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Neo6502 gains keyboard form factor with four USB hosts

The Neo6502 architecture pairs a WDC W65C02 processor with an RP2040. The W65C02 executes 6502 machine code directly, while the RP2040 handles the surrounding system functions, including memory emulation, video output, USB support, and firmware-controlled peripherals. Olimex’s documentation lists the W65C02 at approximately 6.25MHz.

LoRa terminal pairs ESP32-S3 with LR1110 and full keyboard

Elecrow’s ThinkNode M9 is a handheld LoRa communication terminal built around an ESP32-S3 processor and Semtech LR1110 transceiver. The device includes a 2.4-inch color display, full QWERTY keyboard, GNSS positioning, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, USB Type-C, and a 2300mAh battery.

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Mecha’s Comet is a modular Linux handheld built around a 3.92-inch AMOLED touchscreen and offered with either an NXP i.MX8M Plus or i.MX95 processor, along with expandable storage, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and a magnetic 40-pin interface for keyboard, gamepad, and GPIO extensions. The handheld also provides USB-C connectivity, an 8MP camera, M.2 expansion, and a 4100mAh battery.

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KaOS Linux 2026.09 Released with Noctalia 5.1, Linux Kernel 7.1, and Mesa 26.2

As previously reported, the KaOS Linux devs have decided to move away from systemd and the KDE Plasma desktop environment after more than 12 years of using them by default. Earlier this year, in February, they dropped KDE Plasma for a Niri/Noctalia setup.

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  1. Televisions Have Become Billboards
    Bottom line: you get what you pay for

    New

  2. Mass Layoffs at Microsoft as "Voluntary Separation Agreement" (or PIP)
    the man who kept lying about the layoffs has just left the company
  3. The Cyber Show on Media Clickbait About Slop as 'Existential Threat' and Derek Thompson's Response to That
    Ignore the hype, focus on real news
  4. Links 12/09/2026: "Revolt Is Here" Against Slop and "Top Chinese Court" Cracks Down on Slop That's Fake/Misleading
    Links for the day
  5. Gemini Links 12/09/2026: Rants About Slop, Switching From QWERTY, and Why TVs Are 'Cheap'
    Links for the day
  6. SLAPP Censorship - Part 180 Out of 200: A Third Act, (Mis)Using Your Client's Application to the Court for Your Own Purposes as a Law Firm (Reputation Management and Censorship)
    How much can a lawfare firm get away with?
  7. Canonical Has Withdrawn Ubuntu 24.04.5 Installer Due to a Critical Bug Connected to Microsoft-Controlled Restricted Boot and TPM
    already breaking systems running GNU/Linux [...] Who asked for TPM in Linux?
  8. SLAPP Censorship - Part 179 Out of 200: Using One's Clients to Save Face at Their Expense
    Who's being served really?
  9. Switzerland's Software Freedom/Digital Sovereignty is Improving as People Move to GNU/Linux
    Well done to them
  10. Links 12/09/2026: "U.S. Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion" and "Trump Wants to [Illegally] Bribe Voters."
    Links for the day
  11. Gemini Links 12/09/2026: Readjusting, Fighting Sleep, and FreeBSD bhyve
    Links for the day
  12. Matt Mullenweg Got the 'Linus Treatment' or 'RMS Treatment'
    "back, but not in charge any more..."
  13. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  14. IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 11, 2026
    IRC logs for Friday, September 11, 2026
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