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January 22, 2026 by Debashis Das - 1 Comment

TerraMaster D1 SSD Pro – A Thunderbolt 5 fanless SSD enclosure with 80Gbps bandwidth, 7GB/s practical performance

TerraMaster D1 SSD Pro connected to MAC Mini

TerraMaster has recently launched the D1 SSD Pro Thunderbolt 5 fanless enclosure, an update to the previous Thunderbolt 4-based TerraMaster D1 SSD Plus. The new version features an 80Gbps Thunderbolt 5 port, supports M.2 2280 NVMe SSDs with up to 8TB capacity, and has been tested at up to 7,061MB/s read and 6,816MB/s write speeds, nearly doubling Thunderbolt 4 performance. The enclosure uses a fanless, CNC-machined aluminum design that enables silent operation through passive heat dissipation. It also features smart LED indicators for connection speed, and offers compatibility with Thunderbolt 5/4/3, USB4, and USB 3.2 across Windows, macOS, and Linux, including boot support on macOS. With various protection features (short-circuit, surge, ESD) and a compact, rugged design, it is suited for 8K/4K video editors, power MacBook users, gamers who need real-time editing, ultra-fast transfers, and reliable external boot or workspace storage. TerraMaster D1 SSD Pro specifications Performance (claimed) – Up […]

January 21, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

OnLogic CL260 fanless Intel N150/N250 industrial mini PC offers RS232/RS485 terminal block, 12-24V DC input

OnLogic CL260 is an ultra-compact, fanless industrial mini PC powered by an Intel Processor N150 or N250 Twin Lake SoC with features such as an RS232/RS485 terminal block and 12-24V wide DC input. The mini PC ships with up to 8GB LPDDR5 memory and 128GB to 2TB M.2 SSD. It also features two Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports, an M.2 Key-E socket for an optional WiFi 6E module, four USB 3.2 ports, and two USB-C ports with DisplayPort Alt mode for dual display setups. The CL260 is suitable for data collection, gateway applications, and edge computing deployments. OnLogic CL260 mini PC specifications: Twin Lake SoC (one of the other) Intel Processor N150 quad-core processor @ 800 MHz / 3.6 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 24EU Intel UHD graphics @ 1.0 GHz; TDP: 6W Intel Processor N250 quad-core processor @ 1.3 GHz / 3.8 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 32EU Intel UHD […]

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments

Bedrock RAI300 fanless industrial PC is powered by an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mobile AI SoC

SolidRun Bedrock RAI300 is the first industrial PC powered by a 12-core/24-thread AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mobile processor, typically used in premium consumer and commercial AI laptops. The fanless industrial computer supports up to 128GB DDR5 SO-DIMM memory to run AI models on the 50 TOPS NPU (80 TOPS combined) of the AMD processor, up to three M.2 NVMe 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 storage devices, up to four display through HDMI 2.1 and DP 2.1 video outputs, and features up to four 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, a USB4 port, four USB 3.2 ports, and more. It’s available in two models: a thin “Tile” model and a thicker “60W model” to cater to different TDP configurations, ranging from 8W to 54W, and cooling options. Bedrock RAI300 specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 “Strix Point” CPU – 12-core/24-thread processor with four Zen 5 cores up to 2.0/5.1 […]

January 19, 2026January 23, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Raspberry Pi CM0-powered low-cost industrial box PCs offer RS-485, 4G LTE, and wide DC input options

EDATEC ED IPC1100 and ED IPC1000 low cost industrial box PCs

EDATEC has recently released the ED-IPC1000 and ED-IPC1100 Raspberry Pi CM0-based industrial box PCs with DIN-rail mounting options. The ED-IPC1000 is the low-cost version, featuring standard connectivity options such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. In contrast, the ED-IPC1100 offers RS-485 and 4G CAT-1 connectivity, along with a wider power input, making it suitable for more advanced industrial applications. As a reminder, the Raspberry Pi CM0 is a solder-on module based on a Broadcom BCM2710A1 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 CPU with 512 MB RAM, optional 8 GB/16 GB eMMC flash, and optional 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi/Bluetooth. It’s only available to manufacturers in China; expect finished products like the ED-IPC1000/IPC1100 box PCs can be sold worldwide. Other features of the computers include 1080p30 HDMI output, dual USB 2.0, 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, an integrated RTC with CR2032 backup, a watchdog timer, 5V USB-C power input, passive cooling, and DIN-rail mounting. The ED-IPC1100 adds an onboard 4G LTE […]

