Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, PebbleOS, and More
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Tom's Hardware ☛ SiFive HiFive Premier P550 Review: High RISC
Touted as ‘The Highest Performance RISC-V CPU Development Board in the World’, the HiFive Premier P550 aims to be the development board of choice for RISC developers.
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ New Pebble Smartwatch Planned After Surveillance Giant Google Open Source OS
Did you ever own (or covet) one of those e-ink Pebble smartwatches of yore? Well, good news if you did: Surveillance Giant Google today open-sourced the PebbleOS operating system it used (minus proprietary bits) having acquired Pebble’s assets when buying Fitbit in 2021 (and Fitbit bought Pebble in 2016, but more on that in a mo’.)
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Linux Gizmos ☛ SuperStationᵒⁿᵉ: Cyclone V FPGA Console for Retro Gaming and MiSTer Compatibility
The SuperStationᵒⁿᵉ is an FPGA-based gaming console developed for retro gaming enthusiasts and FPGA hobbyists. By leveraging FPGA hardware, it replicates classic gaming systems with a high degree of accuracy while providing flexibility for exploring multiple retro platforms.
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CNX Software ☛ GEEKOM A6 Ryzen 7 6800H mini PC review – Part 1: specifications, unboxing, and teardown
GEEKOM A6 is a mid-range mini PC powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 6800H octa-core/sixteen thread processor with AMD Radeon Graphics 680M, up to 64GB dual-channel DDR5, up to 2TB NVMe (PCIe 4.0 x4) SSD storage, 2.5Gbos Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
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Hackaday ☛ 3D Print Stamps, And Ink Stuff To Your Heart’s Content With These Tips
Ink stamps can be fun to make and use, and 3D printers are uniquely positioned to create quality stamps of all kinds with just a little care. As with most things, the devil is in the details and the best results will require some extra work. Luckily, [Prusa] has a blog post that goes through how to 3D print the best stamps and includes concrete recommendations and tips to get the most out of the process.