{"id":2503,"date":"2013-02-28T09:09:26","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T09:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=2503"},"modified":"2013-02-28T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T09:09:26","slug":"bbc-article-talks-about-the-raspberrypi-and-the-rise-of-small-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2503","title":{"rendered":"BBC article talks about the #RaspberryPi and the rise of small computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-21588419\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/blq-blocks_grey_alpha1.png' alt='BBC News - Raspberry Pi and the rise of small computers' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-21588419\">this article<\/a>, the BBC covers the world of miniature computing and the explosion, in recent months, of devices into the market. 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