Qt/QML vs HTML5/AngularJS User Interfaces Showdown (Video)
We now live in a world where there’s a push for higher level programming languages either based on web technologies like HTML5 or JavaScript, or other interpreted languages such as Python, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Linaro Connect SF 2017 Welcome Keynote – New Members, Achievements, the Future of Open Source, and More…
Linaro Connect San Francisco 2017 is now taking place until September 29, and it all started yesterday with the Welcome Keynote by George Grey, Linaro CEO discussing the various achievements since...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Allwinner SoCs with Mali GPU Get Mainline Linux OpenGL ES Support
OpenGL ES support in Linux for ARM SoC is usually pretty hard to get because of closed source binary blobs coupled with the manufacturers focus on Android. Workarounds include open driver projects...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NanoPi Duo Starter Kit Review – Part 1: Unboxing and Assembly
NanoPi Duo is an inexpensive Allwinner H2+ quad core board with 256MB or 512MB RAM that can fit into a breadboard, and FriendELEC also provides a starter kit with a carrier board, heatsink,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ESPurna Firmware Now Supports Power Meters “Augmented” with ESP8266 Modules/Boards
Sonoff-Tasmota and ESPurna are the two main open source firmware used in home automation devices, such as Sonoff wireless switches, based on Espressif ESP8266 WiSoC. Xose Pérez – aka Tinkerman...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Arduino MKR WAN 1300 & MKR GSM 1400 Boards Launched with LoRaWAN and 3G Connectivity
Arduino has introduced two new boards right in time for Maker Faire New York: MKR WAN 1300 with a LoRa radio, and MKR GSM 1400 with a “3.75G” cellular module, both software compatible...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Checking Out Debian and Linux SDK for VideoStrong VS-RD-RK3399 Board
VideoStrong VS-RD-RK3399 (aka VS-RK3399) is a features-packed development board powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core core processor which offers an alternative to Firefly-RK3399 board. The company...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flexible Silicone Case for LattePanda Board
I’ve seen many different kind of cases for development board from the simple acrylic enclosures, cheap plastic case, and more expansive wooden or metal cases. However so far I don’t think...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ARRIS Showcases Android TV Set-Top Boxes at IBC 2017
Just last week, we found out there was a fair amount of TV boxes running Android TV with certification from Google, with most of them from PayTV providers or OEMs. Today, I’ve come to better...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$25 PocketBeagle is a mini BeagleBone Board based on Octavo OSD3358-SM SiP
Earlier this year, Qwerty Embedded designed PocketBone board, an Eagle & KiCad open source hardware board software compatible with BeagleBone, but much smaller and based on Octavo OSD3358...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Bose QuietComfort 35 II Headphones Are Optimized for Google Assistant
Many years ago, when the first Bluetooth headset started to be sold, it was always a bit funny to hear people apparently talking to themselves while walking in the street. But soon enough, fellow...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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PowerStream Lithium Polymer Batteries are Bendable and Ultra Thin (0.5 to 2 mm)
Electronics components and boards are getting smaller and smaller, and for battery powered devices, the battery may take a big chunk of the volume, and in some cases like smart cards, typical battery...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Imagination Announces PowerVR Series2NX Neural Network Accelerator (NNA), and PowerVR Series9XE and 9XM GPUs
Imagination Technologies has just made two announcements: one for their PowerVR Series2NX neural network accelerator, and the other for the new high-end GPU families: PowerVR Series9XE and 9XM....[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Maiwo K104c is a $9 2.5a€³ SATA Drive Enclosure with a USB Type C Cable
USB type C receptacles are found in more and more devices, but if you have older accessories or peripherals they likely use micro USB, and USB type A cables or plugs. One way to work around this...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel NUC Roadmap 2018 – 2019 – Gemini Lake, Coffee Lake, and Kaby Lake H
Intel’s new generation of Gemini Lake and Coffee Lake processors is expected to launch at the end of this year, beginning of next, and this morning I received Intel’s NUC roadmap that...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TV030 is a $10 DVB-T Tuner for your Android Smartphone or Tablet
We’ve previously covered tuners or small boxes that allow you to watch free-to-air TV on your smartphone or tablet with products such as PT115m/PT115e or DTV Link box, but I’ve just...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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uCAN CAN Ethernet Converter and Logger is Based on Orange Pi Zero Board
The CAN bus is a serial communication protocol used in automotive and automation applications. The guys at ucandevices.pl have designed a solution around Orange Pi Zero board that allows you to log...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Mictrack MT600 4G GPS Tracker Supports Traccar, OpenGTS, and Other GPS Tracking Platforms
Cellular GPS trackers have been around for a few years, but so far mostly 2G or 3G GPS trackers with products like Ping, Particle Asset tracker, and many other models selling on Aliexpress. 4G GPS...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Need to Program Many ESP-WROOM-32 / ESP-32S Modules? This Board Should Help
