The Intel Processor N100 is a 6-watt, quad-core processor that’s part of part of Intel’s Alder Lake-N line of chips, which are designed for low-cost, low power laptops, tablets, and small form-factor desktop computers. PC makers have introduced a bunch of Alder Lake-N mini PCs since Intel unveiled the processors earlier this year. Now ASRock […]
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Maxtang ALN-10 motherboard will let you build your own Alder Lake-N mini PC
Intel’s Alder Lake-N chips are inexpensive, low-power processors that expand the 12th-gen Intel processor lineup into the territory previously occupied by Atom-based Celeron and Pentium chips. A number of PC makers have launched laptops, tablets, and mini PCs with Alder Lake-N chips since Intel launched the processor family earlier this year. Now Maxtang has introduced […]
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2 Comments on Firefly ITX-3568JQ is a mini-ITX motherboard with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor
Firefly ITX-3568JQ is a mini-ITX motherboard with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor
2 Comments on Firefly ITX-3568JQ is a mini-ITX motherboard with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processorEarlier this year Firefly introduced a mini ITX motherboard powered by a Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor and support for up to 16GB of RAM, allowing anyone to build a fully functional desktop PC with Rockchip’s high-performance ARM-based processor. But with a $459 starting price, the Firefly ITX-3588J could be overkill for some folks. Now the […]
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Lilbits: The latest Unihertz BlackBerry clone, why Pebble failed, and a dip in PC shipments
1 Comment on Lilbits: The latest Unihertz BlackBerry clone, why Pebble failed, and a dip in PC shipmentsUnihertz plans to launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign soon for a modern phone with some retro-inspired features including a BlackBerry-style physical keyboard. The upcoming Unihertz Titan Slim will be the latest in a line of unusual phones from Unihertz, which has made a habit of releasing niche smartphones aimed at fans of old-school features like […]
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Firefly introduces a mini ITX board powered by a Rockchip RK3588 module
Rockchip’s RK3588 processor is a 64-bit chip featuring four ARM Cortex-A76 CPU cores, four Cortex-A55 cores, Mali-G610 MP3 graphics, support for 8K video, PCIe 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, and 6 TOPS of AI performance thanks to a dedicated neural processing unit. And it’s at the heart of the new Firefly ITX-3588J mini-ITX board that was unveiled […]
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Buying a GPD Win Max 2021 upgrade board? You can repurpose the old board as a mini PC
Comments Off on Buying a GPD Win Max 2021 upgrade board? You can repurpose the old board as a mini PCThe GPD Win Max 2021 handheld gaming PC looks nearly identical to the 2020 model, but it has an upgraded motherboard with newer, faster processor options. So GPD offered a motherboard-only upgrade option to crowdfunding backers. Now the company is also making it easy to repurpose your old motherboard as a standalone mini PC.
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ECS GLKD-HTI is a PC motherboard half the size of a mini-ITX
ECS has unveiled a new PC motherboard designed for small form-factor computers. Measuring 6.7″ x 3.3″, the new ECS GLKD-HTI is half the size of a mini-ITX board. It’s listed on the ECS website under the SoC (system-on-a-chip) category, likely because the board is designed to work with an Intel Gemini Lake processor that is not user […]
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GA-PICO3350 is Gigabyte’s smallest motherboard to date (embedded CPU + RAM and storage slots)
7 Comments on GA-PICO3350 is Gigabyte’s smallest motherboard to date (embedded CPU + RAM and storage slots)Measuring just about 3.9″ x 2.8″, the new Gigabyte GA-PICO3350 motherboard is just a little larger than a Raspberry Pi Model B (3.4″ x 2.2″). But while the Raspberry Pi features an ARM-based processor and embedded memory, Gigabyte’s tiny board has a DDR3L SODIMM slot for laptop-type memory plus an mSATA/mini PCIe slot for storage. […]
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ODROID-H2 mini PC board with Celeron J4105 Gemini Lake CPU coming next month
Hardkernel has been selling a line of single-board computers under the ODROID brand for years. So far most of them have featured ARM-based processors. But the company’s next product is a compact PC board featuring an Intel Celeron J4105 Gemini Lake processor. The company has announced that the ODROID-H2 should go on sale in November […]
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Sapphire unveils 5×5 motherboard with AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000
Computer component maker Sapphire has introduced a new small form-factor motherboard with an AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 processor with Radeon Vega graphics, two SODIMM lots for memory and support for up to four 4K displays. It’s called the FS-FP5V and while it’s positioned as a board that can be used for digital signage, kiosks, point-of-sales, […]