1btn is a Battery Powered Open Source ESP8266 WiFi Button
If you have some WiFi power switch like Sonoff TH16 at home, you’d normally control them using a mobile app or a web interface. This is all good, but getting your phone, unlocking it, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HT-01 “Helping Hand” Soldering Stand Comes with 6 Arms, a USB powered Fan
I have a “helping hand” in my office with two flexible arms and alligator clamps, and a magnifier that I use sometimes to solder or unsolder components more easily. The metallic arm are...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Boards – Intrinsyc Open-Q 212 and Kaynes Technology SKATE-212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (APQ8009) quad core Cortex A7 processor is used in entry-level smartphones, but it’s also one of the processors which the company expects to use in their Smart Speaker...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$89 Sapphire BP-LX210KL Board is Powered by AMD G-Series LX Dual Core Processor
Mentor Embedded will regularly organize webinars to show how to use or leverage their embedded Linux distribution, but their latest upcoming webinar entitled “Deploying Embedded Linux on an AMD...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Vorke Z3 Rockchip RK3399 TV Box Review – Part 2: Android 6.0 Firmware
Vorke Z3 is another mini PC / TV box powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core processor with two Cortex A72 cores, and two Cortex A53 cores making it theoretically one of the fastest TV boxes on the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$29 Bluey nRF52832 BLE & NFC Development Board Comes with Temperature, Humidity, Light, and Motion Sensors
Electronut Labs, a startup based in Bangalore, India, has designed Bluey board powered by Nordic Semi nRF52832 Bluetooth LE SoC, and equipped with 3 sensor chips reporting temperature, humidity,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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2017 Tevo Tarantula Dual Extruder 3D Printer Review – Part 1: Assembly and First Prints
Karl here. Going to review the Tevo Tarantula 3D printer a little differently this time. With this build process, I need to space over several days due to time and working on many projects at once. I...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Supermicro A2SDi-2C-HLN4F Server Mini-ITX Motherboard is Based on Intel Atom C3338 “Denverton” Processor
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote about Intel Atom C3000 Series “Denverton”_ processor based on the same Goldmont architecture used in Apollo Lake processor, and used in an early...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$45 Hisilicon Hi3535 Based Network Video Recorder Board Comes with HDMI, VGA, Dual SATA, GbE, and USB 3.0 Ports
Network Video Recorder (NVR) boards allow you to record videos from IP cameras to a SATA drive, and display them in a mosaic for monitoring & security. One of such boards is XiongMai NBD7024T-P...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff B1 is an $18 Hackable WiFi RGB LED E27 Light Bulb based on ESP8285 WiSoC
Earlier this year, I wrote about an ESP8266 based RGB LED “AI Light” lightbulb that was hacked to run ESPurna open source firmware. That’s all good, except some people tried to get...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ROCK64 and UDOO X86 Boards and Accessories are Now Available for Purch
Pine64 ROCK64 is a development board powered by Rockchip RK3328 quad core processor, while UDOO X86 board is based on Intel Atom x5-E8000 or Celeron N3160 processor plus a Quark SE MCU. What do they...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Ebox T8 V Octa-core Android TV Boxes Giveaway
Entertainmentbox.com has contacted me asking whether I’d be interested in hosting a giveaway for two Ebox T8 V TV boxes with S77 Pro air mouse on CNX Software, and I thought it was a good idea,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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How to Install RKMC “Kodi for Rockchip” App in your TV Box
I’ve started playing with Vorke Z3, an Android 6.0 TV box based on Rockchip RK3399 , and saying that Kodi 17.3 – installed from the Google Play Store – is not working so well is an...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$25 NanoPi NEO Plus2 Board Adds 8GB Flash, WiFi & Bluetooth, More RAM, and an extra USB Port
NanoPi NEO 2 board has just got an update with NEO Plus2 board featuring the same Allwinner H5 processor and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, but FriendlyELEC updated the RAM from 512MB to 1GB, added...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Orange Pi i96 96Boards IoT Edition WiFi & Bluetooth Development Board Finally Launched for $8.80
Orange Pi i96 board was first unveiled at Linaro Connect US 2016 in September of that year, as one of the first boards compliant with 96Boards IoT Edition specification, and expected to sell for just...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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H3Droid Android Firmware is Designed for Allwinner H3 Boards & Devices
Allwinner H3 boards such as Orange Pi PC and NanoPi NEO are mostly interesting due to their ability to run Linux and control I/Os, and while they also support Android, most people wanting to run...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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VIA ALTA DS 4K Digital Signage Player is Powered by Zhaoxin ZX-2000M Quad Core Cortex A17 Processor
VIA has just announced their latest ALTA DS 4K digital signage player with a “quad core Cortex A17 processor”, which I first assumed must be Rockchip RK3288 processor since it’s one...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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USB type C to HDMI Cables Coming Soon thanks to HDMI Alt Mode for USB Type-C
Some devices already support video output over a USB type C connector, but they normally rely on DisplayPort over USB type C, so you’d either_need a monitor that supports DisplayPort, or some...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NFV PicoPod is a Cluster of Six MACCHIATOBin Networking Boards for OPNFV, ODP, DPDK and OPF
If you are interested in networking applications, you may have already heard about Marvell ARMADA 8040 based SolidRun MACCHIATOBin board with multiple 10Gbps and Gbps network interfaces, three SATA...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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U-blox SARA-R410M-02B Module Supports LTE Cat M1 and Cat NB1 in a Sing
We previously covered U-blox SARA-R4 LTE Cat M1 and SARA M2 NB-IoT (Cat NB1) modules, but in case you need support for LTE Cat M1 and Cat NB1, instead of just one or the other, in your product,... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flic Hub Controls WiFi, Bluetooth, and IR Devices with Bluetooth LE Buttons (Crowdfunding)
This week-end, I wrote about 1btn open source WiFi button that can allow you directly control WiFi appliances, and/or set scenes without the need for a smartphone. We also discussed limitations of... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Lightank W100 is a Windows 10 Apollo Lake mini PC with Projector Sold in China
We’ve previously seen Windows 10 mini PCs with a projector based on Intel Cherry Trail processor such as Sunty SP-001 and Partaker M3, but there’s now an Apollo Lake model coming soon, at... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Opus 1.2 Allows for High Quality Stereo Music @ 32 Kbps, Speech @ 12 Kbps
The Xiph.Org Foundation has recently announced the release of Opus 1.2 open source audio codec with ever lower high-quality audio bitrate for music (32 Kbps) and speech (12 Kbps), faster encoding and... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Jolla Tablet Take 2 – Youyouta Tablet Runs Linux Based Sailfish OS 2.1 Operating System (Crowdfunding)
