Some folks like to play classic console games by using emulators on smartphones, tablets, or handheld game systems with modern hardware. And then there’s the community of Nintendo Wii hackers who literally cut Nintendo’s 2006 game console down to size and stuff the components inside of custom cases. We’ve seen projects that put a Wii […]
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Lilbits: Color E Ink comes at a cost, a high-power Linux laptop, and more
The first eBook reader with color E Ink displays have arrived and they’re… a mixed bag, apparently. Nathan from The eBook Reader has posted a video comparing the display on the Onyx BOOX Poke2 Color and the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite: We already knew that E Ink’s new Kaleido color display technology had some trade-offs: they […]
PinePhone Linux smartphone could get a slide-out keyboard acessory
The makers of the PinePhone Linux smartphone recently introduced a Convergence Pack edition designed to let you use the device as a desktop Linux computer by connecting a keyboard, mouse and display. But what if you want a thumb keyboard for typing on the go? That may be coming soon. Pine64 plans to offer a […]
Pinebook Pro Linux laptop is available for $200 (again)
The PineBook Pro is a laptop with a 14.1 inch full HD display, a Rockchip RK3399 processor, and 4GB of RAM. Designed to run GNU/Linux software rather than Windows or Chrome OS, the PineBook Pro went up for pre-order for $200 last summer, shipped last fall, and has been kind of hard to get your […]
PinePhone Convergence Pack: Use a $200 Linux phone as a desktop PC
The folks behind the $149 PinePhone Linux smartphone have introduced a new version that’s designed to work not only as a mobile Linux device, but also as portable desktop computer. The new PinePhone Convergence Package is a new $200 bundle that includes a version of the smartphone with souped up specs, plus a USB-C docking station […]
PinePhone postmarketOS community edition coming soon for $150 (Linux smartphone)
PostmarketOS is a Linux-based operating system that was originally designed to breathe new life into old (mostly Android) smartphones. But now that phones designed to run Linux are starting to ship, you don’t need to unlock the bootloader of an Android phone to use postmarketOS. Soon you won’t even have to install it yourself. Pine64 […]
$100 PineTab Linux tablet is available for pre-order
The PineTab is a 10.1 inch tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel display, a quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. And while those specs aren’t exactly exciting, there are two things that make the PineTab stand out from most other tablets on the market today: It ships with Ubuntu Touch pre-installed […]
PineTab Linux tablet goes up for pre-order this month for $100
The next inexpensive, Linux-friendly device from Pine64 is coming soon. The company already sells a $100 PineBook laptop and a $200 PineBook Pro. Early batches of the $150 PinePhone are available for customers willing to invest in beta hardware. And now Pine64 says it’ll begin taking pre-orders for its $100 PineTab Linux tablet later this […]
Lilbits 387: Updates on the PinePhone, Ghost Canyon NUC, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Pine64 has been making Raspberry Pi-like single-board computers for a while, but over the past few years the company has become one of the most interesting players in the cheap Linux computer space. The company’s PinePhone is a $150 smartphone designed to run GNU/Linux software. The PineBook Pro is a $200 Linux laptop with specs […]
Now you can pre-order a PinePhone with Ubuntu Touch for $150
The PinePhone is an inexpensive smartphone designed to run open source operating systems such as postmarketOS, KDE Plasma Mobile, or Ubuntu Touch. But the first units to ship earlier this year didn’t have an operating system installed — it was up to users to load their own. Now the Pine64 team and the developers of […]