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PiPocket transforms a Raspberry Pi CM4 into an HDMI stick for your TV or monitor (crowdfunding)

There’s no shortage of cheap gadgets you can plug into the HDMI port of a TV to turn it into a smart display for streaming media from Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, or Disney+. But the Raspberry Pi-powered PiPocket goes a bit further and basically lets you turn any display with an HDMI input into a Linux […]

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Milk-V Mars CM is a quad-core RISC-V compute module with a Raspberry Pi CM4 form factor

The Milk-V Mars CM is a 55 x 40mm (2.2″ x 1.6″) computer-on-a-module that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, and features the same dual 100-pin connectors, which should make it usable with carrier boards designed for the CM4. But while Raspberry Pi’s compute module features an ARM-based Broadcomm processor, the […]

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MNT Reform CM4 modules will be available this fall (upgrade the modular laptop’s processor)

The MNT Reform is an unusual laptop with made open hardware and software principles in mind, and featuring a modular, customizable, and upgradeable design. When the MNT Reform began shipping a few years ago, it was only available with a single processor option. Since then the folks at MNT have been working on several additional […]

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Banana Pi BPI-CM4 compute module with Amlogic A311D is pin compatible with Raspberry Pi CM4

The makers of the Banana Pi line of single-board computers clearly draw a bit of inspiration from the Raspberry Pi Foundation when it comes to naming their products. Some of their designs are also rather obviously Raspberry Pi inspired. Case in point: the new Banana Pi BPI-CM4 compute module doesn’t just look like a Raspberry Pi Compute […]

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Radxa Taco board turns a Raspberry Pi CM4 or Radxa CM3 into network-attached storage

The Radxa Taco is a carrier board that lets you turn a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 into a network attached storage system. It should also work with Raspberry Pi CM4-compatible systems like the Radxa CM3, which is helpful at a time when Raspberry Pi hardware can be hard to come by. While the compute module […]

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DeskPi Super6C is a $200 mini ITX board powered by up to 6 Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 devices

You know what’s more powerful than a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4? Six Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 devices hooked up in a cluster that allows them to work together. And the new DeskPi Super6C is a mini ITX mainboard designed to make it easy to create exactly that kind of cluster computer. Available from DeskPi […]

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DevTerm retro-inspired portable terminal can now be powered by a Raspberry Pi CM4

The DevTerm is a portable terminal with a retro-inspired design, an ultra-wide display, and a modular design that lets you swap out processor modules. Originally designed to support either a custom dual or quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor module or a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3, the developers at Clockwork later released a version with support […]

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Soon you might be able to swap the CPU in the MNT Reform open, modular laptop (Raspberry Pi support in the works)

The MNT Reform is an open hardware laptop that’s designed to be hackable. Not only does it support open source software, but the laptop itself has a modular design that allows you to customize parts… and the designs are open source as well, allowing anyone to make their own modifications or design their own modules. […]

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Lilbits: Pixel 5a, Kindle vulnerability patched, and Super Duper Secure Mode for Microsoft Edge

Google has already confirmed that it will launch Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones this fall, and they’ll be the company’s first phones to feature a new Google Tensor system-on-a-chip rather than a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. But they’ll also be expensive phones designed to compete with other flagships. The company isn’t giving up on the […]

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TOFU carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 supports NVMe SSDs or 4G LTE network cards (among other things)

The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, which was released last year, has the same processor, memory, and storage options as a full-sized Raspberry Pi 4, but in a more compact card form-factor designed for use in embedded devices. Unlike larger Raspberry Pi devices, the Compute Module also supports onboard eMMC storage. But you’ll need to […]