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Zotac’s new fanless Wildcat Lake Mini PC, A new RISC-V Compute Module, repositioning the Windows 11 Taskbar: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:56:05 +0000

This Raspberry Pi CM5-sized compute module features an ESP32-P4 chip with two 32-bit, 400 MHz RISC-V CPU cores, a 40 MHz low-power core, and ESP32-C6 for WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5. linuxgizmos.com/risc-v-compu • This credit card-sized computer has 2 Arm Cortex-A76 CPU cores, 6 Cortex-A55 cores, a RISC-V E902 real-time core, 4GB RAM, multiple storage options, display and camera interfaces, and wired and wireless connectivity options

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Intel Moon Lake could replace Intel N100/N150, crowdfunding begins for a USB dock made of Framework Expansion cards, and Tuxedo launches a Linux mini PC with Intel Panther Lake: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 19:04:45 +0000

DockFrame is a modular USB-C dock that uses Framework Laptop Expansion cards • Intel's upcoming 6-watt "Moon Lake" chips with 4 LPE (Low Power Efficiency) cores could be the true successor to Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake, while Wildcat Lake Refresh will bring more performance to budget 15W chips • The new Tuxedo Nano Pro Gen 15 mini PC features an Intel Core X7 358H Panther Lake chip with Arc B390 graphics, up to 128GB of RAM, and a choice of Linux distros pre-installed (Windows too, if you pay extra)

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GPD Win Mini Ultra (mini-laptop with Intel Panther Lake), the first Touchscreen MacBook, and a new RISC-V Handheld: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:56:32 +0000

The XREAL AURA wired smart glasses with Android XR connect to a "portable compute puck" with a battery and Snapdragon Reality Elite chip • A new GPD Win Mini Ultra mini-laptop could be on the way, with an Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip based on Intel Panther Lake architecture with Arc Pro graphics • The new MacBook pro with PROLED XDR Display is Apple's first touchscreen MacBook

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A new computer-in-a-keyboard debuts, Apple brings M6 chips to MacBook Pro and iMac, and Acer’s handheld gaming PC with Intel Arc G3 Extreme is coming next month: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:19:47 +0000

You can launch and control apps, check your calendar, scroll, and even type using the mouse’s 3-inch screen • Acer says the Predator Atlas 8 handheld gaming PC with an Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor, an 8 inch, 1200 Hz display, and an 80 Wh battery should be available for $1300 at Best Buy starting Nov 1 • Apple is also bringing the M6 processor to the iMac family with a new line of colorful all-in-one PCs that start at $1499 and feature 24.5 inch screens, up to 32GB RAM, Thunderbolt 4 and a 2.5 GbE Ethernet option

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iPad mini goes OLED, iPhone Duo gets torn apart, Logitech’s new mouse converts from horizontal to vertical, and an open source modular keyboard platform debuts: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:22:27 +0000

The Adafruit Metro ESP-32-P4 Hydra board with an ESP32-P4 microprocessor, ESP-32-C6 wireless chip, and a lot of wired and wireless I/O and expansion options • According to iFixit, the iPhone duo is the most repairable smartphone with a foldable display yet • This open source modular mechanical keyboard platform lets you build a custom keyboard one key at a time, since each has a tiny RISC-v microcontroller, pogo pins, and magnets that snap together.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Jailbreak, LattePanda Sigma 2 (Single-board PC with Intel Panther Lake), and the not-quite end of the Atari VCS : Liliputing News Roundup: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000

Amazon has rebranded its Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service as Kindle+ and now includes audiobooks (including titles with "virtual voice" as well as human narrators) • The Sigma 2 is the highest-performance (and most expensive) LattePanda single-board computer to date, with an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H chip, Arc B390 graphics, 64GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD • It's now possible to jailbreak a Nintendo Switch 2, opening the door for homebrew games and game mods

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Microsoft PowerToys, Lenovo Think Centre X Ultra, and the Motorola T900 Pager Becomes A Modern Communicator: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:10:41 +0000

The Lenovo ThinkCentre X Ultra is a mini PC with support for up to Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 • This DIY project turns classic Motorola T900 pager with a QWERTY keyboard and monochrome LCD display into a modern communications device with an ES32-S3 for WiF, Bluetooth, and eventually LoRa and Meshtastic • MindRove taking pre-orders for a TypeAir "wearable keyboard" that's a Bluetooth input device for sending text to VR headsets or other devices

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A modular smartphone with a de-Googled OS, a $25 E Ink Dev Kit, and a Cyberdeck that runs on power tool batteries: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:26:05 +0000

The new AYN Odin3 Portal is a 1 pound (450 gram) Android gaming handheld with a Qualcomm Dragonwing Q8 processor, 9,000 mAh battery, active cooling, hall-effect joysticks • The Arduino VENTUNO Q launched for a $299 promo price in August, but it's getting a price hike to $399 for its retail price • This custom cyberdeck takes the guts of a mini PC and stuffs them into a 3D printed case with a custom mechanical keyboard and trackball

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E Ink Kaleido 4, Ubuntu 26.10, Libreboot 26.10, KDE Plasma 6.8, and MINISFORUMS’s all-Flash NAS: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:59:00 +0000

The Asus ROG XBOX Ally X20 is now available for $1299 (or $2499 when bundled with XREAL R1 Edition 20 Gaming AR Glasses and custom cases) • MINISFORUM AI NAS S5 features an Intel Wildcat Lake processor, 12GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 128GB of onboard UFS storage, 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE networking, and support for up to 5 M.2 SSDs Available now for $599. store.minisforum.com/products/min • A year or two ago, it looked like 16GB was going to be the new starting point for mid-range and premium PCs

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ONEXPLAYER’s New Tablet Is An AI Workstation, Apple launches HomeView and updated Apple TV 4K, and HP updates its computer-in-a-keyboard: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:00:17 +0000

