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Inky Frame 4.0″ is a small 7-color E Ink display powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico W

Pimoroni’s Inky Frame 4.0″ is a small, low-power electronic paper display with a limited color palette, five buttons for controls, a microSD card reader for storage, and a Raspberry Pi Pico W at the heart of the system. Designed for use as  digital photo frame, digital signage, or a display for a home automation system […]

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Raspberry Pi Pico W SDK update brings initial Bluetooth support

The Raspberry Pi Pico W is a tiny $6 single-board computer with low-power RP2040 microcontroller and a wireless chip that supports WiFi 4 (802.11n) and Bluetooth 5.2. But when the Pico W launched last summer, only the WiFi was actually usable, since there was no software support for Bluetooth functionality. Now Raspberry Pi has released […]

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Lilbits: Another modular repairable smartphone, another high-end VR headset, and more Pixel 7a details

Dutch company Fairphone has made a bit of a name for itself in recent years by offering modular, repairable smartphones like the Fairphone 4, along with long-term software support, unlocked bootloaders, and ethically-sourced materials, where possible. But Fairphone isn’t the only company making repairable phones. As reported by WinFuture, German company Shift Phones began taking […]