Older readers and those with an interest in retrocomputing may remember the days when a computer might well have booted into a BASIC interpreter. It was simultaneously a general purpose device that could run any software it would load, and also a development environment. Not something that can be said for today’s development boards which […]
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With Amlogic S922X Rev. C Processor Clocked at up to 2.4 GHz, Odroid-N2 Plus is possibly the fastest open-spec single board computer the world has ever seen. The rising technological advancements in IoT plus the increase in demand for smart connected devices have resulted in more significant growth of the single board computer market over the past few years. Barely 15
Known for making mini-computers perfect for tinkering and all kinds of DIY projects, the folks at the Raspberry Pi Foundation are at it again – this time with three new Raspberry Pi Pico boards. Chief among the new delicious-sounding computers is the Raspberry Pi Pico W microcontroller. It introduces 2.4GHz 802.11n wireless networking to the Pico
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It’s not immediately clear to us why one would need a mouse for the original PlayStation (though we’re sure there’s no shortage of folks eager to jump down into the comments and tell us), but if you ever desire adding improved pointing capabilities to the nearly three decade old console, this project from [Vojtěch Salajka] is certainly one
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new 30 V n-channel MOSFET half-bridge power stage that combines a high side TrenchFET® MOSFET and low side SkyFET® MOSFET with an integrated Schottky diode in one compact PowerPAIR® 3.3 mm by 3.3 mm package. For power conversion in computing and telecom applications, the Vishay Siliconix SiZF300DT delivers increased power density and
The Multimedia CPU i.MX 8M from NXP (4x ARM® Cortex®-A53 (64 Bit) with 1.5GHz & Cortex®-M4 CPU) is perfect for applications with demanding graphics in building automation, all kinds of HMI in industry and medical technology, as well as POS and POI terminals. With Linux on the Cortex®-A53 cores and FreeRTOS on the Cortex®-M4 core, NXP continues its heterogeneous
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It’s almost hard to believe these days, what with modern game consoles packing terabytes of internal storage, but there was a time when the totality of your gaming career would be stored on an external memory card that held just a few megabytes of save data. Of course, before that you had to write down
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As competition to the Raspberry Pi 400 the engineers at Orange have created the aptly inspired Orange Pi 800 mini PC integrated into a keyboard and equipped with a Rockchip RK3399 processor supported by 4GB LPDDR4 memory and equipped with 64GB eMMC flash storage. Connectivity on the keyboard include HDMI 2.0 port, VGA port, 3.5mm mic/headphone jack, Gigabit Ethernet
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Cyberdecks make for interesting projects, some are a bit rough while others are beautiful, but it’s maybe something that even the most ardent enthusiast might agree — these home-made portable computers aren’t always the most convenient to use. Thus we’re very pleased to see this machine from [TRL], as it takes the cyberdeck aesthetic and renders it
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There was a time when an XT-class motherboard — like the old IBM PC with an 8088 CPU — was a high-tech accomplishment. Now, something like that is easily within reach of the average hobby lab. [Homebrew8088] did it, and it looks surprisingly simple, especially compared to what passes for a motherboard these days. The board
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