Jolla Tablet running Linux based Sailfish OS was launched in 2014 via Indiegogo, and the campaign was initially very successful having raised over 2.5 million dollars, but eventually it became a... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HT-01 “Helping Hand” Soldering Stand Comes with 6 Arms, a USB powered Fan
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Boards – Intrinsyc Open-Q 212 and Kaynes Technology SKATE-212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (APQ8009) quad core Cortex A7 processor is used in entry-level smartphones, but it’s also one of the processors which the company expects to use in their Smart Speaker... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$89 Sapphire BP-LX210KL Board is Powered by AMD G-Series LX Dual Core Processor
Mentor Embedded will regularly organize webinars to show how to use or leverage their embedded Linux distribution, but their latest upcoming webinar entitled “Deploying Embedded Linux on an AMD... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Vorke Z3 Rockchip RK3399 TV Box Review – Part 2: Android 6.0 Firmware
Vorke Z3 is another mini PC / TV box powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core processor with two Cortex A72 cores, and two Cortex A53 cores making it theoretically one of the fastest TV boxes on the... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$29 Bluey nRF52832 BLE & NFC Development Board Comes with Temperature, Humidity, Light, and Motion Sensors
Electronut Labs, a startup based in Bangalore, India, has designed Bluey board powered by Nordic Semi nRF52832 Bluetooth LE SoC, and equipped with 3 sensor chips reporting temperature, humidity,... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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2017 Tevo Tarantula Dual Extruder 3D Printer Review – Part 1: Assembly
Karl here. Going to review the Tevo Tarantula 3D printer a little differently this time. With this build process, I need to space over several days due to time and working on many projects at once. I... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Supermicro A2SDi-2C-HLN4F Server Mini-ITX Motherboard is Based on Intel Atom C3338 “Denverton” Processor
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote about Intel Atom C3000 Series “Denverton”_ processor based on the same Goldmont architecture used in Apollo Lake processor, and used in an early... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$45 Hisilicon Hi3535 Based Network Video Recorder Board Comes with HDMI, VGA, Dual SATA, GbE, and USB 3.0 Ports
Network Video Recorder (NVR) boards allow you to record videos from IP cameras to a SATA drive, and display them in a mosaic for monitoring & security. One of such boards is XiongMai NBD7024T-P... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff B1 is an $18 Hackable WiFi RGB LED E27 Light Bulb based on ESP8285 WiSoC
Earlier this year, I wrote about an ESP8266 based RGB LED “AI Light” lightbulb that was hacked to run ESPurna open source firmware. That’s all good, except some people tried to get... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Ebox T8 V Octa-core Android TV Boxes Giveaway
Entertainmentbox.com has contacted me asking whether I’d be interested in hosting a giveaway for two Ebox T8 V TV boxes with S77 Pro air mouse on CNX Software, and I thought it was a good idea,... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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How to Install RKMC “Kodi for Rockchip” App in your TV Box
I’ve started playing with Vorke Z3, an Android 6.0 TV box based on Rockchip RK3399 , and saying that Kodi 17.3 – installed from the Google Play Store – is not working so well is an... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$25 NanoPi NEO Plus2 Board Adds 8GB Flash, WiFi & Bluetooth, More RAM, and an extra USB Port
NanoPi NEO 2 board has just got an update with NEO Plus2 board featuring the same Allwinner H5 processor and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity, but FriendlyELEC updated the RAM from 512MB to 1GB, added... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Orange Pi i96 96Boards IoT Edition WiFi & Bluetooth Development Board Finally Launched for $8.80
Orange Pi i96 board was first unveiled at Linaro Connect US 2016 in September of that year, as one of the first boards compliant with 96Boards IoT Edition specification, and expected to sell for just... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Microsoft Plans to Leverage TV Whitespace Frequencies to Offer Interne
TV whitespace spectrum represents the frequencies unused by analog TV channels either because noone is broadcasting at a given frequency or because of analog TV sunset. There are plans to use this...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Review of MeLE PCG03 Apo Fanless 4K Mini PC – Part 2: Windows 10, Benchmarks, and Kodi
MeLE PCG03 Apo is an update to MeLE PCG03 mini PC, and one of the rare Apollo Lake mini PCs to be both fanless, and support HDMI 2.0 output. I’ve already checked out the hardware design in...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Xnano X5 4K TV Box with Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI Input, USB 3.0, and SATA Goes for $68 and Up
Realtek RTD1295 processor allows for 4K TV boxes with DVR and PiP function through HDMI input, and USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 storage interfaces. I previously reviewed Zidoo X9S and EWEAT R9 Plus based on...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Microsoft Releases Raspberry Pi 3 Web Simulator Working with Azure IoT Cloud
If you were already following this blog when the first Raspberry Pi launched, you may have tried to emulate a Raspberry Pi and run Fedora in QEMU, as getting a board was a challenge at that time....[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NetBSD is Now Running on Allwinner H3 Boards
Most people will run Linux kernel on development boards because it does the job, and that’s usually the only option. But others have been working on NetBSD kernel for Allwinner H3 boards, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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How to Use Octoprint on Orange Pi Lite Board, Amlogic S905X and S912 TV Boxes
Karl here. This was article originally going to be how to setup Octoprint 3D printer server on an Orange Pi Lite. But after looking and running through the instructions it seemed like it would be too...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MA8-4K is a $19 Android TV Box based on Rockchip RK3229 Processor (Promo)
MA8-4K is yet another TV box running Android 5.1 on Rockchip RK3229 quad core Cortex A7 processor, but it might one of the cheapest right now, as GearBest offers it for $18.99 shipped with GBMA87...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flic Hub Controls WiFi, Bluetooth, and IR Devices with Bluetooth LE Buttons (Crowdfunding)
This week-end, I wrote about 1btn open source WiFi button that can allow you directly control WiFi appliances, and/or set scenes without the need for a smartphone. We also discussed limitations of...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Lightank W100 is a Windows 10 Apollo Lake mini PC with Projector Sold in China
We’ve previously seen Windows 10 mini PCs with a projector based on Intel Cherry Trail processor such as Sunty SP-001 and Partaker M3, but there’s now an Apollo Lake model coming soon, at...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Opus 1.2 Allows for High Quality Stereo Music @ 32 Kbps, Speech @ 12 Kbps
The Xiph.Org Foundation has recently announced the release of Opus 1.2 open source audio codec with ever lower high-quality audio bitrate for music (32 Kbps) and speech (12 Kbps), faster encoding and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Jolla Tablet Take 2 – Youyouta Tablet Runs Linux Based Sailfish OS 2.1