We’ve just published an article about a 3D printed jig to program some ESP8266 light bulbs, but as I watched Andreas Spiess’s latest video about ESP32 boards, he showed a board...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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2.9″ ESPaper Lite Kit is a $40 ePaper Display Kit with an ESP8266 Wi
Squix (Daniel Eichhorn) has designed a 2.9″ ESPaper Lite Kite is a battery powered kit based on a black and white ePaper module, and ESP-WROOM-02 module based on Espressif Systems ESP8266...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Secure96 is a 96Boards Mezzanine Expansion Board To Experiment with Hardware Based Security
With the Internet of things booming and taking a more important role in our lives, security will become more and more critical. So far, it has often been an afterthought with modems & routers...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Amazon Introduces Echo 2, Echo Plus, Echo Connect, and Echo Spot Alexa Devices
Beside their “all-new” Amazon Fire TV 2017, Amazon has made a bunch of other announcements mostly related to their Alexa services with four new or updated Echo devices:_ the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$69.99 Amazon Fire TV 2017 TV Box Supports 4K HDR-10 Video Playback
Amazon has just announced a new Fire TV TV box with support for 4K Ultra HD and HDR (High Dynamic Range), and a cheaper price, as it is selling for $69.99 on Amazon US_with delivery scheduled to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TECHBASE Moduino X Series Industrial IoT Modules / Endpoints are Based on ESP32 WiSoC
We’ve previously covered TECHBASE ModBerry industrial IoT gateways leveraging Raspberry Pi 3, FriendlyELEC NanoPi M1 Plus, or AAEON’s UP Linux boards. The company has now launched Moduino...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Mecool VS-RK3399 Board Linux Benchmarks
I’ve just showed how to install Debian, and build a Linux image from source on VS-RD-RK3399 board (akak Mecool VS-RK3399) last week-end, but at the time I did not run any benchmarks on the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Banana Pi BPI-W2 is a Features-Packed Realtek RTD1296 Development Board
I’ve reviewed several Realtek RTD1295 platforms with Zidoo X9S and Eweat R9 Plus, and I was generally impressed by the storage, Ethernet, and WiFi performance. 4K video playback was good too,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Short Demo with 96Boards SynQuacer 64-bit ARM Developer Box
Even if you are working on ARM platforms,_ you are still likely using an Intel or AMD x86 build machine, since there’s not really a good alternative in the ARM world. Linaro talked about plans...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Linaro Connect SF 2017 Welcome Keynote – New Members, Achievements, the Future of Open Source, and More…
Linaro Connect San Francisco 2017 is now taking place until September 29, and it all started yesterday with the Welcome Keynote by George Grey, Linaro CEO discussing the various achievements since...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Allwinner SoCs with Mali GPU Get Mainline Linux OpenGL ES Support
OpenGL ES support in Linux for ARM SoC is usually pretty hard to get because of closed source binary blobs coupled with the manufacturers focus on Android. Workarounds include open driver projects...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NanoPi Duo Starter Kit Review – Part 1: Unboxing and Assembly
NanoPi Duo is an inexpensive Allwinner H2+ quad core board with 256MB or 512MB RAM that can fit into a breadboard, and FriendELEC also provides a starter kit with a carrier board, heatsink,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ESPurna Firmware Now Supports Power Meters “Augmented” with ESP8266 Modules/Boards
Sonoff-Tasmota and ESPurna are the two main open source firmware used in home automation devices, such as Sonoff wireless switches, based on Espressif ESP8266 WiSoC. Xose Pérez – aka Tinkerman...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Arduino MKR WAN 1300 & MKR GSM 1400 Boards Launched with LoRaWAN and 3G Connectivity
Arduino has introduced two new boards right in time for Maker Faire New York: MKR WAN 1300 with a LoRa radio, and MKR GSM 1400 with a “3.75G” cellular module, both software compatible...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Checking Out Debian and Linux SDK for VideoStrong VS-RD-RK3399 Board
VideoStrong VS-RD-RK3399 (aka VS-RK3399) is a features-packed development board powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core core processor which offers an alternative to Firefly-RK3399 board. The company...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flexible Silicone Case for LattePanda Board
I’ve seen many different kind of cases for development board from the simple acrylic enclosures, cheap plastic case, and more expansive wooden or metal cases. However so far I don’t think...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ARRIS Showcases Android TV Set-Top Boxes at IBC 2017
Just last week, we found out there was a fair amount of TV boxes running Android TV with certification from Google, with most of them from PayTV providers or OEMs. Today, I’ve come to better...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$25 PocketBeagle is a mini BeagleBone Board based on Octavo OSD3358-SM SiP
Earlier this year, Qwerty Embedded designed PocketBone board, an Eagle & KiCad open source hardware board software compatible with BeagleBone, but much smaller and based on Octavo OSD3358...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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PowerStream Lithium Polymer Batteries are Bendable and Ultra Thin (0.5 to 2 mm)
Electronics components and boards are getting smaller and smaller, and for battery powered devices, the battery may take a big chunk of the volume, and in some cases like smart cards, typical battery...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Imagination Announces PowerVR Series2NX Neural Network Accelerator (NNA), and PowerVR Series9XE and 9XM GPUs
