Chinese PC makers have begun selling a mini PC that looks a lot like a Mac Studio, but it’s even smaller than Apple’s little powerhouse. Meanwhile, it offers far more options for customization: the FN60G features an LGA1700 socket with support for 12th, 13th, and 14th-gen Intel Core processors. There’s also support for discrete graphics, […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) launches March 28 with Android 14, S-Pen, and an updated processor
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a mid-range Android tablet with a 10.4 inch, 2000 x 1200 pixel display and a Samsung S-Pen for pressure-sensitive input. Since first launching in 2020, the tablet has been the most affordable Samsung device with S-Pen support. No Samsung is giving the tablet the second spec bump in […]
UGREEN launches Kickstarter campaign for the NASync line of network-attached-storage systems with 12th-gen Intel chips
PC and mobile accessory maker UGREEN is entering the network-attached storage (NAS) space in a big way. The company’s new NASync line of products includes six different models at launch, including systems with support for up to 8 hard drives. First unveiled earlier this year, these NAS systems are basically small, purpose-built computers designed for […]
Connect as many as 5 SATA HDDs to a Raspberry Pi 5 with the Radxa Penta SATA HAT
The Radxa Penta SATA HAT is a $45 add-on board that allows you to connect up to five SATA hard drives or SSDs to a Raspberry Pi 5 to create a network-attached storage device for use as a file server, backup device, or just a small PC with support for a lot of storage. Available now from ARACE, […]
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Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is the first member of the Kindle family to feature a 10.2 inch E Ink display with support for pen input, allowing you to take handwritten notes or draw pictures on the screen. First launched in 2022, it’s also the most expensive member of the current Kindle lineup, with prices starting at […]
Fairberry lets you attach a BlackBerry keyboard to modern phones (some assembly & customization required)
Smartphones with built-in keyboards are nearly (but not completely) extinct. But die-hard fans of physical keyboards have kept the dream alive with accessories like the Clicks keyboard case and any number of DIY solutions. The Fairberry project is one of the more interesting DIY options, as it’s an open source design that should, at least […]
Orange Pi Neo Linux handheld gaming PC to sell for $499 and up
The Orange Pi Neo is an upcoming handheld gaming PC with some of the features we’ve come to expect in this space. It has a 7 inch FHD+ display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and it will be available with a choice of AMD Ryzen 7 7840U or Ryzen 7 8840U processor options. But it’s […]
GEEKOM A7 Review: This AMD Ryzen 7040HS series mini PC hits the sweet spot
The GEEKOM A7 is a mini PC with support for up to an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor, 64GB of RAM, and 2TB of solid state storage. It’s basically the AMD equivalent of the GEEKOM Mini IT13 with an Intel Raptor Lake processor. But, having used the GEEKOM A7 quite extensively over the past month, I’ve found […]
Asus ROG NUC mini gaming PC with RTX 4000 graphics to sell for $1629 and up
The Asus ROG NUC is a small desktop computer with a 2.5 liter chassis and support for up to an Intel Core ultra 9 185H processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics. Basically it’s got the guts of a high-performance gaming laptop stuffed into a mini PC. When Asus first unveiled the ROG NUC during […]
Lilbits: Apple’s lousy week: Antitrust lawsuit, unpatchable vulnerability, and scrapped projects
Part of Apple’s pitch to customers has long been that their products “just work,” and that’s due in large part to the tight integration between Apple’s hardware and software. And while that’s largely true of the company’s Mac computers, it’s even more true of its mobile devices like iPhones and iPods, which have often been […]