Jolla Tablet running Linux based Sailfish OS was launched in 2014 via Indiegogo, and the campaign was initially very successful having raised over 2.5 million dollars, but eventually it became a...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HT-01 “Helping Hand” Soldering Stand Comes with 6 Arms, a USB powered Fan
I have a “helping hand” in my office with two flexible arms and alligator clamps, and a magnifier that I use sometimes to solder or unsolder components more easily. The metallic arm are...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Boards – Intrinsyc Open-Q 212 and Kaynes Technology SKATE-212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (APQ8009) quad core Cortex A7 processor is used in entry-level smartphones, but it’s also one of the processors which the company expects to use in their Smart Speaker...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$89 Sapphire BP-LX210KL Board is Powered by AMD G-Series LX Dual Core Processor
Mentor Embedded will regularly organize webinars to show how to use or leverage their embedded Linux distribution, but their latest upcoming webinar entitled “Deploying Embedded Linux on an AMD...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Vorke Z3 Rockchip RK3399 TV Box Review – Part 2: Android 6.0 Firmware
Vorke Z3 is another mini PC / TV box powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core processor with two Cortex A72 cores, and two Cortex A53 cores making it theoretically one of the fastest TV boxes on the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$29 Bluey nRF52832 BLE & NFC Development Board Comes with Temperature, Humidity, Light, and Motion Sensors
Electronut Labs, a startup based in Bangalore, India, has designed Bluey board powered by Nordic Semi nRF52832 Bluetooth LE SoC, and equipped with 3 sensor chips reporting temperature, humidity,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Supermicro A2SDi-2C-HLN4F Server Mini-ITX Motherboard is Based on Intel Atom C3338 “Denverton” Processor
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote about Intel Atom C3000 Series “Denverton”_ processor based on the same Goldmont architecture used in Apollo Lake processor, and used in an early...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$45 Hisilicon Hi3535 Based Network Video Recorder Board Comes with HDMI, VGA, Dual SATA, GbE, and USB 3.0 Ports
Network Video Recorder (NVR) boards allow you to record videos from IP cameras to a SATA drive, and display them in a mosaic for monitoring & security. One of such boards is XiongMai NBD7024T-P...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff B1 is an $18 Hackable WiFi RGB LED E27 Light Bulb based on ESP8285 WiSoC
Earlier this year, I wrote about an ESP8266 based RGB LED “AI Light” lightbulb that was hacked to run ESPurna open source firmware. That’s all good, except some people tried to get...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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EduMIP Self-Balancing Robot Kit Based on BeagleBone Blue is Now Availa
BeagleBone Blue is a board designed for robotics projects, and one of those projects is EduMIP self-balancing robot that was first designed around BeagleBone Black and a robotics cape, but so far was...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bqeel MVR9 TV Box Review – Part 1: Specifications, Unboxing and Teardown
All Rockchip RK3328 based 4K TV boxes I’ve seen so far come with Fast Ethernet, not Gigabit Ethernet, with the exclusion of Rock64, which is not a TV box, but a development board. But Nagrace...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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EtaCore ARM Cortex M3 Core Operates at Low Voltage (0.25V and up) for Higher Power Efficiency
We’ve previously seen Ambiq Micro offering Apollo ARM Cortex M4F MCU with Cortex M0+ energy efficiency, and later the upgraded Apollo 2 MCU with even lower power consumption and better...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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H96 Pro Octa Core TV Dongle Runs Android 7.1.1 on Amlogic S912 Processor
That one will be confusing as H96 Pro is already a TV box, but somebody must have thought that model number was so good, it had to be re-used in another products. So I present to your H96 Pro TV...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$13 Orange Pi Zero Set 6 Kit Could Make an Inexpensive DIY Google Home Alternative
Since Google released the Google Assistant SDK for Raspberry Pi 3, and other ARMv7 boards, I thought I should it try myself on one of the tiny headless boards I have, as you just need audio output...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Beelink AP34 Ultimate Apollo Lake mini PC Comes with 8GB RAM
Most Apollo Lake mini PCs on the market ship with 4GB RAM, but if you find this limiting, Beelink AP34 Ultimate, powered by an Intel Celeron N3450 quad core processor, comes with 8GB DDR3 memory and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Review of MeLE PCG03 Apo Fanless 4K Mini PC – Part 2: Windows 10, Benchmarks, and Kodi
MeLE PCG03 Apo is an update to MeLE PCG03 mini PC, and one of the rare Apollo Lake mini PCs to be both fanless, and support HDMI 2.0 output. I’ve already checked out the hardware design in...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Xnano X5 4K TV Box with Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI Input, USB 3.0, and SATA Goes for $68 and Up
Realtek RTD1295 processor allows for 4K TV boxes with DVR and PiP function through HDMI input, and USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 storage interfaces. I previously reviewed Zidoo X9S and EWEAT R9 Plus based on...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Microsoft Releases Raspberry Pi 3 Web Simulator Working with Azure IoT Cloud
If you were already following this blog when the first Raspberry Pi launched, you may have tried to emulate a Raspberry Pi and run Fedora in QEMU, as getting a board was a challenge at that time....[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NetBSD is Now Running on Allwinner H3 Boards
Most people will run Linux kernel on development boards because it does the job, and that’s usually the only option. But others have been working on NetBSD kernel for Allwinner H3 boards, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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How to Use Octoprint on Orange Pi Lite Board, Amlogic S905X and S912 T
Karl here. This was article originally going to be how to setup Octoprint 3D printer server on an Orange Pi Lite. But after looking and running through the instructions it seemed like it would be too...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MA8-4K is a $19 Android TV Box based on Rockchip RK3229 Processor (Promo)
MA8-4K is yet another TV box running Android 5.1 on Rockchip RK3229 quad core Cortex A7 processor, but it might one of the cheapest right now, as GearBest offers it for $18.99 shipped with GBMA87...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flic Hub Controls WiFi, Bluetooth, and IR Devices with Bluetooth LE Buttons (Crowdfunding)
This week-end, I wrote about 1btn open source WiFi button that can allow you directly control WiFi appliances, and/or set scenes without the need for a smartphone. We also discussed limitations of...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Lightank W100 is a Windows 10 Apollo Lake mini PC with Projector Sold in China
We’ve previously seen Windows 10 mini PCs with a projector based on Intel Cherry Trail processor such as Sunty SP-001 and Partaker M3, but there’s now an Apollo Lake model coming soon, at...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Opus 1.2 Allows for High Quality Stereo Music @ 32 Kbps, Speech @ 12 Kbps
The Xiph.Org Foundation has recently announced the release of Opus 1.2 open source audio codec with ever lower high-quality audio bitrate for music (32 Kbps) and speech (12 Kbps), faster encoding and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HT-01 “Helping Hand” Soldering Stand Comes with 6 Arms, a USB powered Fan
