Games and Devices: Steam Deck, Star64, and SparkFun
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Best Steam Deck Games Released in the Past Week - 2022-10-16 Edition - Boiling Steam
Between 2022-10-09 and 2022-10-16 there were 175 new games validated for the Steam Deck. We use numerous metrics such as popularity, positive ratings, and more sources to make our selection of the Best Steam Deck Games for that period. Here’s a quick pick of the most interesting ones, separated in Verified and Playable ratings:
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Lilbits: Linux on the Star64 RISC-V single-board computer, Game Boy cartridges on the Steam Deck, and fitness tracking on the Pixel Watch (is not optional) - Liliputing
The Star64 is a single-board computer with a StarFive JH7100 processor featuring four 1.5 GHz SiFive FU740 CPU cores and Imagination BXE-4-32 graphics. When Pine64 first unveiled the board this summer, the company said that efforts were underway to port GNU/Linux distributions including Debian and Fedora to run on the hardware.
Now Pine64 notes that developer Icenowy Zheng has made great strides in getting the Debian-based AOSC Linux to run on the board.
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In other recent tech news from around the web, a company that makes a Game Boy cartridge reader for PCs has confirmed that the accessory works with Valve’s Steam Deck handheld gaming PC using the default Linux-based Steam OS software, Apple may be planning to launch an iPad dock that lets you use the company’s tablets as smart home displays, and Google’s Pixel Watch might not be the best choice for folks who want a smartwatch that doesn’t also serve as a fitness tracker – because so far there’s no way to disable the watch’s heart rate monitor.
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Displays Galore - News - SparkFun Electronics
Product Post here at SparkFun Electronics! We have a slightly smaller week again so we can prepare for some additional big releases that we have on the horizon (you might even see one or two next week)! We start this Friday off with a new BreadBoard Mates starter kit for their TIMI-96 module.