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Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ Raspberry Pi’s eye-watering price rises & new 3GB RAM model
Raspberry Pi has announced a fresh round of price rises for its range of popular single-board computers, owing to industry-wide memory costs. It’s also launched a new version of the Pi 4 with 3GB RAM to sweeten the bad news, albeit somewhat. This is the second price rise announced for Raspberry Pi in recent months. The RRP of Raspberry Pi boards were bumped in February, seeing up to $20 aded to the cost of Raspberry Pi 5 boards compared to their original price. The Price increases this time around? A LOT more dramatic.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Raspberry Pi Introduces 3GB Pi 4 Amid Price Increases
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced a new 3GB variant of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, priced at $83.75, alongside a set of price increases affecting multiple products across its lineup. The changes are attributed to a sharp rise in LPDDR4 memory costs, which the company reports have increased seven-fold over the past year.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ Raspberry Pi CM5 TV Stick Lite Adapts Compute Module 5 for HDMI Dongle Use
A compact carrier board referred to as the Raspberry Pi CM5 TV Stick Lite adapts the Compute Module 5 into a plug-in HDMI form factor. The design allows the module to connect directly to a display while requiring only USB-C power. The board targets portable or embedded use cases where minimizing cabling is a priority.
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CNX Software ☛ Digi IX25 – A rugged 5G RedCap/eMBB industrial cellular router
Digi International Digi IX25 is a rugged, industrial 5G cellular router designed for critical and enterprise applications. Built around a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 processor, this router combines cellular networking, edge computing, remote management, and secure connectivity into a single device, simplifying deployment across utilities, oil & gas, transportation, kiosks, ATMs, and digital signage. The platform comes in multiple variants, including 5G eMBB (Enhanced Mobile Broadband), 5G RedCap (Reduced Capability), and LTE-only, with some models supporting Wi-Fi 6E and others not.
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CNX Software ☛ Telink TL3228 – Low-power, low-latency dual-core RISC-V wireless MCU supports Bluetooth 6.0, 802.15.4, and 2.4 GHz proprietary
Telink has launched the TL322x wireless MCU family, starting with the TL3228, featuring a 192 MHz dual-core RISC-V MCU, and supporting Bluetooth 6.0, Matter, Thread, Zigbee, RF4CE, and proprietary 2.4GHz protocols for Smart Home, asset tracking, “8K” gaming accessories, and more The chip supports the recent Bluetooth features such as Channel Sounding, AoA/AoD, and LE Audio, as well as the company’s proprietary HDT technology delivering up to 6 Mbps data rate and ultra-low latency.
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CNX Software ☛ Raspberry Pi 4 3GB launched for $83.75, further price increases announced across the board for 4GB+ RAM hardware
This may sound like an April Fool’s joke, but the Raspberry Pi 4 with 3GB RAM is real and now offered for $83.75. Raspberry Pi also announced another round of price increase for Raspberry Pi 4/5/CM4/CM5 due to a “seven-fold increase over the last year in the price of [the] LPDDR4 DRAM“. As far as I know, 3GB LPDDR4 chips do NOT exist or are very rare, so the new SBC likely relies on the Raspberry Pi 4 dual RAM PCB variant introduced last month, and features two 1.5GB LPDDR4 chips for a total of 3GB of RAM. Apart from the memory capacity, nothing else changes.
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Arduino ☛ SomnoSphere is an intelligent bedside lamp that helps you sleep better
According to a Gallup survey from 2024, 57% of Americans say they would feel better if they got more sleep. And though some countries are better in that regard, lack of satisfying sleep is a problem everywhere.
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Hackster ☛ Getting Started with AMD EDF on Kria KV260
This project walks through the workflow of using AMD's new EDF tools for embedded Linux development on the Kria KV260 Vision AI Starter Kit.