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Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, ESP32, HealthyPi
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Qualcomm’s Ventana acquisition points to a long-term RISC-V strategy to complement its Arm lineup
Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Ventana Micro Systems, a RISC-V CPU specialist whose engineers have spent several years pushing the open instruction set toward high-performance server and edge designs.
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CNX Software ☛ The ESP Private Agents platform aims to ease the development of ESP32-based Hey Hi (AI) voice assistants with on-device processing
Espressif has just introduced the ESP Private Agents platform to help developers build local, private, and customizable Hey Hi (AI) assistants for ESP32 devices running on-device, although they can also support hybrid Hey Hi (AI) workloads with a mix of on-device and cloud processing.
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CNX Software ☛ HealthyPi 6 – A portable Wi-Fi 6 biosignal acquisition device with ECG, PPG, respiration, and temperature sensors (Crowdfunding)
Designed by ProtoCentral Electronics in India, the HealthyPi 6 is an open-source, portable, research-grade biosignal acquisition device designed for academic research, education, and prototyping. It targets labs, classrooms, and field studies that need professional-quality physiological measurements without bulky desktop systems or proprietary lock-in.