Shrike Lite Renesas ForgeFPGA RP2040 board
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$4 Shrike-lite FPGA board combines 1120 LUTs Renesas ForgeFPGA with Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU

Shrike-lite is an ultra-cheap FPGA board based on a 1120 LUTs Renesas ForgeFPGA device (SLG47910V) and also equipped with a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller. The board also features a USB-C port for power and programming, two 18-pin headers and a 12-pin PMOD-compatible header for I/Os, as well as Boot and Reset buttons, but not much else since it’s designed as a minimal development board. Shrike-lite and Shrike boards specifications: FPGA – Renesas ForgeFPGA (SLG47910V,1120 LUTs) 1120 5-bit LUTs 1120 DFFs 5 kb distributed memory 32 kb BRAM Configurable through NVM and/or SPI interface Package – STQFN-24 MCU – Raspberry Pi RP2040 dual-core Cortex-M0+ microcontroller @ 125 MHz with 264KB SRAM FPGA/ MCU interface – 6-bit high-speed bridge Storage – QSPI flash for configuration and storage USB – USB Type-C for programming & power Expansion 2x 18-pin headers for RP2040 and ForgeFPGA’s I/Os 12-pin PMOD compatible header Misc Boot and Reset buttons […]

Ubo Pod
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Ubo Pod – A Raspberry Pi 4/5-based personal AI assistant (Crowdfunding)

The Ubo Pod Developer Edition (DE) is an open-source AI vision and conversational voice assistant platform built around the Raspberry Pi 4 or 5, and designed for developers who want more control over their AI experiences. The device aims to replace black boxes like Amazon Echo or Google Next AI assistants, with an open hardware smart speaker running open-source software, and offering features such as speech-to-text, LLMs/VLMs, text-to-speech, tool calling, and various multiple trigger mechanisms, among others.  The Ubo Pod supports both cloud-based and fully local private AI, and features an embedded GUI on the integrated display and a WebUI for no-code setup. Ubo Pod specifications: SBC Ubo Pro 4 – Raspberry Pi 4 Ubo Pro 5 – Raspberry Pi 5 Storage 32GB MicroSD card included and preloaded with OS. Ubo Pro 5 – M.2 PCIe socket for NVMe SSD (or AI accelerator) Display – 1.54-inch color TFT IPS display […]

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Raspberry Pi OS Trixie
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The latest Raspberry Pi OS images are now based on Debian 13 “Trixie”

Since Debian 13 “Trixie” was released last August, it was just a matter of time until Raspberry Pi OS followed. Raspberry Pi announced the update from Bookworm to Trixie a few days ago. The new Raspberry Pi OS images get the new and updated packages from Debian 13, and features like 64-bit time support to solve the Y2K38 bug. However, as Simon Long, UX engineer at Raspberry Pi, points out, there have been fewer changes in newer versions of Debian, and most changes in the new version of Pi OS are cosmetic, although there are some interesting under-the-hood changes as well. The most obvious change from the user’s perspective is the new theme featuring a completely new set of icons, a new font (Nunito Sans Light), new desktop backgrounds (the new default is a photo of the sun rising over the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho), and some other small tweaks. […]

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 price increase
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DDR4 supply/demand stress leads to Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 price increases

The price of DDR4 memory has increased dramatically in recent months due to limited supply and increased demand for AI workloads. The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5 (CM4/CM5) are based on LPDDR4 memory, and Raspberry Pi reports that memory costs are roughly 120% higher than they were just a year ago. So they have no choice but to increase the price by $5 to $10 for the CM4 and CM5, as well as the Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard PC. I assume the $200 price tag for the Raspberry Pi 500+ mechanical keyboard PC released last week already includes this new reality. Product affected: 4GB Compute Module 4 and Compute Module 5 variants increase by $5 8GB Compute Module 4 and Compute Module 5 variants increase by $10 Raspberry Pi 500 unit-only increases by $10 to $100 Raspberry Pi Development Kit for Compute Module 5 increases by $5 to […]

Fing Agent Raspberry Pi 4 Kit, network monitoring
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Fing Agent Raspberry Pi Kit – An all-in-one Raspberry Pi 4-based network monitoring solution

