Thin Client and Smartphone Step in for 3D Printer’s Raspberry Pi and Touchscreen

It’s no secret that Raspberry Pi’s are a little hard to come by these days. Unless you had the foresight to stock up before the supply dried up — and …read more Continue reading Thin Client and Smartphone Step in for 3D Printer’s Raspberry Pi and Touchscreen

When Dell Built A Netbook With an x86 System-on-Module

the SoM module used to power a Dell Mini 1210, in an extended SODIMM form-factor

Just like with pre-touchscreen cellphones having fancy innovative features that everyone’s forgotten about, there’s areas that laptop manufacturers used to venture in but no longer dare touch. On Twitter, [Kiwa] …read more Continue reading When Dell Built A Netbook With an x86 System-on-Module

Worn out eMMC Chips are Crippling Older Teslas

It should probably go without saying that the main reason most people buy an electric vehicle (EV) is because they want to reduce or eliminate their usage of gasoline. Even if you aren’t terribly concerned about your ecological footprint, the fact of the matter is that electricity prices are so …read more

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How Do You Get PCI-E On The Atomic Pi? Very Carefully.

At this point, you’ve almost certainly heard about the Atomic Pi. The diminutive board that once served as the guts of a failed robot now lives on as a powerful x86 SBC available at a fire sale price. How long you’ll be able to buy them and what happens when …read more

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