Imagination Technologies has just made two announcements: one for their PowerVR Series2NX neural network accelerator, and the other for the new high-end GPU families: PowerVR Series9XE and 9XM....[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Maiwo K104c is a $9 2.5a€³ SATA Drive Enclosure with a USB Type C Cable
USB type C receptacles are found in more and more devices, but if you have older accessories or peripherals they likely use micro USB, and USB type A cables or plugs. One way to work around this...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Mediatek MT6739 Launched for Entry-Level 4G Smartphones with 18:9 Disp
India Mobile Congress 2017 took place in New Delhi this week, and at the event, Mediatek officially launched Helio P23 processor (in India), as well as a new MT6739 SoC with a quad core Cortex A53...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel Compute Card and Dock Hands On, Windows 10 and Ubuntu Benchmarks
We’ve recently seen Intel introduced Dock DK132EPJ for their Compute Cards, and released some pricing info. Ian Morrison (Linuxium) got sent a full kit by Intel with the dock and Compute Card...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Nokia 3310 3G Dumb Phone Works with 2G & 3G Networks
Many people use smartphones now, but “dumb” feature phones are still being sold, as they are cheaper, some may find smartphones too complicated to use, while others wary about privacy...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tronxy X3S 3D Printer Review – Part 1: Build and First Prints
Karl here with part 1 of Tronxy X3S build. It is another large volume printer to fully assemble on your own. Taking between 8-10 hours to put together. I have high hopes for this printer. Key things...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Cloud IoT Core Enters Public Beta, Various Devkits Available
Back in May, I wrote about Allwinner R18 based Banana Pi BPI-M64 Board with Google Cloud IoT Core support, as Google unveils the new cloud service during Google I/O. However, at the time it was only...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Rock960 Board is a 96Boards Compliant Board Powered by Rockchip RK3399 SoC
So it looks like Rockchip is soon going to join 96Boards family with Rock960 board. Developed by a Guangzhou based startup called Varms, the board will be powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core SoC,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Secure96 is a 96Boards Mezzanine Expansion Board To Experiment with Hardware Based Security
With the Internet of things booming and taking a more important role in our lives, security will become more and more critical. So far, it has often been an afterthought with modems & routers...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Amazon Introduces Echo 2, Echo Plus, Echo Connect, and Echo Spot Alexa Devices
Beside their “all-new” Amazon Fire TV 2017, Amazon has made a bunch of other announcements mostly related to their Alexa services with four new or updated Echo devices:_ the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$69.99 Amazon Fire TV 2017 TV Box Supports 4K HDR-10 Video Playback
Amazon has just announced a new Fire TV TV box with support for 4K Ultra HD and HDR (High Dynamic Range), and a cheaper price, as it is selling for $69.99 on Amazon US_with delivery scheduled to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TECHBASE Moduino X Series Industrial IoT Modules / Endpoints are Based on ESP32 WiSoC
We’ve previously covered TECHBASE ModBerry industrial IoT gateways leveraging Raspberry Pi 3, FriendlyELEC NanoPi M1 Plus, or AAEON’s UP Linux boards. The company has now launched Moduino...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Mecool VS-RK3399 Board Linux Benchmarks
I’ve just showed how to install Debian, and build a Linux image from source on VS-RD-RK3399 board (akak Mecool VS-RK3399) last week-end, but at the time I did not run any benchmarks on the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Banana Pi BPI-W2 is a Features-Packed Realtek RTD1296 Development Board
I’ve reviewed several Realtek RTD1295 platforms with Zidoo X9S and Eweat R9 Plus, and I was generally impressed by the storage, Ethernet, and WiFi performance. 4K video playback was good too,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Short Demo with 96Boards SynQuacer 64-bit ARM Developer Box
Even if you are working on ARM platforms,_ you are still likely using an Intel or AMD x86 build machine, since there’s not really a good alternative in the ARM world. Linaro talked about plans...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Linaro Connect SF 2017 Welcome Keynote – New Members, Achievements, the Future of Open Source, and More…
Linaro Connect San Francisco 2017 is now taking place until September 29, and it all started yesterday with the Welcome Keynote by George Grey, Linaro CEO discussing the various achievements since...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Allwinner SoCs with Mali GPU Get Mainline Linux OpenGL ES Support
OpenGL ES support in Linux for ARM SoC is usually pretty hard to get because of closed source binary blobs coupled with the manufacturers focus on Android. Workarounds include open driver projects...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ESPurna Firmware Now Supports Power Meters “Augmented” with ESP8266 Modules/Boards
Sonoff-Tasmota and ESPurna are the two main open source firmware used in home automation devices, such as Sonoff wireless switches, based on Espressif ESP8266 WiSoC. Xose Pérez – aka Tinkerman...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Arduino MKR WAN 1300 & MKR GSM 1400 Boards Launched with LoRaWAN and 3G Connectivity
Arduino has introduced two new boards right in time for Maker Faire New York: MKR WAN 1300 with a LoRa radio, and MKR GSM 1400 with a “3.75G” cellular module, both software compatible...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Checking Out Debian and Linux SDK for VideoStrong VS-RD-RK3399 Board
VideoStrong VS-RD-RK3399 (aka VS-RK3399) is a features-packed development board powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core core processor which offers an alternative to Firefly-RK3399 board. The company...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Flexible Silicone Case for LattePanda Board
