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Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, "Name that Ware", and More
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peppe8o ☛ Raspberry PI Imager: Official Storage Flashing Tool for OS Installation
This tutorial will show you how to use the Raspberry PI Imager tool to prepare your Raspberry PI computer board for your projects. Please note that this tutorial applies to all Raspberry PI computer boards, as the Raspberry PI Pico is a microcontroller (not a computer).
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Hackaday ☛ DIY Light Panels Work With Home Assistant
There are a few major companies out there building colorful LED panels you can stick on your wall for aesthetic purposes. Most commercial options are pretty expensive, and come with certain limitations in how they can be controlled. [Smart Solutions For Home] has whipped up a flexible DIY design for decorating your walls with light that is altogether more customizable.
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Bunnie Huang ☛ Winner, Name that Ware October 2025
Last month’s ware is an ADAS1010, described on the Analog devices website as a “15 Lead ECG Vital Signs Monitor Module with Respiration, Temperature and Blood Pressure Measurement”. It advertises a “robust, with electromagnetic interference (EMI), shock, and vibration resistant packaging”.
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Bunnie Huang ☛ Name that Ware, November 2025
This one is hopefully a bit easier to guess compared to last month’s ware! Pictured is just one board of a two board set, but the second board is a bit too much of a dead give-away so it’s been omitted. Thanks to Sam for thinking on her feet and snatching this board so that it could be donated to the contest!
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Linux Gizmos ☛ reComputer Mini J501 Provides Jetson AGX Orin Connectivity in a Reduced Footprint
The board supports the Jetson AGX Orin module, which integrates an Arm-based CPU cluster, Ampere GPU architecture, and dedicated accelerators intended for high-throughput compute workloads.
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CNX Software ☛ $9.99 2.5GbE PCIe adapter for Raspberry Pi 5 uses Realtek RTL8125 controller
Waveshare PCIe TO 2.5G ETH Board (C) low-cost PCIe x1 adapter adds a 2.5GbE port to the Raspberry Pi 5 using the board’s 16-pin PCIe interface. It’s plug-and-play and doesn’t require any additional drivers, making it a practical upgrade for DIY NAS, routers, or edge-networking applications. The board is built around a Realtek RTL8125 controller and offers a 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps RJ45 port with link/activity LEDs. It includes a transparent acrylic mounting plate at the bottom to save space above the board.