following this projects development.

Francis Levesque le May 1

@Buck
Pierre is still waiting on the final prototypes. What's going on here is that they send him samples of the casing and PCB components, Pierre puts them together and makes sure everything works as it should. He ran into some delays in which the plastic casing was not the correct one, but that was fixed.

Once Pierre is sure that the PCB and the casing are going to play nice together (and physically with the PiZero as well), he gives the go and it'll take a few more weeks to get the backer packages. And then the shipping starts.

I don't expect Pierre to ship a thousand units in a week. There's the packaging, making sure that people get what they asked for in their boxes (color, battery, extras), and sending them out. But we hope he gets help if he needs to, and keeps updating with quantities :) Slow movement is better than none at all, believe my experience from another Kickstarter.

Buck le May 1

Are these guys shipping in May?
June?

Other?

I'm a bit lost on what the latest update on that part is.

Thank you!

Devin Hudson le April 28

@Pierre-Louis

While we wait news on the raspiboy, why not do some "not very serious", question and answers? I'll start. What do you do as a hobby (other than doing a kickstarters)? What is your favorite music artist currently? If you like beer, what is your favorite beer?

Rubén le April 26

Hey Pierre-Louis, Do we need have to configure the video and audio output or it's just like Plug and Play?
Thanks

Francis Levesque le April 22

@Felipe
I answered it literally 2 posts below yours.
1.3 also works, but 1.3 does not have Wifi/Bluetooth, while ZeroW does.

Felipe borrero le April 22

Two questions, one, will Raspberry Pi Zero W work here? Also I noted picture for v1.2. But will v1.3 work, can we clarify all compatible boards? Of pi zero...

Buck le April 21

I'm losing track amongst all the updates..

When are these looking to be ready to start shipping?

Sometime in May?
Later?

Francis Levesque le April 19

Friendly reminder to everyone, there's still time to order your Pi Zero if you don't have it yet! The Zero W version will also fit, the only difference is added Wifi and Bluetooth without extra USB connections. If you setup your Pi Zero so it works, then it should work with a minor edits to some files once Rasiboy arrives (mostly to give control to the screen and audio to the Raspiboy).

Also, while the project is a little delays, please look at the updates section for details on the process. Projects like these are almost always late, because the only way it could be on time is if the creator already had order all of the parts and it was ready to ship, which would mean this would be a store, and not a Kickstarter.

The frequent and detailed updates show everyone what's going on, so be assured that everything is going fine. The delays are caused by manufacturing errors and production delays, something out of anyone's control. It's better to have the product a few weeks late and 100% functional than rushed and realizing that most of them don't work! :)

Ollii le April 18

@ Harold: African or european?

Harold Hannon le April 17

@Creator, would that coconut be one that was carried by a swallow? And if so what would the airspeed velocity of the sparrow need to be to carry the coconut?

Devin Hudson le April 14

@Francis With your bare hands! Due to the insane strength in your hands and fingers from playing your Raspiboy so much.

Francis Levesque le April 14

There better be a coconut opener bundled with my RaspiBoy then. How else am I going to open them?

Devin Hudson le April 14

I'm here to chew bubble gum and break open coconuts..... and I'm all out of bubble gum.

Francis Levesque le April 14

Aw man, here I hoped I could use it to break open coconuts.

Devin Hudson le April 14

@Pierre-Louis That's great to hear, thank you for the prompt response. :)