I’ve seen many different kind of cases for development board from the simple acrylic enclosures, cheap plastic case, and more expansive wooden or metal cases. However so far I don’t think...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ARRIS Showcases Android TV Set-Top Boxes at IBC 2017
Just last week, we found out there was a fair amount of TV boxes running Android TV with certification from Google, with most of them from PayTV providers or OEMs. Today, I’ve come to better...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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MACCHIATOBin based DIY ARM Desktop, DragonBoard 820c based DIY ARM Lap
2017 may be the year of the (ARM based) Linux desktop, sort of. We’ve already seen GIGABYTE ARM development PC powered by a Socionext SC2A11 Synquacer 24-core ARM Cortex A53 processor that will...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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STMicro BlueNRG-MESH SDK for Bluetooth Mesh to Include Code for Firmware, Android and iOS Apps
Earlier this summer, the Bluetooth SIG announced Bluetooth Mesh, which supports many-to-many (m:m) device communications for up 32,767 unicast addresses per mesh network (in theory), and is...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HeartyPatch is an Open Source Wireless ECG Patch Powered by ESP32 WiSoC (Crowdfunding)
Smart health gadgets will soon have a bigger part to play in our lives, especially for health monitoring. It mainly started with fitness trackers, but now we are starting to see connected devices...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Popcorn Hour RockBox Basic TV Box To Leverage ROCK64 Board Firmware Images
Pine64 launched ROCK64 development board powered by Rockchip RK3328 processor a few months ago. The board exposes fast interfaces like Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0, and support 4K video playback, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff B1 Smart Light Bulb Review – Part 1 : eWeLink Android App and Teardown
ITEAD Studio has a popular family of home automation devices call Sonoff with WiFi switches, smart sockets, RF to WiFi bridges and so on. All WiFi devices are based on Espressif ESP8266 or ESP8285,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel Compute Card and Dock Hands On, Windows 10 and Ubuntu Benchmarks
We’ve recently seen Intel introduced Dock DK132EPJ for their Compute Cards, and released some pricing info. Ian Morrison (Linuxium) got sent a full kit by Intel with the dock and Compute Card...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Nokia 3310 3G Dumb Phone Works with 2G & 3G Networks
Many people use smartphones now, but “dumb” feature phones are still being sold, as they are cheaper, some may find smartphones too complicated to use, while others wary about privacy...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tronxy X3S 3D Printer Review – Part 1: Build and First Prints
Karl here with part 1 of Tronxy X3S build. It is another large volume printer to fully assemble on your own. Taking between 8-10 hours to put together. I have high hopes for this printer. Key things...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Cloud IoT Core Enters Public Beta, Various Devkits Available
Back in May, I wrote about Allwinner R18 based Banana Pi BPI-M64 Board with Google Cloud IoT Core support, as Google unveils the new cloud service during Google I/O. However, at the time it was only...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Rock960 Board is a 96Boards Compliant Board Powered by Rockchip RK3399 SoC
So it looks like Rockchip is soon going to join 96Boards family with Rock960 board. Developed by a Guangzhou based startup called Varms, the board will be powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core SoC,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Secure96 is a 96Boards Mezzanine Expansion Board To Experiment with Ha
With the Internet of things booming and taking a more important role in our lives, security will become more and more critical. So far, it has often been an afterthought with modems & routers...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Amazon Introduces Echo 2, Echo Plus, Echo Connect, and Echo Spot Alexa Devices
Beside their “all-new” Amazon Fire TV 2017, Amazon has made a bunch of other announcements mostly related to their Alexa services with four new or updated Echo devices:_ the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$69.99 Amazon Fire TV 2017 TV Box Supports 4K HDR-10 Video Playback
Amazon has just announced a new Fire TV TV box with support for 4K Ultra HD and HDR (High Dynamic Range), and a cheaper price, as it is selling for $69.99 on Amazon US_with delivery scheduled to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TECHBASE Moduino X Series Industrial IoT Modules / Endpoints are Based on ESP32 WiSoC
We’ve previously covered TECHBASE ModBerry industrial IoT gateways leveraging Raspberry Pi 3, FriendlyELEC NanoPi M1 Plus, or AAEON’s UP Linux boards. The company has now launched Moduino...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Banana Pi BPI-W2 is a Features-Packed Realtek RTD1296 Development Board
I’ve reviewed several Realtek RTD1295 platforms with Zidoo X9S and Eweat R9 Plus, and I was generally impressed by the storage, Ethernet, and WiFi performance. 4K video playback was good too,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Short Demo with 96Boards SynQuacer 64-bit ARM Developer Box
Even if you are working on ARM platforms,_ you are still likely using an Intel or AMD x86 build machine, since there’s not really a good alternative in the ARM world. Linaro talked about plans...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Linaro Connect SF 2017 Welcome Keynote – New Members, Achievements, the Future of Open Source, and More…
