It’s been over a year since Banana Pi first shared renders of the BPI-M2S, but now the board is finally available for purchase. Two models are listed on AliExpress, one with an Amlogic S922X processor and the other with an Amlogic A311D. They sell for $95.79 and $100 respectively. The difference between the two is […]
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Khadas VIM4 is a single-board PC with 8GB RAM, WiFi 6, and Amlogic A311D2
The Khadas VIM4 is a 3.2″ x 2.3″ single-board computer with support for 4K video playback, HDMI 2.1 and Gigabit Ethernet ports, WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.1 wireless connectivity, 8GB of LPDDR4X memory. Available now for $200 and up, the little computer is also one of the first to be powered by an Amlogic A311D2 […]
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Lilbits 359: Google Pixel 4 “Coral” and “Flame” smartphones coming this year?
If history has taught us anything, it’s that Google will probably launch a new set of flagship smartphones sometime around October… although we may see the mid-range Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL much sooner than that. While we still don’t know very much about what the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will look […]
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Lilbits 323: What’s inside the Surface Go?
Microsoft began shipping the Surface Go tablet this week, and it’s the smallest, cheapest, and lowest-performance device in the company’s current line of Surface products. It’s also the first Surface tablet with a USB Type-C port and the thinnest Surface device to date. But it’s what’s inside that counts… and the folks at iFixit tore […]
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Guleek A8 Android TV stick promises 4K support
There’s no shortage of sticks you can plug into the HDMI port of your TV to stream internet video, play games, or run Android or Windows apps on a big screen. But the Guleek A8 is one of the first I’ve seen to feature an Amlogic S905 processor and HDMI 2.0 support — which means […]
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Lilbits (3-26-2015): Freeze your eReader in a block of ice
Some companies boast that their gadgets are waterproof. But what about ice-proof? Last year PocketBook launced a water-resistant eReader called the PocketBook Aqua. A year later the folks at Vido decided to see just how sturdy this thing was… so they didn’t just get it wet. They froze it solid. I first read about the experiment […]
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MINIX Neo X8 TV box presale prices start at $119
The MINIX Neo X8 Android TV box features an Amlogic S802 quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, at least 8GB of storage, and Android 4.4 KitKat software. It supports 4K Ultra HD video playback, and comes with XBMC media center software preloaded. Announced in April, the MINIXÂ Neo X8 is now up for pre-order, along with the […]
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MINIX unveils Neo X8 line of Android TV boxes with Amlogic S802 chips
Android TV box maker MINIX has earned a reputation (among the small group of folks who track these things) for offering products with reliable performance and decent specs. Now the company is introducing two new boxes designed to let you run Android apps on your TV, and they’re the most powerful MINIX boxes yet. The […]
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2 GHz Amlogic S802 brings more speed to Android TV boxes
Chinese companies have been cranking out Android-powered set-top-boxes and TV sticks for a few years, with most of the best models in the past year powered by Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processors. But there may be a new performance champ in town. Amlogic’s new S802 processor is an ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core CPU with Mali 450 graphics. […]
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Lilbits (12-04-2013): Reversible USB plugs
Since the dawn of time (or at least of USB ports), folks have been struggling to insert plugs the right way up. Odds are you’ve poked the wrong end of a plug into a phone or PC at one point or another while trying to charge your device, connect a flash drive, hook up a […]