Hey- sorry about how long this has sat. We've been swamped with improving/producing Tiny Arcade and some other projects. We definitely recognize you as a fan
and I appreciate your posts. This is a good topic for some discussion, plus we rarely get around to sharing what we're working on..
The Pi is definitely the dark side as far as I'm concerned
Any of the small hardware shops like us of course can't directly compete. However right now our entry price for a processor board plus BLE or WiFi is pretty hefty compared to most. We are looking at what we can do for about $30:
1. NRF52 processor board. This is a duh, especially with much smaller modules available vs. the NRF51.
2. ESP8266 main board. ESP8266 support feels pretty mature now, but limited IO has slowed us down for a standard processor board. We can't compete with the $3 breakout boards as always, but I think we can make something tiny and unique that will make sense at a bit higher price. Hopefully we can look into ESP32 after that.
Plus new processor boards, helping our current BLE/WiFi options, especially when USB is needed:
3. We should finally have our 'TinyZero' out some time soon(the same Cortex M0+ as TinyScreen+, but in TinyDuino format) for less than $30
4. TinySeven(!) prototypes are on the way
Thanks,
Ben