A good start...
There are a lot of projects out there which now have a hope of moving forward because of the Raspberry Pi. Thinking about this another way, consider its capabilities in general terms:
1. Small form factor
2. Low power consumption
3. Open hardware architecture
4. Linux (well documented and open) OS
5. Network capable
6. Best graphics of any device in its class
What it needs is a simple programming environment for kids and adults to use it and an expansion board to plug it into projects... Oh wait! They already did it. search for these items:
Hardware:
Gertboard
PiDuino
PiFace
RPi Serial breakout
IDE and languages:
Qt Creator
Eclipse
Scratch (MIT)
Processing
With this toolkit it becomes quite challenging to identify what the Raspberry Pi, a low cost board, free software, and one's imagination cannot do.