I have a “helping hand” in my office with two flexible arms and alligator clamps, and a magnifier that I use sometimes to solder or unsolder components more easily. The metallic arm are...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Boards – Intrinsyc Open-Q 212 and Kaynes Technology SKATE-212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (APQ8009) quad core Cortex A7 processor is used in entry-level smartphones, but it’s also one of the processors which the company expects to use in their Smart Speaker...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$89 Sapphire BP-LX210KL Board is Powered by AMD G-Series LX Dual Core Processor
Mentor Embedded will regularly organize webinars to show how to use or leverage their embedded Linux distribution, but their latest upcoming webinar entitled “Deploying Embedded Linux on an AMD...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Vorke Z3 Rockchip RK3399 TV Box Review – Part 2: Android 6.0 Firmware
Vorke Z3 is another mini PC / TV box powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core processor with two Cortex A72 cores, and two Cortex A53 cores making it theoretically one of the fastest TV boxes on the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$29 Bluey nRF52832 BLE & NFC Development Board Comes with Temperature, Humidity, Light, and Motion Sensors
Electronut Labs, a startup based in Bangalore, India, has designed Bluey board powered by Nordic Semi nRF52832 Bluetooth LE SoC, and equipped with 3 sensor chips reporting temperature, humidity,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ROCK64 Board Review – Part 1: eMMC Flash Module, Android 7.1 Firmware,
ROCK64 is the second ARM Linux development board by Pine64 that is based on Rockchip RK3328 processor, instead of Allwinner 64 for Pine A64 board, and while both processors comes with four Cortex A53... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Office, Factory, Business Model, and Ambitious Plans of Shenzhen Xunlong Software, Orange Pi Maker
Since Steven Zhao is the only one contact person at Shenzhen Xunlong Software, the maker of Orange Pi boards, and the company appears to be focusing on hardware development more than on software and... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bqeel MVR9 TV Box Review – Part 1: Specifications, Unboxing and Teardown
All Rockchip RK3328 based 4K TV boxes I’ve seen so far come with Fast Ethernet, not Gigabit Ethernet, with the exclusion of Rock64, which is not a TV box, but a development board. But Nagrace... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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EtaCore ARM Cortex M3 Core Operates at Low Voltage (0.25V and up) for Higher Power Efficiency
We’ve previously seen Ambiq Micro offering Apollo ARM Cortex M4F MCU with Cortex M0+ energy efficiency, and later the upgraded Apollo 2 MCU with even lower power consumption and better... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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H96 Pro Octa Core TV Dongle Runs Android 7.1.1 on Amlogic S912 Processor
That one will be confusing as H96 Pro is already a TV box, but somebody must have thought that model number was so good, it had to be re-used in another products. So I present to your H96 Pro TV... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$13 Orange Pi Zero Set 6 Kit Could Make an Inexpensive DIY Google Home Alternative
Since Google released the Google Assistant SDK for Raspberry Pi 3, and other ARMv7 boards, I thought I should it try myself on one of the tiny headless boards I have, as you just need audio output... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Beelink AP34 Ultimate Apollo Lake mini PC Comes with 8GB RAM
Most Apollo Lake mini PCs on the market ship with 4GB RAM, but if you find this limiting, Beelink AP34 Ultimate, powered by an Intel Celeron N3450 quad core processor, comes with 8GB DDR3 memory and... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Review of MeLE PCG03 Apo Fanless 4K Mini PC – Part 2: Windows 10, Benchmarks, and Kodi
MeLE PCG03 Apo is an update to MeLE PCG03 mini PC, and one of the rare Apollo Lake mini PCs to be both fanless, and support HDMI 2.0 output. I’ve already checked out the hardware design in... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Xnano X5 4K TV Box with Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI Input, USB 3.0, and SATA Goes for $68 and Up
Realtek RTD1295 processor allows for 4K TV boxes with DVR and PiP function through HDMI input, and USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 storage interfaces. I previously reviewed Zidoo X9S and EWEAT R9 Plus based on... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Microsoft Releases Raspberry Pi 3 Web Simulator Working with Azure IoT Cloud
If you were already following this blog when the first Raspberry Pi launched, you may have tried to emulate a Raspberry Pi and run Fedora in QEMU, as getting a board was a challenge at that time.... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NetBSD is Now Running on Allwinner H3 Boards
Most people will run Linux kernel on development boards because it does the job, and that’s usually the only option. But others have been working on NetBSD kernel for Allwinner H3 boards, and... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MA8-4K is a $19 Android TV Box based on Rockchip RK3229 Processor (Promo)
MA8-4K is yet another TV box running Android 5.1 on Rockchip RK3229 quad core Cortex A7 processor, but it might one of the cheapest right now, as GearBest offers it for $18.99 shipped with GBMA87... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flic Hub Controls WiFi, Bluetooth, and IR Devices with Bluetooth LE Buttons (Crowdfunding)
This week-end, I wrote about 1btn open source WiFi button that can allow you directly control WiFi appliances, and/or set scenes without the need for a smartphone. We also discussed limitations of... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Lightank W100 is a Windows 10 Apollo Lake mini PC with Projector Sold in China
We’ve previously seen Windows 10 mini PCs with a projector based on Intel Cherry Trail processor such as Sunty SP-001 and Partaker M3, but there’s now an Apollo Lake model coming soon, at... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Opus 1.2 Allows for High Quality Stereo Music @ 32 Kbps, Speech @ 12 Kbps
The Xiph.Org Foundation has recently announced the release of Opus 1.2 open source audio codec with ever lower high-quality audio bitrate for music (32 Kbps) and speech (12 Kbps), faster encoding and... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HT-01 “Helping Hand” Soldering Stand Comes with 6 Arms, a USB powered Fan
I have a “helping hand” in my office with two flexible arms and alligator clamps, and a magnifier that I use sometimes to solder or unsolder components more easily. The metallic arm are... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 Boards – Intrinsyc Open-Q 212 and Kaynes Technology SKATE-212
Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (APQ8009) quad core Cortex A7 processor is used in entry-level smartphones, but it’s also one of the processors which the company expects to use in their Smart Speaker... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$89 Sapphire BP-LX210KL Board is Powered by AMD G-Series LX Dual Core Processor
Mentor Embedded will regularly organize webinars to show how to use or leverage their embedded Linux distribution, but their latest upcoming webinar entitled “Deploying Embedded Linux on an AMD... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Having Old Floppy Disks Around? You Can Still Buy a USB Floppy Disk Dr
If you are young enough, you may never have heard about floppy disks. They were the equivalent of “micro SD card” in the 1970’s to 2000’s , in the sense they were portable...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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PROBOX2 AVA 4K TV Box, NAS, and HDMI IN DVR Sells with an Optional Air Mouse
