Tachyon 8GB RAM / 128GB Flash - Kickstarter reward

Tachyon is a 5G-connected single-board computer (SBC) that takes the technology inside a modern smartphone and packs it into a Raspberry Pi form factor to power portable and remote computing devices. With a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC, an AI accelerator, and Particle’s edge-to-cloud IoT infrastructure, Tachyon combines all of the edge computing power, connectivity, and software necessary to embed intelligence into anything, anywhere. At the heart of Tachyon is the Qualcomm QCM6490 — an SoC that takes the power of a Snapdragon and packages it into an IoT-friendly package with upstream Linux support and a ten year longevity guarantee. This is the same chipset that powers the Fairphone 5, and the same tech under the hood that powers the Nothing Phone (1) and a variety of smartphones from Samsung, Motorola, Xiaomi, and Oppo. The QCM6490 features an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo CPU, making Tachyon one of the most powerful single board computers on the market. In addition, Tachyon has a Qualcomm Adreno 643 GPU and a Qualcomm Hexagon 770 DSP containing an AI accelerator capable of delivering 12 TOPS. It can drive 4K displays, consume high resolution video from two cameras, and run powerful AI/ML models to detect objects in video streams, classify sounds in audio streams, and process language. For a spec comparison to other SBCs, take a look at this table. Tachyon is capable of doing real work wherever you deploy it — at home, at work, or far afield. Not only does Tachyon come with 5G connectivity operating at up to 2.5Gbs (with LTE fallback and an integrated custom cellular antenna!), but it comes pre-loaded with Particle’s embedded EtherSIM with free cellular telemetry and an optional low-cost data plan (more details below). Sending gobs of data? Don’t worry, Tachyon has a Wi-Fi 6E connection for blazing fast connectivity over your Wi-Fi network, again with a built in antenna. Tachyon will come in two regional variants — North America and Rest of World. You will be able to select your preferred variant after the Kickstarter campaign closes. For a complete list of countries supported by Tachyon EtherSIM, check this table.