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Lilbits: 1st-gen Chromecast reaches end of life, Surface Pro X camera bug… surfaces, and mini-laptop and single-board PC updates

The thing about buying stuff from AliExpress is that you can’t always trust the product descriptions. When I wrote about a $350 mini-laptop with an 8 inch display and an Intel N100 processor last week, I took the description at face value. But our source for the original story now tells us that the little […]

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Milk-V Mars is a Raspberry Pi-sized PC with a quad-core RISC-V processor

The Milk-V Mars is a credit card-sized single-board computer that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi. But instead of an ARM-based processor, this little PC sports a 1.5 GHz StarFive JH7110 quad-core processor based on RISC-V architecture. It’s the latest in a line of RISC-V systems from Milk-V, and the company has been teasing the […]

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HackBoard 2 is finally shipping (single-board PC with Intel Gemini Lake processor)

The HackBoard 2 is a single-board computer with an Intel processor, up to 8GB of RAM and 512GB of eMMC storage, an M.2 slot for additional storage, and support for Windows, Linux, and other operating systems. The folks behind the board launched a crowdfunding campaign in late 2020 with the goal of shipping units in […]

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Lilbits: Ubuntu on the VisionFive 2 RISC-V single-board PC, mini PCs with Ryzen 7040HS, and Google’s new Find My Network

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web. Canonical enables Ubuntu on StarFive’s VisionFive 2 RISC-V single board computer [Canonical] Canonical brings support for Ubuntu 23.04 to the StarFive VisionFive 2, a single-board PC with a 1.5 GHz quad-core JH7110 RISC-V processor with SiFive U74 CPU cores and Imagination BXE-4-32 MC1 graphics. […]

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Orange Pi 5 Plus single-board PC supports PCIe NVMe storage, four displays, and two 2.5 GbE Ethernet connections

The Orange Pi 5 Plus latest addition to the ever-expanding Orange Pi 5 line of single-board computers, and it earns the “plus” in its name with the addition of a few key features including dual 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports, two HDMI outputs, one HDMI input, and support for an optional PCIe NVMe SSD. It’s expected […]

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NanoPC-T6 is an RK3588 single-board PC with two 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports, two M.2 sockets, and multi-display support

FriendlyELEC’s NanoPC-T6 is a single-board computer that’s a bit larger than a typical Raspberry Pi Model B, but way more versatile thanks to a lot of input and output features. The 110 x 80mm (4.3″ x 3.1″) computer features a Rockchip RK3588 processor, up to 16GB of RAM, up to 256GB of eMMC storge, and […]

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Banana Pi BPI-W3 board launches for $162 (RK3588, 8GB RAM, 2.5 GbE Ethernet, M.2 slot, and 3 HDMI ports)

The Banana Pi BPI-W3 is a compact but versatile computer board powered by a Rockchip RK3588 processor, 8GB of RAM, and plenty of ports and connectors including an M.2 slot for storage, a 40-pin GPIO connector, and two HDMI outputs and one HDMI input. First positioned as a router board when it was unveiled last […]

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Indiedroid Nova is a Raspberry Pi Clone with RK3588S and up to 16GB of RAM and 64GB of storage

The Indiedroid Nova is a single-board computer that looks almost identical to a Raspberry Pi 4. But it has a higher-performance processor, a slightly different set of ports, and… a significantly higher starting price. On the bright side, that starting price is for a bundle that also includes a full-body heat sink, a fan, and […]

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Star64 RISC-V single-board PC launches April 4 for $70 and up

The Star64 is a single-board computer with a quad-core RISC-V processor, support for up to 8GB of RAM and up to 128GB of storage (as well as a microSD card reader). Developed by the folks at Pine64, it’s designed to be an affordable platform for developers and hobbyists looking to get started with RISC-V architecture. […]

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Orange Pi 5B is a single-board PC with RK3588S, WiFi6, BT 5.0 and an eMMC storage module

The Orange Pi 5B is a single-board computer that features a Rockchip RK3588S processor, support for up to 32GB of RAM and plenty of I/O options including an HDMI 2.1 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and several USB ports. It’s a lot like the Orange Pi 5 that launched late last year, but the new model adds […]