Linaro Connect San Francisco 2017 is now taking place until September 29, and it all started yesterday with the Welcome Keynote by George Grey, Linaro CEO discussing the various achievements since...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Allwinner SoCs with Mali GPU Get Mainline Linux OpenGL ES Support
OpenGL ES support in Linux for ARM SoC is usually pretty hard to get because of closed source binary blobs coupled with the manufacturers focus on Android. Workarounds include open driver projects...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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ESPurna Firmware Now Supports Power Meters “Augmented” with ESP8266 Modules/Boards
Sonoff-Tasmota and ESPurna are the two main open source firmware used in home automation devices, such as Sonoff wireless switches, based on Espressif ESP8266 WiSoC. Xose Pérez – aka Tinkerman...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Arduino MKR WAN 1300 & MKR GSM 1400 Boards Launched with LoRaWAN and 3G Connectivity
Arduino has introduced two new boards right in time for Maker Faire New York: MKR WAN 1300 with a LoRa radio, and MKR GSM 1400 with a “3.75G” cellular module, both software compatible...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Olimex Introduces Universal Systems-on-Module with 204-pin SO-DIMM Edg
Olimex has designed several system-on-modules (SoM) over the years for on various processors such as Rockchip RK3188, TI AM3352, or Allwinner A20, and each time they focus on exposing as many pins as...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Upgrading Sonoff Stock Firmware to Sonoff-Tasmota – USB to Serial, and OTA Update Methods
This post was initially supposed to be part 2 of Sonoff B1 light bulb review, where I would have explained how easy it was to use OTA mechanism to update to Sonoff-Tasmota open source firmware, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NVIDIA Unveils Open Source Hardware NVDLA Deep Learning Accelerator
NVIDIA is not exactly known for their commitment to open source projects, but to be fair things have improved since Linus Torvalds gave them the finger a few years ago, although they don’t seem...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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U-Blox announces NINA-B3 Bluetooth 5 Wireless MCU Modules
Bluetooth 5 promises to quadrupling the range and double the bandwidth of Bluetooth LE connection. However, we’ve seen not all Bluetooth 5 solutions will provide all features in a comparison...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Geolocation on ESP8266 without GPS Module, only WiFi
When I think about geolocation in I normally think about global navigation satellite systems such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, or Beidou, as well as IP geolocation, but the latter is highly inaccurate,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$99 101Hero PYLON is a Poor 3D Printer, But Could Prove Useful to Learning 3D Printing Technology
Anet A8 was one of the first sub $200 3D printer I found last last year, reviews were surprisingly positive. It is now sold for around $150 shipped (with A8PRINT coupon), and experienced reviewers...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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STMicro BlueNRG-MESH SDK for Bluetooth Mesh to Include Code for Firmware, Android and iOS Apps
Earlier this summer, the Bluetooth SIG announced Bluetooth Mesh, which supports many-to-many (m:m) device communications for up 32,767 unicast addresses per mesh network (in theory), and is...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HeartyPatch is an Open Source Wireless ECG Patch Powered by ESP32 WiSoC (Crowdfunding)
Smart health gadgets will soon have a bigger part to play in our lives, especially for health monitoring. It mainly started with fitness trackers, but now we are starting to see connected devices...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Popcorn Hour RockBox Basic TV Box To Leverage ROCK64 Board Firmware Images
Pine64 launched ROCK64 development board powered by Rockchip RK3328 processor a few months ago. The board exposes fast interfaces like Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0, and support 4K video playback, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff B1 Smart Light Bulb Review – Part 1 : eWeLink Android App and Teardown
ITEAD Studio has a popular family of home automation devices call Sonoff with WiFi switches, smart sockets, RF to WiFi bridges and so on. All WiFi devices are based on Espressif ESP8266 or ESP8285,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intel Compute Card and Dock Hands On, Windows 10 and Ubuntu Benchmarks
We’ve recently seen Intel introduced Dock DK132EPJ for their Compute Cards, and released some pricing info. Ian Morrison (Linuxium) got sent a full kit by Intel with the dock and Compute Card...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Nokia 3310 3G Dumb Phone Works with 2G & 3G Networks
Many people use smartphones now, but “dumb” feature phones are still being sold, as they are cheaper, some may find smartphones too complicated to use, while others wary about privacy...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tronxy X3S 3D Printer Review – Part 1: Build and First Prints
Karl here with part 1 of Tronxy X3S build. It is another large volume printer to fully assemble on your own. Taking between 8-10 hours to put together. I have high hopes for this printer. Key things...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Cloud IoT Core Enters Public Beta, Various Devkits Available
Back in May, I wrote about Allwinner R18 based Banana Pi BPI-M64 Board with Google Cloud IoT Core support, as Google unveils the new cloud service during Google I/O. However, at the time it was only...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Rock960 Board is a 96Boards Compliant Board Powered by Rockchip RK3399 SoC
So it looks like Rockchip is soon going to join 96Boards family with Rock960 board. Developed by a Guangzhou based startup called Varms, the board will be powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core SoC,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Amazon Introduces Echo 2, Echo Plus, Echo Connect, and Echo Spot Alexa Devices