Fing has recently introduced the “Fing Agent Raspberry Pi Kit“, also called “Fing Agent plug-and-play Raspberry Pi 4 kit”, for its Fing Agent network monitoring system, which can be considered a follow-up to the earlier Fingbox hardware released in 2017. While Fingbox was a custom appliance based on Ubuntu Core, the new kit uses a Raspberry Pi, making it easier to set up and use in a home or small office network. The kit includes a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B (2GB) in an aluminium case, a 32GB microSD card with Fing Agent preinstalled, a USB-C power supply with adapters, and a Cat 5e Ethernet cable. Once connected to the router, it works with the Fing app, desktop, or web to monitor devices, track uptime and speed, detect intrusions, and send alerts about unusual activity. It also supports device blocking, presence detection, and diagnostics, such as port scans and vulnerability checks. Making it […]

Raspberry Pi 500+ Keyboard PC
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Raspberry Pi 500+ mechanical keyboard PC gets 256 GB NVMe SSD, 16GB RAM, RGB LED lighting

The Raspberry Pi 500+ is an upgrade to the Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard PC, getting a mechanical keyboard with RGB LED lighting, a 256GB NVMe SSD, and 16GB LPDDR4x memory. Apart from that, the rest of the ports and features are exactly the same for the new “Plus” model:  two 4K-capable micro HDMI ports, Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0, three USB ports, a microSD card slot, and a 40-pin GPIO header. Raspberry Pi 500+ specifications: SoC – Broadcom BCM2712 CPU – Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 processor @ 2.4GHz GPU – VideoCore VII GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.1 graphics, Vulkan 1.2 VPU – 4Kp60 HEVC decoder System Memory – 16GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM Storage 256 GB NVMe SSD preloaded with Raspberry Pi OS; connected to M.2 PCIe 2280 socket MicroSD card slot Video Output – 2x micro HDMI ports up to 4Kp60 Networking Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port Dual-band […]

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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0
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Raspberry Pi CM0 castellated module features Raspberry Pi RP3A0 System-in-Package

Raspberry Pi CM0 is a yet-to-be-officially-announced castellated Compute Module based on the Raspberry Pi RP3A0 SiP (System-in-Package) found in the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3E (CM3E). Since most Raspberry Pi products are announced under a strict embargo, I’m always surprised when I find new Raspberry Pi hardware that was never formally introduced. But it seems to happen from time to time for products targeting business customers specifically. The CM3E Compute Module was one example, and the CM0 appears to be another. Raspberry Pi CM0 specifications: SiP – Raspberry Pi RP3A0 SoC – Broadcom BCM2710A1 CPU – Quad-core Cortex-A53 processor @ 1.0 GHz GPU – VideoCore IV GPU supporting OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 graphics VPU – H.264/MPEG-4 1080p30 video decoding, H.264  1080p30 video encoding System Memory – 512MB LPDDR2 RAM Storage – 0GB (Raspberry Pi CM0 Lite), 8GB, or 16GB eMMC flash Wireless – Optional […]

LattePanda IOTA
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LattePanda IOTA SBC combines Intel N150 SoC with Raspberry Pi RP2040 for GPIO and power control

LattePanda IOTA is a new Intel Processor N150 SBC equipped with up to 16GB LPDDR5 and 128GB eMMC flash, as well as a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller for GPIO and power control It’s an update to the LattePanda V1 launched in 2015 with an Intel Atom x5-Z8300/Z8350 Cherry Trail SoC and an ATMega32U4 microcontroller. The new model is up to eight times faster, features up to four times the memory, twice the storage, Gigabit Ethernet, and more, but mostly keeps the same dimensions and layout for compatibility with most accessories. It also adds new features such as a 16-pin PCIe connector, ECC memory, Wake-on-LAN, and more… LattePanda IOTA specifications: SoC – Intel Processor N150 Quad-core “Twin Lake” processor @ up to 3.6 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache GPU – 24EU Intel UHD graphics @ 1000 MHz TDP: 6W to 15W (Configurable in BIOS/UEFI) Memory – 8GB or 16GB LPDDR5 4800MT/s […]

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