We’ve recently come across several TV boxes based on Realtek RTD1295 SoC which offers not only typical 4K Android TV box features like H.265 & VP9 video playback, and HDR support, but acts...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC is Powered by Intel Celeron J3455 a€œDesktopa€ Processor, Supports 2.5a€³ SATA Drives
Many Apollo Lake mini PCs have come to market recently, but most of those are based on N-series such as Celeron N3450 or Pentium N4200, which are normally designed for what the company’s refer...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Le Potato Development Board Review – Part 1: Hardware and Accessories
Libre Computer launched AML-S905X-CC “Le Potato” board on Kickstarter last month, and since then there have been some updates such as worldwide shipping, so the board will now ship to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Getting Started with MediaTek X20 Android Development Board
Thanks to CNX for helping me get a hand on the 96Boards compliant Mediatek X20 board that was generously donated by Seeed Studio. In this article, I will walk through the steps to get the board up...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tevo Tarantula 3D Printer’s Large Dual Extruder Auto Bed Level Sensor Firmware Upgrade
What a title. Just a quick update on the Tevo I am reviewing. I didn’t want to upgrade the firmware, but I read so many posts on Facebook about it I took the plunge. I didn’t like was the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Office, Factory, Business Model, and Ambitious Plans of Shenzhen Xunlong Software, Orange Pi Maker
Parts of the article have been updated after Steven Zhao update at the end. Since Steven Zhao is the only one contact person at Shenzhen Xunlong Software, the maker of Orange Pi boards, and the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bqeel MVR9 TV Box Review – Part 1: Specifications, Unboxing and Teardown
All Rockchip RK3328 based 4K TV boxes I’ve seen so far come with Fast Ethernet, not Gigabit Ethernet, with the exclusion of Rock64, which is not a TV box, but a development board. But Nagrace...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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EtaCore ARM Cortex M3 Core Operates at Low Voltage (0.25V and up) for Higher Power Efficiency
We’ve previously seen Ambiq Micro offering Apollo ARM Cortex M4F MCU with Cortex M0+ energy efficiency, and later the upgraded Apollo 2 MCU with even lower power consumption and better...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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H96 Pro Octa Core TV Dongle Runs Android 7.1.1 on Amlogic S912 Processor
That one will be confusing as H96 Pro is already a TV box, but somebody must have thought that model number was so good, it had to be re-used in another products. So I present to your H96 Pro TV...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$13 Orange Pi Zero Set 6 Kit Could Make an Inexpensive DIY Google Home
Since Google released the Google Assistant SDK for Raspberry Pi 3, and other ARMv7 boards, I thought I should it try myself on one of the tiny headless boards I have, as you just need audio output...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Beelink AP34 Ultimate Apollo Lake mini PC Comes with 8GB RAM
Most Apollo Lake mini PCs on the market ship with 4GB RAM, but if you find this limiting, Beelink AP34 Ultimate, powered by an Intel Celeron N3450 quad core processor, comes with 8GB DDR3 memory and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Review of MeLE PCG03 Apo Fanless 4K Mini PC – Part 2: Windows 10, Benchmarks, and Kodi
MeLE PCG03 Apo is an update to MeLE PCG03 mini PC, and one of the rare Apollo Lake mini PCs to be both fanless, and support HDMI 2.0 output. I’ve already checked out the hardware design in...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Xnano X5 4K TV Box with Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI Input, USB 3.0, and SATA Goes for $68 and Up
Realtek RTD1295 processor allows for 4K TV boxes with DVR and PiP function through HDMI input, and USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 storage interfaces. I previously reviewed Zidoo X9S and EWEAT R9 Plus based on...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Microsoft Releases Raspberry Pi 3 Web Simulator Working with Azure IoT Cloud
If you were already following this blog when the first Raspberry Pi launched, you may have tried to emulate a Raspberry Pi and run Fedora in QEMU, as getting a board was a challenge at that time....[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MA8-4K is a $19 Android TV Box based on Rockchip RK3229 Processor (Promo)
MA8-4K is yet another TV box running Android 5.1 on Rockchip RK3229 quad core Cortex A7 processor, but it might one of the cheapest right now, as GearBest offers it for $18.99 shipped with GBMA87...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flic Hub Controls WiFi, Bluetooth, and IR Devices with Bluetooth LE Buttons (Crowdfunding)
This week-end, I wrote about 1btn open source WiFi button that can allow you directly control WiFi appliances, and/or set scenes without the need for a smartphone. We also discussed limitations of...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Lightank W100 is a Windows 10 Apollo Lake mini PC with Projector Sold in China
We’ve previously seen Windows 10 mini PCs with a projector based on Intel Cherry Trail processor such as Sunty SP-001 and Partaker M3, but there’s now an Apollo Lake model coming soon, at...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Opus 1.2 Allows for High Quality Stereo Music @ 32 Kbps, Speech @ 12 Kbps
The Xiph.Org Foundation has recently announced the release of Opus 1.2 open source audio codec with ever lower high-quality audio bitrate for music (32 Kbps) and speech (12 Kbps), faster encoding and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Renesas S5D9 IoT Fast Prototyping Board Combines Cortex M4F MCU, Senso
Renesas S5D9 IoT Fast Prototyping board is a board designed – as its name implies – for the Internet of Things, with the company’s Synergy S5D9 ARM Cortex-M4F micro-controller,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Manga Screen 2 is Smartphone Touchscreen Display with USB and HDMI Ports for Makers (Crowdfunding)
Most touchscreen displays aimed to be connected to a development board work through a display interface such as MIPI DSI or LCD RGB (and USB or I2C for touch support), and come with somewhat low...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MYiR Introduces Z-Turn Lite Board Powered by Xilinx Zynq-7007S/Zynq-7010 SoC for $69 and Up
Xilinx launched a cost down version of their Zynq-7000 series with Zynq-7000S series SoC combining a single ARM Cortex A9 core with Artix FPGA fabric last year. We’ve already seen sub 100...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NanoPi K2 Board Gets Ubuntu Core Firmware Image
FriendlyELEC NanoPi K2 is a board powered by Amlogic S905 processor, just like ODROID-C2 board, so while only the Android image was available at launch, it was expected to also support Ubuntu or...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$99 Mira Prism Augmented Reality Headset Works with your Phone
We’ve seen many virtual reality headsets launched in the last year or so, even through the technology and ecosystem still needs to be improved to offer an acceptable user experience, but so far...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ModBerry Industrial Automation Controllers Leverage Raspberry Pi, FriendlyELEC, and AAEON Boards and Modules
TECHBASE’s ModBerry Linux based industrial controllers have been around since 2014 with their first model being ModBerry 500 powered by a Raspberry Pi compute module. Over the years, the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bluetooth Low Energy Now Supports Mesh Networking for the Internet of Things