Beside their “all-new” Amazon Fire TV 2017, Amazon has made a bunch of other announcements mostly related to their Alexa services with four new or updated Echo devices:_ the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$69.99 Amazon Fire TV 2017 TV Box Supports 4K HDR-10 Video Playback
Amazon has just announced a new Fire TV TV box with support for 4K Ultra HD and HDR (High Dynamic Range), and a cheaper price, as it is selling for $69.99 on Amazon US_with delivery scheduled to...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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TECHBASE Moduino X Series Industrial IoT Modules / Endpoints are Based on ESP32 WiSoC
We’ve previously covered TECHBASE ModBerry industrial IoT gateways leveraging Raspberry Pi 3, FriendlyELEC NanoPi M1 Plus, or AAEON’s UP Linux boards. The company has now launched Moduino...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Banana Pi BPI-W2 is a Features-Packed Realtek RTD1296 Development Board
I’ve reviewed several Realtek RTD1295 platforms with Zidoo X9S and Eweat R9 Plus, and I was generally impressed by the storage, Ethernet, and WiFi performance. 4K video playback was good too,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Short Demo with 96Boards SynQuacer 64-bit ARM Developer Box
Even if you are working on ARM platforms,_ you are still likely using an Intel or AMD x86 build machine, since there’s not really a good alternative in the ARM world. Linaro talked about plans...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Hologram Unveils Nova 3G USB Dongle and Python SDK; 200 Raspberry Pi Z
This summer I discovered Hologram global cellular IoT SIM card, and since they provided free developer samples with 2MB of monthly data includes, I decided to get one to try it out. I received it a...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Orange Pi Lite Based Seedi Retro Gaming Console Takes Your Old DVDs or CD-ROMs (Crowdfunding)
Shenzhen Xunlong’s Orange Pi family is a nice collection of low costs ARM Linux development boards that can be used in all sort of projects, just like Raspberry Pi boards, but cheaper at the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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SiFive U54-MC Coreplex is the First Linux Ready RISC-V based 64-bit Quad-Core Application Processor
We first covered SiFive when they unveiled their open source Freedom RISC-V SoCs. Since then, they moved away from open source for their customizable IP, since their customers did not require fully...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Review of Sonoff B1 Smart RGB Light Bulb – Part 2: Sonoff-Tasmota Firmware
I’ve already reviewed Sonoff B1 light bulb using the stock firmware combined eWelink app for Android, and as promised in the first part of the review, I’ve also tested the ESP8285 based...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Clips is an A.I. Camera Powered by Movidius Myriad 2 VPU
Most consumer cameras offers some ways for the photographer to check the framing of the picture, such as a viewfinder or LCD display, before pressing the button. The first time I saw a consumer...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Adds Home Mini and Home Max to its Google Assistant Family
As we’ve just discussed in our post about_Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 smartphones, Google had a hardware day yesterday, where they made announcements about various devices with new smartphones, Pixel...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Introduces Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Smartphones running Android 8.0 on Snapdragon 835 SoC
When Google introduced Nexus brand, it aimed to provide affordable yet decently spec’d Android smartphone. The Nexus has now been deprecated, Google left the low/mid range market, leaving other...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Upgrading Sonoff Stock Firmware to Sonoff-Tasmota – USB to Serial, and OTA Update Methods
This post was initially supposed to be part 2 of Sonoff B1 light bulb review, where I would have explained how easy it was to use OTA mechanism to update to Sonoff-Tasmota open source firmware, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NVIDIA Unveils Open Source Hardware NVDLA Deep Learning Accelerator
NVIDIA is not exactly known for their commitment to open source projects, but to be fair things have improved since Linus Torvalds gave them the finger a few years ago, although they don’t seem...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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U-Blox announces NINA-B3 Bluetooth 5 Wireless MCU Modules
Bluetooth 5 promises to quadrupling the range and double the bandwidth of Bluetooth LE connection. However, we’ve seen not all Bluetooth 5 solutions will provide all features in a comparison...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Geolocation on ESP8266 without GPS Module, only WiFi
When I think about geolocation in I normally think about global navigation satellite systems such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, or Beidou, as well as IP geolocation, but the latter is highly inaccurate,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$99 101Hero PYLON is a Poor 3D Printer, But Could Prove Useful to Learning 3D Printing Technology
Anet A8 was one of the first sub $200 3D printer I found last last year, reviews were surprisingly positive. It is now sold for around $150 shipped (with A8PRINT coupon), and experienced reviewers...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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STMicro BlueNRG-MESH SDK for Bluetooth Mesh to Include Code for Firmware, Android and iOS Apps
Earlier this summer, the Bluetooth SIG announced Bluetooth Mesh, which supports many-to-many (m:m) device communications for up 32,767 unicast addresses per mesh network (in theory), and is...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HeartyPatch is an Open Source Wireless ECG Patch Powered by ESP32 WiSoC (Crowdfunding)