January 16, 2026January 16, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Jetway P150CDN1 – A 15-inch Alder Lake-N fanless industrial panel PC with 8 USB ports for kiosk and HMI

P150CDN1 Alder Lake N Fanless Touch Panel Computer

The Jetway P150CDN1 is a 15-inch fanless industrial touch panel PC built around the Intel N97 (Alder Lake-N) quad-core processor and designed for HMI, kiosks, factory automation, retail, healthcare, and other space-constrained or hygiene-sensitive environments. The industrial touch panel PC features a 10-point capacitive touchscreen, HDMI 2.0 and DP 1.2 video outputs, DDR5 memory, M.2 and SATA storage, audio, dual Gigabit Ethernet, eight USB 3.2 and USB 2.0 ports, as well as RS-232/485 DB9 serial ports. The device has an operating temperature range of –10°C to 60°C, and the enclosure supports wall, panel, and VESA mounting for industrial and commercial touchscreen deployments. Jetway P150CDN1 specifications: SoC – Intel Processor N97 CPU – Quad-core Alder Lake N-series processor up to 3.6 GHz with 6MB cache GPU – 24EU Intel UHD Graphics Gen 12 @ 1.2 GHz TDP: 12W System Memory – Up to 32GB DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM memory via a single SO-DIMM (Note: […]

January 15, 2026 by Kumpee Teeravech - 1 Comment

reComputer Industrial R2135-12 review – A Raspberry Pi CM5-powered fanless Edge AI PC with Hailo-8 AI accelerator

Hello, today I am going to review the reComputer AI Industrial R2135-12 from Seeed Studio. This is an industrial edge computer built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 platform. The model is configured with 8 GB LPDDR4 memory and 32 GB eMMC storage. It provides a rich set of I/O options, including dual Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0/USB 2.0, HDMI output, and industrial interfaces such as RS-485/RS-232, CAN, and GPIO, along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support and a wide DC power input range suitable for industrial environments. In addition to standard checking and benchmarking the device, I will also include a hands-on demo application in which the system runs an AI model for real-time people detection from a USB camera, then sends detection results to an external ESP32 microcontroller to drive LED matrices for visually highlighting the locations of detected people. I made the following YouTube video to quickly demonstrate […]

January 8, 2026January 9, 2026 by Debashis Das - No Comments

Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake-H CPU powers TGS-2000 series stackable Edge AI computers

Vecow TGS 2000 Series Panther Lake Edge AI computers

At CES 2026, Intel unveiled the Core Ultra Series 3 processors, codenamed Panther Lake-H, built on the Intel 18A (1.8-nanometer class) process, and targeting both consumer and industrial applications. Vecow introduced one of the first industrial Panther Lake-H platforms with the TGS-2000 series, a new family of ultra-compact, stackable Edge AI computers designed for high-performance space-constrained applications and based on either the 16-core Intel Core Ultra 9 386H or 12-core Intel Core Ultra 5 336H SoC. This new 2000 series is an upgrade of the previous TGS-1000 series, which was launched in 2024 with Intel Meteor Lake processors. While the overall design stays mostly the same, the transition to Core Ultra Series 3 enhances AI performance, reaching up to 100 TOPS combined performance with the selected SKUs (note: the top-end Panther Lake-H CPU can deliver up to 180 TOPS). The TGS-2000 Series is available in three variants, including the fanless […]

January 6, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

NVIDIA Jetson T4000 Edge AI embedded system offers 5GbE networking, four PoE camera ports, DIO, CAN Bus, and more

AAEON BOXER-8742AI Fanless Edge AI System

AAEON BOXER-8742AI is a fanless Edge AI embedded system powered by an NVIDIA Jetson T4000 that was unveiled along with the Jetson Thor T5000 module last August, but officially launched at CES 2026. The Jetson T4000 is a weaker variant, but it’s still extremely powerful with up to 1200 TFLOPS of AI computing power against 2070 TFLOPS for the T5000. The BOXER-8742AI features a 5GbE port, four Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 PoE ports suitable for IP cameras, DIO, RS232, RS485, and CAN Bus interfaces, four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, HDMI video output, and more. It’s suitable for high-performance edge AI applications such as smart factory automation, AMR, and AI-assisted roadside unit solutions. AAEON BOXER-8742AI specifications: System-on-Module – NVIDIA Jetson T4000 CPU – 12-core 64-bit Arm Neoverse-V3AE GPU – 1536-core NVIDIA Blackwell GPU with 64 Tensor Cores, 6-TPC MIG VPU Video Decode – 4x 8Kp30 (H.265), 10x 4Kp60 (H.265), 22x 4Kp30 […]