The BeagleV-Fire is a new single-board computer from BeagleBoard, the company behind the BeagleBone and BeaglePlay line of boards, among others. What makes this $150 board stand out is that it’s powered by a quad-core RISC-V processor that also features FPGA fabric, making it a reasonably affordable solution for folks looking to get their feet […]
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BeagleV-Ahead is a single-board RISC-V computer that’s compatible with BeagleBone add-ons
BeagleBoard has launched a new single-board computer called the BeagleV-Ahead. It’s the same shape as the company’s BeagleBone Black and it’s compatible with some accessories designed for that board. But instead of an ARM-based processor, the new BeagleV-Ahead is powered by a quad-core RISC-V processor. The new board is available now for around $149. At […]
BeaglePlay is a $99 single-board PC and dev platform with plenty of I/O
The BeagleBoard Foundation has released a number of single-board computers in recent years that are aimed at developers, educators, and hardware hackers interested in open source hardware and software. Now the organization has introduced what it’s calling the “most adaptable open source performance platform available.” The new BeaglePlay is a small, low-power development board with […]
BeagleV Starlight RISC-V single-board computer canceled, a new model may be coming in 2022
The BeagleV Starlight single-board computer was supported to be an affordable development platform for folks who wanted to get started with RISC-V architecture. Expected to sell for under $150, the BeagleV project was first announced in January and boards were expected to begin shipping in April. But the BeagleV Starlight never went into mass production, […]
BeagleBone Black Rev C features Debian Linux, 4GB storage
The BeagleBone Black is an inexpensive computer-on-a-module that’s kind of like a cross between a Raspberry Pi and a Arduino board. You can use it as the brains of a low-power computer, or as the heart of a robot, home automation system, or other hardware project. The first version of the BeagleBone Black launched about […]
BeagleBone Black is a $45 Android, Linux computer and hardware prototyping board
There’s a new player in the low-cost, ARM-based, mini-computer space. The BeagleBone Black is a $45 device which can run Linux or Android software and which can be used as a barebones computer or as the brains of a hardware project such as a robot, a home automation system, or more. It’s sort of what […]
$299 kit lets you add a Pixel Qi display to a BeagleBoard, PandaBoard
Tin Can Tools has released a new kit that lets you add a Pixel Qi sunlight readable display to a BeagleBoard or PandaBoard system. Both are tiny computer systems aimed at hobbyists interested in building anything from digital signage to robots with the palm-sized computer as the brains. The Tin Can Tools kit includes a […]
Can’t pick an OS? Always Innovating pushes triple-boot Android, Chrome, Ubuntu platform
Always Innovating, the company that brought us a tablet/netbook hybrid that you could stick to a refrigerator is back. But this time instead of focusing on its own hardware, this time the company is showcasing software it’s developed which can run on the $149 BeagleBoard compact computing platform. The software is called Super-Jumbo, and for […]
Buy a (tiny) DIY tablet kit for under $400
Want a touchscreen tablet computer, but don’t feel like purchasing any of the pre-configured options already on the market? No problem, you can pick up a $400 kit that will let you build your own tablet. Liquidware is selling a kit to build a “Beagle Tablet,” which is based on a BeagleBoard with a 1GHz […]