The Raspberry Pi 4 is the most powerful single board computer from Raspberry Pi so far, with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 processor and support for up to 8GB of RAM. It’s capable of performing as a halfway decent desktop computer… or as a low-power server. But if you plan to use the little PC that […]
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Lilbits: Raspberry Pi and PinePhone projects and making a game of conference calls
A lot of us are spending more time than ever on video conference calls these days… and one developer has found a way to alleviate the boredom. The B-REEL Meeting Intruders Chrome extension turns a Google Meet session into a game of Space Invaders, where you can zap each chat window… and if you do […]
RetroPie now works with the Raspberry Pi 4 (turn the $35 PC into a retro game console)
RetroPie is an open source operating system designed to transform a Raspberry Pi into a retro game system. Version 4.6 is out this week, and for the first time it adds official support for the Raspberry Pi 4. RetroPie is basically what you get when you take the Raspbian operating system, load it up with […]
$70 Retroflag GPi case turns a Raspberry Pi Zero into a Game Boy (hacker upgrades it with a Raspberry Pi Compute Module)
Folks have been cramming Raspberry Pi computers into handheld cases to create their own Game Boy clones for years. But the Retroflag GPi case lets you do it without a soldering iron, dremel, or 3D printer. It’s a $70 case that looks like a Game Boy. And it comes with a cartridge that looks like […]
MutantC is a DIY Sidekick clone with a Raspberry Pi at its heart
In the dark days (or good old days) before the advent of the smartphone, there was the T-Mobile Sidekick (also known as the Danger Hiptop). It was a phone with a screen that you could slide up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard that you could use for typing text messages. The days of the Sidekick […]
DIY case turns a tiny PC into a modular game console (for handheld or desktop gaming)
Folks have been building portable game consoles and handheld computers out of Raspberry Pi-like single-board PCs for ages. But the designer of the MagClick Case System for the LattePanda Alpha has gone a bit further than most. Put the little computer in this modular case and you can easily switch between using it as a […]
PIS2 is a DIY handheld PlayStation 2
Sony may not be making handheld game consoles anymore, but that hasn’t stopped makers from building their own. Sometimes it just takes a while. Hacker Darkwing has managed to take the guts of a PlayStation 2 and stuff them into a portable game console, along with a screen, game controllers, batteries, and a Raspberry Pi, […]
ODROID-GO is a $32 handheld game console (programmable and Arduino-compatible)
Hardkernel’s latest ODROID device isn’t a Raspberry Pi-like single board computer. Instead it’s a handheld game console that looks a bit like a classic Game Boy… but it’s way more of a DIY device (it’s also a little smaller than a Game Boy). The ODROID-GO is a kit that you assemble yourself to create a […]
Noodle Pi pocket computer is now shipping (Raspberry Pi powered mini tablet)
Ever since Raspberry Pi started shipping $35 mini computers in 2012, folks have been building Raspberry Pi-powered devices including laptops, game consoles, and tablets. But it’s always nice when someone does a bit of the heavy lifting in the design department for you. So if you’ve been enamored with the idea of a fully functional […]
Banana Pi M2 Zero is a (faster) Raspberry Pi Zero clone for $15
The folks behind the Banana Pi line of products have been riffing on the Raspberry Pi name and product lineup for a few years. One of the company’s newest products is a tiny computer called the Banana Pi M2 Zero. As the name suggests, it looks a lot like the Raspberry Pi Zero WÂ and features […]