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Lilbits: DIY Raspberry Pi phone, Windows on the Steam Deck, and iPhone 14’s roller coaster detection

by Brad Linder 4 Comments on Lilbits: DIY Raspberry Pi phone, Windows on the Steam Deck, and iPhone 14’s roller coaster detection

Valve has released a driver update that should allow Windows to run more smoothly on the Steam Deck (you still need to install Windows yourself, since it ships with the Linux-based Steam OS though). Roku may be preparing to launch a line of smart home products (that are actually rebranded Wyze products). And it turns […]

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LapPi 2.0 is a 7 inch laptop built around a Raspberry Pi (crowdfunding)

by Brad Linder 9 Comments on LapPi 2.0 is a 7 inch laptop built around a Raspberry Pi (crowdfunding)

There’s no shortage of ways to turn a Raspberry Pi single-board computer into a laptop, tablet, or any number of other portable computing devices. But another one is on the way. SB Components is teasing an upcoming crowdfunding campaign for the LapPi 2.0. It’s a DIY kit that lets you turn Raspberry Pi’s credit card-sized […]

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DevTerm portable terminal is now available with a Raspberry Pi CM4 for $279

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on DevTerm portable terminal is now available with a Raspberry Pi CM4 for $279

The DevTerm is a portable computer terminal with a retro-inspired design featuring an ultra-wide display, a keyboard and trackball, and a modular design that allows the same computer shell to be used with a variety of different processor modules. When the DevTerm first launched in 2021 it was available with a choice of a Raspberry […]

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GeekPi’s $60 Raspberry Pi NAS tower offers improved cooling and M.2 storage expansion

by Lee Mathews 4 Comments on GeekPi’s $60 Raspberry Pi NAS tower offers improved cooling and M.2 storage expansion

GeekPi offers tons of different kits and add-ons for Raspberry Pi enthusiasts. Their latest offering is a compact tower that’s designed to turn the Pi into an affordable desktop computer or network storage device. The new GeekPi Raspberry Pi Mini Tower NAS Kit is available for $60 from Amazon. It’s also available from AliExpress with […]

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HandiPi is a DIY handheld PC with keyboard, display, and Raspberry Pi 4

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on HandiPi is a DIY handheld PC with keyboard, display, and Raspberry Pi 4

The same hardware hacker who built a a CyberDeck using the mainboard from a Framework Laptop a few months ago is back with a new project, and this time it’s smaller (and less powerful). The HandiPi is a handheld computer featuring a 4.3 inch touchscreen display, a keyboard with 36 keys, and a Raspberry Pi […]

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

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on 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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Lilbits: Unbox Therapy’s hands-on with pre-release Pixel 7, Netflix could do cloud gaming, and RS Components no longer makes or sells Raspberry Pi hardware

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Lilbits: Unbox Therapy’s hands-on with pre-release Pixel 7, Netflix could do cloud gaming, and RS Components no longer makes or sells Raspberry Pi hardware

Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro smartphones are expected to hit the streets this fall, and the company already gave us an idea of what they’d look like in May. But pre-release versions of the phone have been showing up in the wild for months, and now popular tech YouTuber Unbox Therapy has posted… an […]

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ZEETWIN RPI Cyberdeck is a dual-screen mobile PC with a mechanical keyboard and Raspberry Pi CM4 (work in progress)

by Brad Linder 4 Comments on ZEETWIN RPI Cyberdeck is a dual-screen mobile PC with a mechanical keyboard and Raspberry Pi CM4 (work in progress)

The developer behind the ShaRPiKeebo kit (which turns a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W into a handheld computer), has introduced a new project that uses a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 as the brains of a pretty funky looking dual-screen cyberdeck. Called ZEETWIN RPI Cybderdeck, the new computer has a mechanical keyboard sandwiched between two […]

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Creoqode cancels the Raspberry Pi-powered Lyra+ handheld gaming PC (crowdfunding)

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on Creoqode cancels the Raspberry Pi-powered Lyra+ handheld gaming PC (crowdfunding)

The Creoqode Lyra+ was supposed to be a handheld gaming PC with a 7 inch display, built-in game controllers, and a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 at its heart. But less than two months after launching a Kickstarter crowfunding campaign for the device, Creoqode has announced it’s cancelling the crowdfunding campaign and scrapping plans to […]