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The single-board computer space, spearheaded by Raspberry Pi products, is pretty vast and polluted by a number of low-end offerings. But every now and then, there’s something that really catches your eye and makes you wonder just how much can be crammed onto a credit card sized board and still manage to be affordable. The […]
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is here with a new (not exactly) hacker board that would be surely loved by tinkerers and makers. Named Raspberry Pi Zero WH, it’s a new variant of existing Zero W. H in Zero WH stands for “header.” This makes sense as it comes with a professionally soldered header. It would […]
Whenever we discuss single board computer and Raspberry Pi-alternatives, Orange Pi definitely earns a mention. This cheap, tiny computer looks just like Raspberry Pi and packs some useful features. Its makers have recently released the latest iteration in the form of Orange Pi One Plus, which is available on AliExpress for $19.99 + shipping. The […]
BeagleBoard.org has revealed its latest development board named PocketBeagle. It’s an ultra-tiny and open source USB-key-fob computer that’s crafted for DIYers, hobbyists, and educators. PocketBeagle is based on Octavo Systems OSD3358-SM 21mm x 21mm system-in-package, which gives it 512MB DDR3 RAM, 1-GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, and 2x 200-MHz PRUs. It comes with integrated power/battery management as well. […]
Short Bytes: After killing its Joule, Edison, and Galileo compute modules, Intel has axed two more products. The company has announced that it’s discontinuing Intel Curie module and Arduino 101’s manufacturing. The final orders for Curie-based Arduino 101 could be made until September 17, 2017. The online support for Curie will also last through September 17, 2017. […]
Short Bytes: The Silicon giant Intel has revealed that it’s discontinuing Joule, Edison, and Galileo development boards. Their last shipment will take place in December 2017. While Intel hasn’t listed any possible reasons for this decision, the explosive popularity of Raspberry Pi and Arduino could be something worth pondering upon. The chipmaker giant Intel has […]
Short Bytes: Are you looking for a Raspberry Pi alternative? You can check out the Indiegogo campaign page of Lichee Pi Zero, which costs just $6 ($8 with WiFi). Powered by Allwinner V3S CPU, it comes with latest Linux kernel 4.10. It’s even smaller than a Raspberry Pi Zero, and there are a lot of […]
Short Bytes: A new addition to the community of single board computers is the Orange Pi PC 2. It is a Linux computer which packs a 64-bit quad-core CPU. It can run various Linux distributions like Ubuntu, Debian, Raspbian, and Android. The tiny computer is available for $20. Here is another cheap Linux machine that you […]
Images: Intel Short Bytes: During the Intel Developer Forum 2016, Intel launched its most powerful hacker board till date. Named Intel Joule, this development kit packs an Intel Atom processor and 4GB RAM. Joule also includes Intel’s RealSense depth-scanning camera that makes it a great choice for high-end IoT and VR applications. This board supports […]
Short Bytes: Do you want to buy a new single board computer to start building new things? Before doing that, go ahead and take a look at the ultimate hacker board comparison chart that tells you the major features and price of these SBCs. While Raspberry Pi and Arduino are well-recognized single board computers, there […]