This post reads like a thinly-disguised ad for the "Phidgets SBC2", a $230 board similar to the $35 Raspberry Pi, but with a slower processor, less memory, and

This post reads like a thinly-disguised ad for the "Phidgets SBC2", a $230 board similar to the $35 Raspberry Pi, but with a slower processor, less memory, and no HDMI output. It does have built-in IO, which you'd need an expansion board to implement on the Pi. TL;DR Friends don't let friends use Phidgets.