[Sheflug] Raspberry PI Production Moves to England

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19510040

Some of you might not have heard about this so I've repeated it here 
so that you get to know about it.  Just about everyone who has been to 
meetings over the past six months has expressed a desire to get hold 
of a Raspberry Pi but no one can find a way to do that.  Looks like 
things are about to change...

"The Raspberry Pi computer is being made in the UK for the first time.
Before now every one of the credit-card sized machines have rolled off 
production lines in Chinese factories.  But a deal signed between 
Premier Farnell, which distributes the Pi, and manufacturer Sony will 
see 300,000 of the gadgets produced on home soil.  Since its launch in 
April, the device has been hugely popular and its creators said more 
than a million could be sold before the end of 2012.  The UK-made 
Raspberry Pi's will be assembled at Sony UK Technology's factory in 
Pencoed, South Wales. About 30 jobs will be created as a result of the 
deal which will mean most of the Pi's being distributed by Premier 
Farnell will be made in Britain. "

-- 
Richard

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