Raspberry Pi multitouch display now on sale at $60

It isn't difficult to connect a Raspberry Pi to a screen via the HDMI port, but the company now decided to make it even easier by launching an official RaspBerry Pi display. It's a 7-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen display with 10-finger touch support and priced at only $60 that is approximately Rs 4,000.It is now available via Swag store, and will be selling through some others soon. It requires only two connections to the Pi – power from the Pi’s GPIO port and a ribbon cable that connects to the DSI port on the Raspberry Pi.It supports an on-screen keyboard integrated into the Raspbian OS for full functionality without the need for a physical keyboard or mouse.[caption id="attachment_280790" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Image: Siliconangle[/caption]Turn your Raspberry Pi into a touch screen tablet, infotainment system, or standalone device.Truly Interactive – the latest software drivers will support a virtual ‘on screen’ keyboard, so there is no need to plug in a keyboard and mouse.Make your own ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) devices including a visual display. Simply connect your Raspberry Pi, develop a Python script to interact with the display, and you’re ready to create your own home automation devices with touch screen capability.A range of educational software and programs available on the Raspberry Pi will be touch enabled, making learning and programming easier on the Raspberry Pi.Raspberry Pi is a tiny, low-cost computer and the company launched the upgraded second variant dubbed Raspberry Pi 2 earlier this year at $35. It features a 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU, 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM has complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1 and according to the Raspberry foundation this can run the full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions, including Snappy Ubuntu Core, as well as Microsoft Windows 10.While the Raspberry Pi is priced at $35, another project, the Orange Pi has launched similar mini PCs including the OrangePi Plus – an open source single-board computer running Android 4.4 , Ubuntu, Debian, Rasberry Pi Image, using the AllWinner H3 SoC and1GB DDR3 SDRAM. The Orange Pi is priced at $15.