[Arm-netbook] CHIP - The World's First Nine Dollar Computer by Next Thing Co. — Kickstarter

[Derek LaHousse]

Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross <maillist_arm-netbook <at> aross.me> writes:

> really good marketing and a well made original video. however they dont
> give much info like what wifi chipset they use -weather its software
> freedom friendly-.

>From their kickstarter page, it's:
- A realtek 2-in-1 Bluetooth 4.0 + WiFi b/g/n

Based on that, it's probably an rtl81xx.  Yes, that's a big family and I
don't know any better.  But they all require non-free firmware.  Bleh.

The page claims the wifi supports AP mode.  Neat.