<s>
CHIP	B-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
C.H.I.P.	B-Application
)	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
single-board	B-Device
computer	I-Device
crowdfunded	O
by	O
now-defunct	O
Next	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
NTC	O
)	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
open-source	B-Application
hardware	O
running	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CHIP	B-Application
and	O
related	O
products	O
are	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
was	O
an	O
Oakland	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
based	O
start-up	O
company	O
founded	O
in	O
2013	O
by	O
Dave	O
Rauchwerk	O
,	O
Gustavo	O
Huber	O
and	O
Thomas	O
Deckert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NTC	O
initially	O
launched	O
CHIP	B-Application
computer	O
via	O
a	O
successful	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
in	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-order	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
CHIP	B-Application
had	O
stopped	O
by	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
line	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Next	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
had	O
entered	O
insolvency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CHIP	B-Application
was	O
the	O
original	O
board	O
,	O
mostly	O
targeting	O
hobbyists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
built	O
around	O
the	O
Allwinner	O
R8	O
SoC	B-Architecture
processor	O
,	O
which	O
integrates	O
an	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A8	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
(	O
based	O
on	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
V7-A	O
)	O
and	O
peripherals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Graphic	O
Engine	O
,	O
UART	O
,	O
SPI	B-Architecture
,	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
CIR	O
,	O
CMOS	O
Sensor	O
Interface	O
and	O
LCD	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
is	O
also	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
NEON	O
SIMD	O
coprocessor	O
and	O
has	O
RCT	O
JAVA-Accelerations	O
to	O
optimize	O
just-in-time	O
(	O
JIT	O
)	O
and	O
dynamic	O
adaptive	O
compilation	O
(	O
DAC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
ARM	O
Mali-400	O
GPU	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
H263	O
,	O
H264	O
and	O
vp8	O
hardware	O
video	O
decoder	O
in	O
the	O
R8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CHIP	B-Application
was	O
upgraded	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
CHIP	B-Application
Pro	O
to	O
"	O
share	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
components	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CHIP	B-Application
is	O
60mm	O
×	O
40mm	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CHIP	B-Application
Pro	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
CHIP	B-Application
board	O
,	O
but	O
uses	O
the	O
newer	O
GR8	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
chip	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
system	B-Algorithm
in	I-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
(	O
SiP	O
)	O
made	O
by	O
Next	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
1GHz	O
Allwinner	O
R8	O
ARMv7	O
Cortex-A8	O
processor	O
with	O
NEON	O
SIMD	O
extensions	O
and	O
a	O
Mali-400	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
256	O
MB	O
of	O
Nanya	O
Technology	O
DDR3	O
SDRAM	O
is	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
R8	O
SoC	B-Architecture
into	O
a	O
14mm	O
×	O
14mm	O
,	O
0.8mm-pitch	O
252-ball	O
FBGA	B-Algorithm
package	O
,	O
simplifying	O
the	O
routing	O
of	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
having	O
two	O
dual-line	O
40-pin	O
sockets	O
as	O
on	O
CHIP	B-Application
,	O
it	O
implements	O
castellated	O
edges	O
where	O
the	O
pin	O
holes	O
are	O
designed	O
and	O
optimized	O
to	O
embed	O
to	O
another	O
board	O
with	O
SMT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
CHIP	B-Application
's	O
hardware	O
features	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
details	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
CHIP	B-Application
's	O
would-be	O
successor	O
or	O
successors	O
except	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
used	O
Next	O
Thing	O
's	O
own	O
SiP	O
GR8	O
instead	O
of	O
Allwinner	O
's	O
original	O
R8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
feature-sharing	O
with	O
CHIP	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
CHIP	B-Application
Pro	O
's	O
much	O
more	O
stable	O
supply	O
chain	O
"	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
uneasiness	O
in	O
its	O
user	O
base	O
about	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Next	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
entered	O
insolvency	O
with	O
its	O
assets	O
and	O
intellectual	O
properties	O
being	O
sold	O
,	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
