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JaguarBoard: $65 single-board computer with a Bay Trail chip

Since the launch of the original Raspberry Pi, there’s been no shortage of cheap, single-board computers aimed at makers and developers. Many take a page out of the Raspberry Pi playbook by offering low-power ARM-based chips, while a few models sport Intel processors. The JaguarBoard is a new model that falls into the latter camp. […]

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MJ Technology wants to crowdfund Ubuntu tablets with Atom x7 CPU

There’s no shortage of Windows, Android, and iOS tablets on the market. But if you want a tablet that runs Ubuntu Linux, your best bet right now is probably to buy an existing tablet and install the OS yourself. A startup called MJ Technology wants to change that, and the company has announced that it […]

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Jolla to crowdfunding backers: Not everyone will get a tablet

Finnish mobile company Jolla had a rough year in 2015, and the company decided to stop producing its own hardware in order to focus on its Sailfish OS software. But what about folks who’ve already given the company money to buy hardware that hasn’t been delivered? After launching a smartphone in 2013, Jolla launched a […]

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Stikbox hides your selfie stick in plain sight

The Stikbox is a smartphone case with the added bonus of having a selfie stick built right in. The company behind this convenient invention is seeking about $50,000 in crowdfunding on Kickstarter to put it into mass production. The iPhone fitted case is a simple hard shell cover that is relatively thin. That is, until […]

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LattePanda is an Arduino-friendly $79 Windows 10 mini PC (crowdfunding)

Single-board computers are getting so cheap that you can pick up a CHIP or Raspberry Pi Zero for under $10. But you’ll have to pay a little more if you want a model that can run Windows. That doesn’t mean you’ll have to pay For example, Newegg sells the Kangaroo Mobile Desktop for $99. Want […]

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EchoBox Explorer X1 is a HiFi audio streamer that looks like a flask (crowdfunding)

Have a smartphone? Then you probably already have a portable audio player that you can use to listen to MP3s or stream music from Spotify, Google, Apple, or YouTube, among other services. But some audio enthusiasts are less than satisfied with the sound quality offered by most smartphones, which why we’e seen fancy, expensive dedicated […]

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PuzzlePhone crowdfunding campaign begins

Circular Devices is on track to launch one of the first modular smartphones. The team has been showing off concepts for the upcoming phone for much of 2015, and now the Puzzlephone crowdfunding campaign is now live on Indiegogo. The PuzzlePhone allows the user to replace the “Spine” (the screen), the “Brain” (the storage), and the “Heart” […]

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PuzzlePhone modular smartphone crowdfunding starts Nov 3rd

Another day, another modular smartphone. Oh no wait, phones with modular components that are easy to replace or upgrade are still pretty rare. Google’s Project Ara is an effort to develop a modular phone platform. The Fairphone 2 will feature modular design. And now Finnish startup Circular Devices has a third option: the PuzzlePhone is […]

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BLOCKS launches modular smartwatch Kickstarter campaign

It’s a busy year for makers of modular computing devices. Google’s working on a modular smartphone. Acer recently launched a modular desktop. And One Education’s got a modular laptop on the way. Now BLOCKS wants to bring a modular smartwatch to market, but first the developers are hoping to raise $250 thousand through a Kickstarter campaign to […]

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Blocks modular smartwatch crowdfunding campaign starts October 13th

There are dozens of smartwatches on the market, including some models that have barebones features and others that have a kitchen sink approach to hardware that includes a bunch of features you might never use. Blocks is a modular smartwatch project that lets you basically design your own smartwatch. Buy a core module with basic […]