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Compact GPS Raspberry Pi HAT about the size of a Pi Zero. cnx-software.com/2025/07/25/l76… The Waveshare L76K GPS HAT supports GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, QZSS, and A-GNSS, and works with Raspberry Pi and other boards with a 40-pin GPIO header (I2C and UART needed), or with any machine…

.@arduino Nano R4 is a small, affordable @RenesasGlobal RA4M1 MCU board. cnx-software.com/2025/07/25/ard… The open-source hardware board features a USB-C port for power and programming, two 15-pin headers, a Qwiic I2C connector, a Reset button, and two LEDs. It's firmware-compatible…

Another small @SemtechCorp LR1121 multi-band LoRa module, but with both castellated edges and through holes. cnx-software.com/2025/07/22/cor… @waveshare00 Core1121 supports Sub-GHz, S-Band, and 2.4GHz frequency bands, features two IPEX antenna connectors, and two 8-pin…

.@BoschGlobal BME690 8x shuttle board features eight identical gas sensors. cnx-software.com/2025/07/25/bme… The BME960 is a 4-in-1 gas, temperature, humidity, and pressure sensor capable of monitoring indoor air quality and detecting Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Volatile Sulfur…

Low-cost, low-power remote-controlled LoRa (410- 493 MHz) AC switches and controllers. cnx-software.com/2025/07/25/ind… The EWD22S-A01TR switch handles up to 30A/5kW loads and has been tested with a range of 3.5km, while the EWD22S-D02XR handles up to 10A/1kW and 1.5km range. The…

Inexpensive, small ESP32 board designed for WLED open-source firmware. cnx-software.com/2025/07/24/ine… It supports WS2812 RGB LED strips and external microphones, and sells for about $12.

.@Xiaomi has launched the TV Stick 4K (2nd Gen) running Google TV on a quad-core Cortex-A55 SoC cnx-software.com/2025/07/24/xia… The specifications of the SoC (4x Cortex-A55 @ 2.5 GHz and Mali G310-V2 GPU) look very similar to the Amlogic S905X5M, but it could also be a…

.@Avalue VNS-10WAD is a thin 10.1-inch fanless Intel Processor N50 touch panel PC with antibacterial housing. cnx-software.com/2025/07/24/ava… The system also features 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 64GB eMMC storage, Wi-Fi 6 and Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, and RS232/RS422/RS485 connectivity. It…

.@meledigitaltech Overclock X2 is an ultrathin mini PC powered by an Intel N150 Twin Lake processor. cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/mel… Contrary to other slim mini PCs, it's relatively modular and repairable with DDR4 SO-DIMM memory and an M.2 PCIe socket for an NVMe SSD, although it also…

.@Waveshare00 has launched an ESP32-S3 WiFi and BLE watch devkit with a 2.06-inch AMOLED touch display and support for AI voice interaction. cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/wav… The "ESP32-S3 2.06-inch AMOLED Touch" also features a microSD card slot, 6-axis IMU, two digital microphones, a…

Diabolic Parasite is a small ESP32-S3 USB dongle used for penetration testing and security testing. cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/dia… With a male USB port to the host and a female USB port for peripherals, it supports features such as USB passthrough, multi-HID device handling, mouse…

.@QNAP_nas has launched 3 TOPS AI accelerators for NAS systems to accelerate image and facial recognition. cnx-software.com/2025/07/23/qna… The QAI-M100 (M.2 2280) and QAI-U100 (USB) are both equipped with a Rockchip RK1808 SoC. Tests have shown AI object recognition of QuMagie Smart…

Cost-optimized, battery-powered ESP32-S3 IoT controller. cnx-software.com/2025/07/22/m5s… @M5Stack CoreS3 Lite is a cheaper version of the CoreS3 that replaces a DIN base with a magnetic cover, and features a 200mAh battery instead of a 500mAh battery. It still offers a 2-inch…

Three high-end 64-bit RISC-V processors to keep an eye on for the rest of 2025. cnx-software.com/2025/07/22/thr… The UltraRISC UR-DP1000 is an octa-core RISC-V SoC with support for UDIMM DDR4-3200 memory, RVA22 (and partial RVA23) compliance, and up to 24x PCIe Gen4 lanes. It will be…

LuckFox LyRa Pi is a Raspberry Pi-inspired SBC powered by a Rockchip RK3506B tri-core Cortex-A7 SoC. cnx-software.com/2025/07/22/luc… The board is equipped with 512MB of RAM, an 8GB EMMC flash or a microSD card slot depending on the model, two 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports, an optional WiFi…

.@AAEON PICO-TWL4 is an Intel Twin Lake Pico-ITX SBC with a DDR5 SO-DIMM memory slot. cnx-software.com/2025/07/21/pic… Offered with either a quad-core N150 or an octa-core Core 3 N355 processor, the PICO-TWL4 also features SATA and mSATA storage, HDMI and eDP/LVDS display interfaces,…

.@UgoosLtd X5M Pro is an Android 14 TV box powered by an Amlogic S905X5M SoC with AI super resolution support. cnx-software.com/2025/07/21/ugo… The TV box features 4GB of RAM, a 32GB eMMC flash, a 4Kp60-capable HDMI 2.1b video output port, optional S/PDIF, GbE, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and…

COM-HPC Client Size-C module with support for up to a 24-core Intel Core i9-14900K CPU. cnx-software.com/2025/07/21/bcm… BCM Advanced Research ESM-HRPL supports up to 128GB DDR5 memory, and offers various interfaces: 2x SATA III, PCIe Gen5, dual 2.5GbE, 10GbE, USB 3.2 Gen2x2, eDP, three…

.@unexpectedmaker has launched four new ESP32-S3 boards with dual antenna support. cnx-software.com/2025/07/21/une… The EdgeS3[D] is the smallest with an M.2 B-Key edge connector and an Edge Carrier board for development. The TinyS3[D] is the successor of the TinyS3, and features an…

Review of the OMBAR DC42 dash cam with a 4K front camera and a 1080p rear camera. cnx-software.com/2025/07/20/omb… It's an affordable screenless dashcam with dual-band WiFi and GPS that's easy to install and use through the Kacam mobile app. It records video, audio, events (G-Sensor…