v2	O
"	O
is	O
improbable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
open-source	B-Application
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
Next	O
Thing	O
also	O
published	O
an	O
HPI	B-Application
and	O
an	O
API	B-Application
for	O
users	O
to	O
develop	O
add-ons	O
boards	O
called	O
"	O
DIP	O
"	O
The	O
company	O
produced	O
several	O
DIPs	O
including	O
the	O
Pocket	O
CHIP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pocket	O
CHIP	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
CHIP	B-Application
,	O
a	O
case	O
with	O
a	O
4.3	O
inch	O
480×272	O
pixel	O
resistive	B-Device
touchscreen	I-Device
,	O
a	O
clicky	O
keyboard	O
,	O
GPIO	B-Architecture
headers	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
GPIO	B-Architecture
soldering	O
pads	O
inside	O
of	O
the	O
injection	O
molded	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
DIP	O
specifications	O
,	O
the	O
CHIP	B-Application
snaps	O
into	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
no	O
"	O
screws	O
or	O
glues	O
"	O
creating	O
a	O
portable	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
lower	O
right	O
corner	O
of	O
the	O
Pocket	O
CHIP	B-Application
is	O
a	O
hexagonal	O
hole	O
that	O
takes	O
a	O
standard	O
#2	O
HB	O
pencil	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inserting	O
the	O
pencil	B-Device
creates	O
a	O
stand	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
Pocket	O
CHIP	B-Application
to	O
stand	O
upright	O
on	O
a	O
desk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PocketCHIP	O
comes	O
loaded	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
CHIP	B-Application
OS	O
that	O
includes	O
the	O
DIP	O
's	O
driver	O
and	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
additional	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
console	B-Application
virtual	O
machine	O
PICO-8	B-Language
,	O
a	O
fully	O
functional	O
Linux	B-Application
terminal	O
,	O
a	O
file	O
browser	O
,	O
a	O
terminal	O
based	O
web	O
browser	O
called	O
surf	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
modular	O
synthesizer	O
SunVox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pockulus	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
setup	O
incorporating	O
a	O
Pocket	O
CHIP	B-Application
that	O
requires	O
some	O
3D	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
users	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
in	O
Pocket	O
CHIP	B-Application
and	O
also	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
built-in	O
composite	O
TV	O
output	O
,	O
Next	O
Thing	O
sold	O
a	O
VGA	B-Protocol
DIP	O
and	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
DIP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Pocket	O
CHIP	B-Application
,	O
physical	O
dimensions	O
of	O
these	O
DIPs	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
CHIP	B-Application
,	O
so	O
the	O
snapped	O
assembly	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
thicker	O
CHIP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CHIP	B-Application
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
constant	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bo	O
Moore	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
CHIP	B-Application
"[puts]	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
2	O
to	O
shame	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Ian	O
Paul	O
of	O
PCWorld	O
said	O
it	O
made	O
"	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
's	O
price	O
seem	O
luxurious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
alpha	O
shipping	O
,	O
CHIP	B-Application
has	O
attracted	O
an	O
enthusiastic	O
user	O
base	O
,	O
communicating	O
mainly	O
on	O
NTC	O
's	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
BBS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
enthusiasm	O
from	O
reviewers	O
and	O
users	O
,	O
Next	B-Application
Thing	I-Application
Co	I-Application
.	I-Application
declared	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
leaving	O
many	O
pre-order	O
customers	O
with	O
undelivered	O
orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
NTC	O
has	O
published	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
repositories	O
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
,	O
surviving	O
CHIPsters	O
(	O
as	O
CHIP	B-Application
users	O
call	O
themselves	O
)	O
also	O
launched	O
an	O
effort	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
preserve	O
useful	O
document	O
,	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
artifacts	O
by	O
leveraging	O
the	O
Internet	O
Archive	O
(	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
effort	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
user	O
who	O
has	O
never	O
received	O
his	O
preordered	O
CHIP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
user	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
standalone	O
site	O
focusing	O
on	O
binary	O
packages	O
and	O
a	O
Git	B-Application
repository	O
.	O
</s>