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced support for mesh networking for BLE, which enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications, and is optimized for large scale device networks...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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PROBOX2 AVA 4K TV Box, NAS, and HDMI IN DVR Sells with an Optional Air Mouse
We’ve recently come across several TV boxes based on Realtek RTD1295 SoC which offers not only typical 4K Android TV box features like H.265 & VP9 video playback, and HDR support, but acts...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC is Powered by Intel Celeron J3455 a€œDesktopa€ Processor, Supports 2.5a€³ SATA Drives
Many Apollo Lake mini PCs have come to market recently, but most of those are based on N-series such as Celeron N3450 or Pentium N4200, which are normally designed for what the company’s refer...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Le Potato Development Board Review – Part 1: Hardware and Accessories
Libre Computer launched AML-S905X-CC “Le Potato” board on Kickstarter last month, and since then there have been some updates such as worldwide shipping, so the board will now ship to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Getting Started with MediaTek X20 Android Development Board
Thanks to CNX for helping me get a hand on the 96Boards compliant Mediatek X20 board that was generously donated by Seeed Studio. In this article, I will walk through the steps to get the board up...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tevo Tarantula 3D Printer’s Large Dual Extruder Auto Bed Level Sensor Firmware Upgrade
What a title. Just a quick update on the Tevo I am reviewing. I didn’t want to upgrade the firmware, but I read so many posts on Facebook about it I took the plunge. I didn’t like was the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Office, Factory, Business Model, and Ambitious Plans of Shenzhen Xunlong Software, Orange Pi Maker
Parts of the article have been updated after Steven Zhao update at the end. Since Steven Zhao is the only one contact person at Shenzhen Xunlong Software, the maker of Orange Pi boards, and the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bqeel MVR9 TV Box Review – Part 1: Specifications, Unboxing and Teardown
All Rockchip RK3328 based 4K TV boxes I’ve seen so far come with Fast Ethernet, not Gigabit Ethernet, with the exclusion of Rock64, which is not a TV box, but a development board. But Nagrace...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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EtaCore ARM Cortex M3 Core Operates at Low Voltage (0.25V and up) for Higher Power Efficiency
We’ve previously seen Ambiq Micro offering Apollo ARM Cortex M4F MCU with Cortex M0+ energy efficiency, and later the upgraded Apollo 2 MCU with even lower power consumption and better...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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H96 Pro Octa Core TV Dongle Runs Android 7.1.1 on Amlogic S912 Processor
That one will be confusing as H96 Pro is already a TV box, but somebody must have thought that model number was so good, it had to be re-used in another products. So I present to your H96 Pro TV...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Beelink AP34 Ultimate Apollo Lake mini PC Comes with 8GB RAM
Most Apollo Lake mini PCs on the market ship with 4GB RAM, but if you find this limiting, Beelink AP34 Ultimate, powered by an Intel Celeron N3450 quad core processor, comes with 8GB DDR3 memory and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Review of MeLE PCG03 Apo Fanless 4K Mini PC – Part 2: Windows 10, Benchmarks, and Kodi
MeLE PCG03 Apo is an update to MeLE PCG03 mini PC, and one of the rare Apollo Lake mini PCs to be both fanless, and support HDMI 2.0 output. I’ve already checked out the hardware design in...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Xnano X5 4K TV Box with Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI Input, USB 3.0, and SATA Goes for $68 and Up
Realtek RTD1295 processor allows for 4K TV boxes with DVR and PiP function through HDMI input, and USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0 storage interfaces. I previously reviewed Zidoo X9S and EWEAT R9 Plus based on...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Microsoft Releases Raspberry Pi 3 Web Simulator Working with Azure IoT Cloud
If you were already following this blog when the first Raspberry Pi launched, you may have tried to emulate a Raspberry Pi and run Fedora in QEMU, as getting a board was a challenge at that time....[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff G1 AC Powered Smart Power Switch Works Over 2G GSM/GPRS
Today, I’ve searched for AC powered wireless switched similar to Sonoff devices, but with ESP32 instead in order to get WiFi and Bluetooth, since the latter is better to use with a battery...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Phoenix OS 2.1 Android 7.1 based Desktop OS Released for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Platforms
With Jide’s announcement that they’d stop working on Remix OS for the consumer market, focusing on the enterprise market instead, people who like to use Android as a desktop OS lost an...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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GIGABYTE GA-SBCAP3350 Celeron N3350 Single Computer Computer Offers Upgradeable Memory and Storage
The other day I wrote about MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC which comes with soldered RAM and eMMC flash, and one person commented about having a model with more than 4GB RAM, but I explained it would_ not be...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick Brings Low Power Deep Learning & Artificial Intelligence Offline
Intel has released several Compute Stick over the years which can be used as tiny Windows or Linux computer connected to the HDMI port of your TV or monitor, but Movidius Neural Computer Stick is a...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Onion Omega2S and Omega2S+ Linux WiFi Modules Launched for OEMs
Onion Omega2 and Omega2+ are tiny WiFi IoT development boards powered by Mediatek MT7688 MIPS processor running LEDE – OpenWrt fork – that sold for just $5 and up in Kickstarter, but are...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Manga Screen 2 is Smartphone Touchscreen Display with USB and HDMI Ports for Makers (Crowdfunding)
Most touchscreen displays aimed to be connected to a development board work through a display interface such as MIPI DSI or LCD RGB (and USB or I2C for touch support), and come with somewhat low...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MYiR Introduces Z-Turn Lite Board Powered by Xilinx Zynq-7007S/Zynq-7010 SoC for $69 and Up
Xilinx launched a cost down version of their Zynq-7000 series with Zynq-7000S series SoC combining a single ARM Cortex A9 core with Artix FPGA fabric last year. We’ve already seen sub 100...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NanoPi K2 Board Gets Ubuntu Core Firmware Image
FriendlyELEC NanoPi K2 is a board powered by Amlogic S905 processor, just like ODROID-C2 board, so while only the Android image was available at launch, it was expected to also support Ubuntu or...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$99 Mira Prism Augmented Reality Headset Works with your Phone
We’ve seen many virtual reality headsets launched in the last year or so, even through the technology and ecosystem still needs to be improved to offer an acceptable user experience, but so far...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ModBerry Industrial Automation Controllers Leverage Raspberry Pi, FriendlyELEC, and AAEON Boards and Modules