Smart health gadgets will soon have a bigger part to play in our lives, especially for health monitoring. It mainly started with fitness trackers, but now we are starting to see connected devices...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Popcorn Hour RockBox Basic TV Box To Leverage ROCK64 Board Firmware Images
Pine64 launched ROCK64 development board powered by Rockchip RK3328 processor a few months ago. The board exposes fast interfaces like Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0, and support 4K video playback, and...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff B1 Smart Light Bulb Review – Part 1 : eWeLink Android App and Teardown
ITEAD Studio has a popular family of home automation devices call Sonoff with WiFi switches, smart sockets, RF to WiFi bridges and so on. All WiFi devices are based on Espressif ESP8266 or ESP8285,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Nokia 3310 3G Dumb Phone Works with 2G & 3G Networks
Many people use smartphones now, but “dumb” feature phones are still being sold, as they are cheaper, some may find smartphones too complicated to use, while others wary about privacy...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tronxy X3S 3D Printer Review – Part 1: Build and First Prints
Karl here with part 1 of Tronxy X3S build. It is another large volume printer to fully assemble on your own. Taking between 8-10 hours to put together. I have high hopes for this printer. Key things...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Cloud IoT Core Enters Public Beta, Various Devkits Available
Back in May, I wrote about Allwinner R18 based Banana Pi BPI-M64 Board with Google Cloud IoT Core support, as Google unveils the new cloud service during Google I/O. However, at the time it was only...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Rock960 Board is a 96Boards Compliant Board Powered by Rockchip RK3399 SoC
So it looks like Rockchip is soon going to join 96Boards family with Rock960 board. Developed by a Guangzhou based startup called Varms, the board will be powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core SoC,...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NComputing RX300 Thin Client Review – Part 2: Hardware Setup, Windows
Ncomputing RX300 is a thin client based on Raspberry Pi 3 board, allowing to run Windows operating systems on a powerful server with the Raspberry Pi 3 handling the display, audio, and keyboard/mouse... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intrinsyc Launches Open-Q 660 HDK Snapdragon 660 Development Kit
For many years now, Intrinsyc has been releasing Qualcomm mobile development platforms that that are used by companies wanting to design and manufacture smartphones or other products based on... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Orange Pi Lite Based Seedi Retro Gaming Console Takes Your Old DVDs or CD-ROMs (Crowdfunding)
Shenzhen Xunlong’s Orange Pi family is a nice collection of low costs ARM Linux development boards that can be used in all sort of projects, just like Raspberry Pi boards, but cheaper at the... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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SiFive U54-MC Coreplex is the First Linux Ready RISC-V based 64-bit Quad-Core Application Processor
We first covered SiFive when they unveiled their open source Freedom RISC-V SoCs. Since then, they moved away from open source for their customizable IP, since their customers did not require fully... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Review of Sonoff B1 Smart RGB Light Bulb – Part 2: Sonoff-Tasmota Firmware
I’ve already reviewed Sonoff B1 light bulb using the stock firmware combined eWelink app for Android, and as promised in the first part of the review, I’ve also tested the ESP8285 based... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Clips is an A.I. Camera Powered by Movidius Myriad 2 VPU
Most consumer cameras offers some ways for the photographer to check the framing of the picture, such as a viewfinder or LCD display, before pressing the button. The first time I saw a consumer... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Adds Home Mini and Home Max to its Google Assistant Family
As we’ve just discussed in our post about_Pixel 2 / Pixel 2 smartphones, Google had a hardware day yesterday, where they made announcements about various devices with new smartphones, Pixel... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Introduces Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Smartphones running Android 8.0 on Snapdragon 835 SoC
When Google introduced Nexus brand, it aimed to provide affordable yet decently spec’d Android smartphone. The Nexus has now been deprecated, Google left the low/mid range market, leaving other... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Upgrading Sonoff Stock Firmware to Sonoff-Tasmota – USB to Serial, and OTA Update Methods
This post was initially supposed to be part 2 of Sonoff B1 light bulb review, where I would have explained how easy it was to use OTA mechanism to update to Sonoff-Tasmota open source firmware, and... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NVIDIA Unveils Open Source Hardware NVDLA Deep Learning Accelerator
NVIDIA is not exactly known for their commitment to open source projects, but to be fair things have improved since Linus Torvalds gave them the finger a few years ago, although they don’t seem... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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U-Blox announces NINA-B3 Bluetooth 5 Wireless MCU Modules
Bluetooth 5 promises to quadrupling the range and double the bandwidth of Bluetooth LE connection. However, we’ve seen not all Bluetooth 5 solutions will provide all features in a comparison... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$99 101Hero PYLON is a Poor 3D Printer, But Could Prove Useful to Learning 3D Printing Technology
