The ACEMAGIC N3A is a small computer with room for a lot of storage. Positioned for use as a network-attached storage system, the PC features four bays with support for 2.5 inch or 3.5 inch SATA hard drives and two M.2 slots for PCIe 3.0 SSDs. When ACEMAGIC first unveiled the system in February, the company said […]
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Bigme’s dual-screen phone has color E Ink on one side, LCD on the other
Bigme is a company that sells a range of devices with E Ink screens, including eBook readers, E Ink tablets, and even smartphones. But now the company is teasing an upcoming smartphone that’s a little different. The upcoming Bigme HiBreak Dual is a dual-screen smartphone that has a color E Ink display on one side and an […]
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This board turns a Raspberry Pi CM5 into a NAS with support for 5 HDDs
The Radxa Taco is a carrier board for a Raspberry Pi Compute Module that gives you ethernet, USB, and HDMI ports plus a microSD card reader and M.2 2280 and M.2 2230 slots. But this board also has SATA connectors that let your compute module to power a network-attached storage system with up to five hard […]
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Turn a Raspberry Pi CM5 into a TV stick with this carrier board
Many modern TVs ships with software that will let you stream video from Netflix, YouTube, and other services. And if you’re looking for something a little different, there’s no shortage of cheap media streaming devices running Amazon, Google, or Apple software. But if you want something a little more versatile, you may want to consider […]
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This $3 USB flash drive installs ChromeOS Flex on your PC
Want to run ChromeOS, but don’t want to buy a Chromebook? Google’s ChromeOS Flex software basically lets you turn an old PC or Mac into a Chromebook by replacing your computer’s operating system with a version of ChromeOS. First introduced in 2022, ChromeOS Flex is available as a free download. But now Google has announced […]
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Xteink X3 is an even smaller eReader (3.7 inch E Ink device for $79)
The Xteink X4 is an unusual eBook reader that generated a lot of buzz last year thanks to its compact design and cheap price tag. For $69 you can pick up an eReader with a 4.3 inch, greyscale E Ink display and magnets that let you stick it to the back of a phone. English […]
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AOOSTAR launches MACO470 mini PC with Ryzen AI HX 470 and OCuLink
The AOOSTAR MACO470 is a mini PC with a small aluminum case featuring a fingerprint reader on top, an OCuLink port that can be used to connect an external GPU dock, and an AMD Ryzen AI HX 470 Gorgon Point processor inside. AOOSTAR unveiled the little computer earlier this month, and now ITHome reports that available for […]
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8 Comments on Raspberry Pi’s RAMageddon response includes a 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 ($84) and by raising the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 price to $305
Raspberry Pi’s RAMageddon response includes a 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 ($84) and by raising the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 price to $305
8 Comments on Raspberry Pi’s RAMageddon response includes a 3GB Raspberry Pi 4 ($84) and by raising the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 price to $305Part of what makes Raspberry Pi’s tiny computers special is that they’re cheap, making them widely accessible to students, educators, hobbyists, and businesses alike. But the global RAM shortage has hit PC makers hard, causing many to raise prices. And that’s especially noticeable from a company that got its start by selling $35 computers. Raspberry […]
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Lilbits: Intel Wildcat Lake specs leaked, Pixel 11 and Onn 4K Stick leaks, and would you buy a Bookshop.org eReader?
6 Comments on Lilbits: Intel Wildcat Lake specs leaked, Pixel 11 and Onn 4K Stick leaks, and would you buy a Bookshop.org eReader?Intel’s Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake processors have been incredibly popular with makers of budget mini PCs, Chromebooks, and other entry-level computers. With up to eight 12th-gen Intel Efficiency CPU cores, these cheap, low-power chips brought big performance gains over Intel’s earlier Atom, Celeron, and Pentium Silver processors. But they’re starting to show their age, […]
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Bigme launches HiBreak Plus smartphone with E Ink color display
The Bigme Hibreak Plus is an Android phone with a 6.13 inch display, a 4500 mAh battery, and budget specs including 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and an unspecified octa-core processor. What sets it apart from most smartphones is that this model has an E Ink Kaleido 3 color display for a paper-like viewing experience, […]