TECHBASE’s ModBerry Linux based industrial controllers have been around since 2014 with their first model being ModBerry 500 powered by a Raspberry Pi compute module. Over the years, the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bluetooth Low Energy Now Supports Mesh Networking for the Internet of
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced support for mesh networking for BLE, which enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications, and is optimized for large scale device networks...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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PROBOX2 AVA 4K TV Box, NAS, and HDMI IN DVR Sells with an Optional Air Mouse
We’ve recently come across several TV boxes based on Realtek RTD1295 SoC which offers not only typical 4K Android TV box features like H.265 & VP9 video playback, and HDR support, but acts...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC is Powered by Intel Celeron J3455 a€œDesktopa€ Processor, Supports 2.5a€³ SATA Drives
Many Apollo Lake mini PCs have come to market recently, but most of those are based on N-series such as Celeron N3450 or Pentium N4200, which are normally designed for what the company’s refer...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Le Potato Development Board Review – Part 1: Hardware and Accessories
Libre Computer launched AML-S905X-CC “Le Potato” board on Kickstarter last month, and since then there have been some updates such as worldwide shipping, so the board will now ship to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tevo Tarantula 3D Printer’s Large Dual Extruder Auto Bed Level Sensor Firmware Upgrade
What a title. Just a quick update on the Tevo I am reviewing. I didn’t want to upgrade the firmware, but I read so many posts on Facebook about it I took the plunge. I didn’t like was the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Office, Factory, Business Model, and Ambitious Plans of Shenzhen Xunlong Software, Orange Pi Maker
Parts of the article have been updated after Steven Zhao update at the end. Since Steven Zhao is the only one contact person at Shenzhen Xunlong Software, the maker of Orange Pi boards, and the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bqeel MVR9 TV Box Review – Part 1: Specifications, Unboxing and Teardown
All Rockchip RK3328 based 4K TV boxes I’ve seen so far come with Fast Ethernet, not Gigabit Ethernet, with the exclusion of Rock64, which is not a TV box, but a development board. But Nagrace...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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EtaCore ARM Cortex M3 Core Operates at Low Voltage (0.25V and up) for Higher Power Efficiency
We’ve previously seen Ambiq Micro offering Apollo ARM Cortex M4F MCU with Cortex M0+ energy efficiency, and later the upgraded Apollo 2 MCU with even lower power consumption and better...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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H96 Pro Octa Core TV Dongle Runs Android 7.1.1 on Amlogic S912 Processor
That one will be confusing as H96 Pro is already a TV box, but somebody must have thought that model number was so good, it had to be re-used in another products. So I present to your H96 Pro TV...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Rockchip RK3328 based MXR PRO TV Box Boasts 4GB RAM, 32GB Flash
Most users of TV boxes will do just fine with 2 GB RAM, especially with lower end ARM Cortex A53 systems, but if you have somewhat low processing needs, but high memory requirements, MXR Pro TV box...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Variscite DART-6UL SoM, an Alternative to Intel Edison Module
Intel recently announced it will discontinue manufacturing and selling all SKUs of the Intel® Edison compute modules and developer kits. The initial version of Edison was released in the beginning of...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TinyFPGA is a Breakout Board for Lattice Semi MachXO2 FPGA
We’ve covered several low cost FPGA boards over the years, but if you want a platform with the bare minimum, you may be interested in tinyFPGA breakout board based on Lattice Semi MachXO2 FPGA...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonnet is a Rugged Portable Device Creating Mesh Networks for Smartphones
Cellular networks are available in most places, but not always, and you may not have connectivity while climbing mountains or other remote locations, when going abroad, during natural disaster, in...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TinyLIDAR is a $15 LIDAR MCU Board based on STMicro VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor (Crowdfunding)
LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology is used in autonomous car, drones, and some smartphones, in order to get an object position just like RADAR systems, but instead of using radio...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Phoenix OS 2.1 Android 7.1 based Desktop OS Released for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Platforms
With Jide’s announcement that they’d stop working on Remix OS for the consumer market, focusing on the enterprise market instead, people who like to use Android as a desktop OS lost an...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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GIGABYTE GA-SBCAP3350 Celeron N3350 Single Computer Computer Offers Upgradeable Memory and Storage
The other day I wrote about MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC which comes with soldered RAM and eMMC flash, and one person commented about having a model with more than 4GB RAM, but I explained it would_ not be...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick Brings Low Power Deep Learning & Artificial Intelligence Offline
Intel has released several Compute Stick over the years which can be used as tiny Windows or Linux computer connected to the HDMI port of your TV or monitor, but Movidius Neural Computer Stick is a...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Onion Omega2S and Omega2S+ Linux WiFi Modules Launched for OEMs
Onion Omega2 and Omega2+ are tiny WiFi IoT development boards powered by Mediatek MT7688 MIPS processor running LEDE – OpenWrt fork – that sold for just $5 and up in Kickstarter, but are...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Manga Screen 2 is Smartphone Touchscreen Display with USB and HDMI Ports for Makers (Crowdfunding)
Most touchscreen displays aimed to be connected to a development board work through a display interface such as MIPI DSI or LCD RGB (and USB or I2C for touch support), and come with somewhat low...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MYiR Introduces Z-Turn Lite Board Powered by Xilinx Zynq-7007S/Zynq-70
Xilinx launched a cost down version of their Zynq-7000 series with Zynq-7000S series SoC combining a single ARM Cortex A9 core with Artix FPGA fabric last year. We’ve already seen sub 100...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NanoPi K2 Board Gets Ubuntu Core Firmware Image
FriendlyELEC NanoPi K2 is a board powered by Amlogic S905 processor, just like ODROID-C2 board, so while only the Android image was available at launch, it was expected to also support Ubuntu or...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$99 Mira Prism Augmented Reality Headset Works with your Phone
We’ve seen many virtual reality headsets launched in the last year or so, even through the technology and ecosystem still needs to be improved to offer an acceptable user experience, but so far...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ModBerry Industrial Automation Controllers Leverage Raspberry Pi, FriendlyELEC, and AAEON Boards and Modules
TECHBASE’s ModBerry Linux based industrial controllers have been around since 2014 with their first model being ModBerry 500 powered by a Raspberry Pi compute module. Over the years, the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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PROBOX2 AVA 4K TV Box, NAS, and HDMI IN DVR Sells with an Optional Air Mouse