Anet A8 was one of the first sub $200 3D printer I found last last year, reviews were surprisingly positive. It is now sold for around $150 shipped (with A8PRINT coupon), and experienced reviewers... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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STMicro BlueNRG-MESH SDK for Bluetooth Mesh to Include Code for Firmware, Android and iOS Apps
Earlier this summer, the Bluetooth SIG announced Bluetooth Mesh, which supports many-to-many (m:m) device communications for up 32,767 unicast addresses per mesh network (in theory), and is... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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HeartyPatch is an Open Source Wireless ECG Patch Powered by ESP32 WiSoC (Crowdfunding)
Smart health gadgets will soon have a bigger part to play in our lives, especially for health monitoring. It mainly started with fitness trackers, but now we are starting to see connected devices... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Popcorn Hour RockBox Basic TV Box To Leverage ROCK64 Board Firmware Images
Pine64 launched ROCK64 development board powered by Rockchip RK3328 processor a few months ago. The board exposes fast interfaces like Gigabit Ethernet and USB 3.0, and support 4K video playback, and... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Sonoff B1 Smart Light Bulb Review – Part 1 : eWeLink Android App and Teardown
ITEAD Studio has a popular family of home automation devices call Sonoff with WiFi switches, smart sockets, RF to WiFi bridges and so on. All WiFi devices are based on Espressif ESP8266 or ESP8285,... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Nokia 3310 3G Dumb Phone Works with 2G & 3G Networks
Many people use smartphones now, but “dumb” feature phones are still being sold, as they are cheaper, some may find smartphones too complicated to use, while others wary about privacy... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Tronxy X3S 3D Printer Review – Part 1: Build and First Prints
Karl here with part 1 of Tronxy X3S build. It is another large volume printer to fully assemble on your own. Taking between 8-10 hours to put together. I have high hopes for this printer. Key things... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google Cloud IoT Core Enters Public Beta, Various Devkits Available
Back in May, I wrote about Allwinner R18 based Banana Pi BPI-M64 Board with Google Cloud IoT Core support, as Google unveils the new cloud service during Google I/O. However, at the time it was only... [Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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NVIDIA DRIVE PX Pegasus Platform is Designed for Fully Autonomous Vehi
Many companies are now involved in the quest to develop self-driving cars, and getting there step by step with 6 levels of autonomous driving defined based on info from_ Wikipedia: Level 0 –...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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OpenBSD 6.2 Adds Support for Orange Pi PC 2, Firefly-RK3399
OpenBSD has been supporting 32-bit (ARMv7) and 64-bit (ARM64) ARM targets, but the just released OpenBSD 6.2 adds support for two more ARM64 boards: Orange Pi PC 2 and Firefly-RK3399. Those two add...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Industrial Shields Industrial Panel PCs are Based on Raspberry Pi, Banana Pi, or HummingBoard
Boot&Work Corp., S.L. is a company based in Catalonia that sells industrial automation electronic devices under “Industrial Shields” brand. What makes their product noticeable is that...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Purism Librem 5 Open Source Linux Smartphone Meets its 1.5 Million Dollars Funding Target
Back in the summer, we reported about Purism Librem 5, a privacy-focused, open source Linux smartphone. The hardware has not been developed yet, at the time the company was still considering either...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$290 DERE A3 Air Intel Celeron J3455 Apollo Lake Notebook Comes with 64GB SSD, 512GB HDD
We’ve already seen several laptops and notebooks powered by Intel Apollo Lake processors such as CHUWI LapBook 14.1, Voyo VBook A1, or Acer Spin 1. However, most of the time those models only...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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$57 Samgle 3G 3310 3G Feature Phone Looks like Nokia 3310
Let’s say you have a product, and need to create a brand or company name… Just think about two world famous brands or companies such as Samsung and Google, and with clever string...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Google’s Teachable Machine is a Simple and Fun Way to Understand How Machine Learning Works
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks… are all words we hear more and more today, as machines get the ability to recognize objects, answer voice requests /...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Intrinsyc Launches Open-Q 660 HDK Snapdragon 660 Development Kit
For many years now, Intrinsyc has been releasing Qualcomm mobile development platforms that that are used by companies wanting to design and manufacture smartphones or other products based on...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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Orange Pi Lite Based Seedi Retro Gaming Console Takes Your Old DVDs or CD-ROMs (Crowdfunding)
Shenzhen Xunlong’s Orange Pi family is a nice collection of low costs ARM Linux development boards that can be used in all sort of projects, just like Raspberry Pi boards, but cheaper at the...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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SiFive U54-MC Coreplex is the First Linux Ready RISC-V based 64-bit Quad-Core Application Processor
We first covered SiFive when they unveiled their open source Freedom RISC-V SoCs. Since then, they moved away from open source for their customizable IP, since their customers did not require fully...[Only registered and activated users can see links. Click Here To Register...]
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