The new Apple TV 4K brings far-field microphones for voice interaction, a 50% faster CPU and 2X faster GPU, AV1 decoding, and a remote with Find My support • The Apple HomeView is now available to pre-order for $299 • The ONEXPLAYER Super X Pro gaming tablet (and AI workstation) has been updated with a Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor and up to 192GB of RAM

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AMD launches Ryzen AI Halo mini PC with Ryzen AI Max+ 495 and 192GB RAM, Valve release Steam Frame CAD files: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:21:33 +0000

AMD's 2nd-gen Ryzen Halo Developer Platform is a mini PC with a Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 processor with up to 192GB of unified high-bandwidth RAM and support for 300b parameter AI models • Last year MINISFORUM launched a compact AtomMan G1 Pro desktop with Ryzen 9 8945HX and NVIDIA RTX 5060 • Valve has released CAD and electrical interface files for the Steam Frame, making them available for non-commercial, DIY accessories and modifications. store.steampowered.com/news/group/4

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LineageOS 24 Released, Another Game Boy Emulator On E Ink, and turn A PSP Into Raspberry Pi-Powered PC: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:18:51 +0000

The PSPi 6 turns the PlayStation Portable (PSP-1000) into a modern emulation handheld (and PC) with a custom board that lets you use a Raspberry Pi Zero, Zero 2W, or CM4 for brains • Microsoft is moving to standardize printer drivers, meaning that newer models should work well with most PCs running Windows 10 21H2 or newer • E Ink displays used for eReaders and electronic labels usually only support 1-3 refreshes per second

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Ubuntu for RISC-V, Touchscreen MacBooks, and a new Atari 800XL: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:48:45 +0000

My first PC was an Atari 800XL • PC costs have risen sharply over the past year due to rising costs of RAM & storage • Google has offered a way to run Linux apps on Chromebooks for years

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Amazon Alexa Tablets are mid-range Android tablets with the Google Play Store & Amazon apps and services

Brad Linder — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:40:05 +0000

Amazon launched its first Kindle Fire tablet in 2011, and the lineup has changed many times over the years. The company dropped Kindle from the name and sold them as Fire tablets, tried its hand at premium models, and largely settled on the idea of cheap tablets running a fork of Android called Fire OS. […]

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PCs with NVIDIA RTX Spark ship this month, Asus unveils the NUC 14 Essential Fanless mini PC, and Samsung launches Galaxy Tab S12 series : Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:45:21 +0000

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra goes up for pre-order today for $2599 and up and ships Oct 16 • The Microsoft Surface RTX Spark Dev Box mini PC with NVIDIA RTX Spark starts at $5999, but it ships standard with a 20-core RTX Spark N1X chip with a 6144-core Blackwell RTX GPU and 128GB unified LPDDR5x memory. blogs.windows.com/devices/2026 • The new Asus NUC 14 Essential Fanless is a mini PC with Intel N100, N150, or N250 options, a single SODIMM for DDR5-4800 RAM, an M.2 2280 slot for PCIe Gen 3x4 storage, 2.5 GbE LAN, WiFi 6E, and plenty of USB and video ports

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Pebble Time Round 2 ships soon, DroidDeck brings Steam to handhelds, Magisk on Googlebooks: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:21 +0000

DroidDeck brings SteamOS-like experience to Android, with support for Valve's Steam Big Picture mode on handhelds and phones with Snapdragon chips • As Amazon continues to replace older Fire TV hardware with Android-based software with new models that ship with Vega OS (which is more restrictive and supports fewer apps), it's noteworthy that VLC beta for Vega OS debuted this summer. jbkempf.com/blog/2026/vl • The Pebble Round 2 smartwatch is now in production, and all pre-orders expected to arrive by the end of 2026

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Amazon Prime Day Mobile Tech Deals (Oct 6-7 2026)

Brad Linder — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:09:30 +0000

Even on Amazon Prime Day, the rising costs of RAM and storage make it a tough time to be in the market for a new computer or pretty much anything that uses those components. But that doesn’t mean you can’t find some deals on consumer electronics that at least make things a little cheaper than […]

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Banana Pi BPI-CM7, a modern iPod, and a DIY Mini Laptop with an ATmega2560 Microcontroller: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:52:44 +0000

Smartphones have largely replaced iPods and other dedicated music players for most folks • The Banana Pi BPI-CM7 is a compute module with a 1.5 GHz Allwinner H618 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-G31 graphics, LPDDR4 memory, eMMC storage, WiFi 5 and BT 5.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, and 10/100 Ethernet support • The rising costs of RAM and other components are even driving up prices of older consumer electronics devices

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Amazon’s New Kindle Devices, Raspberry Pi Price Hikes, and Freckle Phone: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:01:03 +0000

Raspberry Pi is raising prices (again) in response to the rising costs of RAM & other components • The Freckle Phone is a $200 device with a kid-sized 3.1 inch screen, a $25/month service plan, and no web browser, social media apps, or app store • The new entry-level Amazon Kindle has a flush-front display for the first time, but now starts at $150

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SteamOS Ported to Arm handhelds, PixelMob Portable NAS, and Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K with Vega OS: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:52:10 +0000

Valve developed an ARM version of SteamOS for its Steam Frame VR headset • PixelMob is a new portable NAS/mini PC from UnifyDrive for media backup, with an RK3588 chip, up to 3 M.2 2280 slots for storage, CFexpress, SD, and microSD card support a 7 inch AMOLED display, USB4 (40 Gbps), and 2.5 GbE LAN • Apple is said to be planning to launch a new smart home product on Oct 13 with a "6-inch square display" that can be wall mounted or placed on a counter, with tight Siri integration and multi-user support for families

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