Purism Librem 5 SmartPhone Now Shipping Its Development Kit
Purism Librem 5 Smartphone is a mobile phone that promises full control by it's user. Privacy has always been a thing of concern for many users and with the supposed "Free Country" we live in, we never really have freedom. There are always eyes and ears monitoring us in all forms, for...
Continue ReadingConnecting LDOs in parallel
App note from ROHM semiconductor on combining LDOs for higher load capacity. When you want to increase the output current capacity of an LDO, or when the power dissipation of a single LDO is insufficient, you might think of connecting LDOs in parallel if you need to disperse the...
Continue ReadingWatch TV with the Raspberry Pi TV HAT
The Raspberry Pi Media Experience just got a new boost with the Raspberry Pi TV HAT. The Raspberry Pi TV HAT is an add-on that will increase the capability of your already awesome Raspberry pi. The Raspberry Pi TV HAT which was recently launched is an add-on board for the Raspberry...
Continue ReadingIntel Atomic Pi SBC Launches for $34
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for a x5-Z8350, 2GB RAM, 16GB flash board called ATOMIC Pi. The IoT board Atomic Pi starts for just $34 plus shipping or $49 with a breakout shield on Kickstarter. The x86 price is on the low side, compared to Aaeon’s $99 UP board or the...
Continue ReadingCirrus7 Launches AI-Box TX2 and four Kaby Lake-based mini-PCs
Cirrus7 has launched an “AI-Box TX2” mini-PC with a Jetson TX2 module with -20 to 70°C extended temperature support. Cirrus7 also offers four Kaby Lake-based mini-PCs and a new Gemini Lake model. The AI-Box TX2 has a similar build like its earlier 7th Gen Kaby Lake-based mini-PCs,...
Continue ReadingBMP180 Based USB atmospheric Pressure Monitor
Dilshan R Jayakody designed a BMP180 sensor module based on PIC18F2550 MCU to test out it's performance. He writes: We initially developed this USB atmospheric pressure monitor to study some operating characteristics of Bosch BMP180 sensor. BMP180 is low cost sensor to measuring...
Continue ReadingOpen Source SD Card GPS logger based on ST microcontroller
krakrukra has published his SD Card gps logger. He writes: This device is an open source (both firmware and board level design) GPS data logger. You mount it with magnets on some vehicle, flip the power switch and the location data is saved onto SD card installed in the device. To...
Continue ReadingAmlogic A95X Max TV Box Provides HDR & SATA
Different models of the Amlogic TV boxes have been released so far, one of those was the X96 Max or the Beelink GT1 Mini which doesn't provide support for internal storage. The newest version of these TV boxes is the A95X Max which has been updated based on the previous version, contains...
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