We’ve recently come across several TV boxes based on Realtek RTD1295 SoC which offers not only typical 4K Android TV box features like H.265 & VP9 video playback, and HDR support, but acts...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC is Powered by Intel Celeron J3455 a€œDesktopa€ Processor, Supports 2.5a€³ SATA Drives
Many Apollo Lake mini PCs have come to market recently, but most of those are based on N-series such as Celeron N3450 or Pentium N4200, which are normally designed for what the company’s refer...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Le Potato Development Board Review – Part 1: Hardware and Accessories
Libre Computer launched AML-S905X-CC “Le Potato” board on Kickstarter last month, and since then there have been some updates such as worldwide shipping, so the board will now ship to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tevo Tarantula 3D Printer’s Large Dual Extruder Auto Bed Level Sensor Firmware Upgrade
What a title. Just a quick update on the Tevo I am reviewing. I didn’t want to upgrade the firmware, but I read so many posts on Facebook about it I took the plunge. I didn’t like was the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Office, Factory, Business Model, and Ambitious Plans of Shenzhen Xunlong Software, Orange Pi Maker
Parts of the article have been updated after Steven Zhao update at the end. Since Steven Zhao is the only one contact person at Shenzhen Xunlong Software, the maker of Orange Pi boards, and the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Beelink S1 Mini PC Comes with Up to 8GB RAM, Supports M.2 SSD & SATA S
While many Apollo Lake mini PCs are sold by Chinese manufacturers, few of come with up to 8GB RAM, and include an internal 2.5″ SATA bay. But Beelink S1 mini PC does, and it also include an M.2... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Hologram LTE Software-Defined Global Network for Cellular IoT Projects Starts at $0.40 per Month per Device
Cellular connectivity can be rather expensive, and in the IoT realms, new LTE standards are still evolving and you may want to manage your own mini cellular network, so ideally we would need a... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel Curie Module, Arduino 101 Board Are Being Discontinued (Too)
Intel seems to have completely given up on its efforts to bring products specific to the Internet of Things. After discontinuing Intel Edison, Galileo and Joule boards & modules last month,... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HiMedia Q30 TV Box Review – Part 2: Android 7.0 Nougat Firmware
HiMedia Q30 is an Android Nougat TV box powered by Hisilicon Hi3798MV200 processor, a cost-down version of Hi3798C V200 processor with the same CPU, a lower-end Mali-450MP GPU, about the same media... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Cubieboard7 Board Powered by Actions Semi S700 Processor Becomes a Full-Featured Devkit with DVK522 Expansion Board
Cubieboard6 was announced earlier this year with the same form factor as Cubieboard2 – which was popular a few years ago – by replacing Allwinner A20 with Actions Semi S500 quad core ARM... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Variscite DART-6UL SoM, an Alternative to Intel Edison Module
Intel recently announced it will discontinue manufacturing and selling all SKUs of the Intel® Edison compute modules and developer kits. The initial version of Edison was released in the beginning of... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TinyFPGA is a Breakout Board for Lattice Semi MachXO2 FPGA
We’ve covered several low cost FPGA boards over the years, but if you want a platform with the bare minimum, you may be interested in tinyFPGA breakout board based on Lattice Semi MachXO2 FPGA... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonnet is a Rugged Portable Device Creating Mesh Networks for Smartphones
Cellular networks are available in most places, but not always, and you may not have connectivity while climbing mountains or other remote locations, when going abroad, during natural disaster, in... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TinyLIDAR is a $15 LIDAR MCU Board based on STMicro VL53L0X Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor (Crowdfunding)
LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology is used in autonomous car, drones, and some smartphones, in order to get an object position just like RADAR systems, but instead of using radio... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Phoenix OS 2.1 Android 7.1 based Desktop OS Released for 32-bit and 64-bit x86 Platforms
With Jide’s announcement that they’d stop working on Remix OS for the consumer market, focusing on the enterprise market instead, people who like to use Android as a desktop OS lost an... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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GIGABYTE GA-SBCAP3350 Celeron N3350 Single Computer Computer Offers Up
The other day I wrote about MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC which comes with soldered RAM and eMMC flash, and one person commented about having a model with more than 4GB RAM, but I explained it would_ not be... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel’s Movidius Neural Compute Stick Brings Low Power Deep Learning & Artificial Intelligence Offline
Intel has released several Compute Stick over the years which can be used as tiny Windows or Linux computer connected to the HDMI port of your TV or monitor, but Movidius Neural Computer Stick is a... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Onion Omega2S and Omega2S+ Linux WiFi Modules Launched for OEMs
Onion Omega2 and Omega2+ are tiny WiFi IoT development boards powered by Mediatek MT7688 MIPS processor running LEDE – OpenWrt fork – that sold for just $5 and up in Kickstarter, but are... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Manga Screen 2 is Smartphone Touchscreen Display with USB and HDMI Ports for Makers (Crowdfunding)
Most touchscreen displays aimed to be connected to a development board work through a display interface such as MIPI DSI or LCD RGB (and USB or I2C for touch support), and come with somewhat low... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NanoPi K2 Board Gets Ubuntu Core Firmware Image
FriendlyELEC NanoPi K2 is a board powered by Amlogic S905 processor, just like ODROID-C2 board, so while only the Android image was available at launch, it was expected to also support Ubuntu or... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$99 Mira Prism Augmented Reality Headset Works with your Phone
We’ve seen many virtual reality headsets launched in the last year or so, even through the technology and ecosystem still needs to be improved to offer an acceptable user experience, but so far... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ModBerry Industrial Automation Controllers Leverage Raspberry Pi, FriendlyELEC, and AAEON Boards and Modules
TECHBASE’s ModBerry Linux based industrial controllers have been around since 2014 with their first model being ModBerry 500 powered by a Raspberry Pi compute module. Over the years, the... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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PROBOX2 AVA 4K TV Box, NAS, and HDMI IN DVR Sells with an Optional Air Mouse
We’ve recently come across several TV boxes based on Realtek RTD1295 SoC which offers not only typical 4K Android TV box features like H.265 & VP9 video playback, and HDR support, but acts... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MeLE PCG35 Apo mini PC is Powered by Intel Celeron J3455 a€œDesktopa€ Processor, Supports 2.5a€³ SATA Drives
Many Apollo Lake mini PCs have come to market recently, but most of those are based on N-series such as Celeron N3450 or Pentium N4200, which are normally designed for what the company’s refer... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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