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ESP32-S3 handhelds with 3.97-inch e-paper and optional LoRa/NFC

M5Stack’s new PaperMono and PaperMono-Lite are compact ESP32-S3-based e-paper development platforms built around a 3.97-inch grayscale touchscreen. Both models include Wi-Fi, microSD storage, an IMU, real-time clock, frontlight, microphone, buzzer, and an integrated 1150mAh battery, while the higher-end PaperMono adds LoRa and NFC connectivity.

K230 handheld couples AMOLED display with LoRa and keyboard

LILYGO has updated its T-Display K230 handheld, packaging its Kendryte K230-based development platform into a compact enclosure with a physical keyboard. The device combines dual-core 64-bit RISC-V processing with a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen, LoRa, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, camera support, HDMI output, and an nRF52840 companion microcontroller.

EPIC SBC packs Ryzen AI X100 with dual 2.5GbE and triple M.2

IEI has detailed the NANO-X100, a compact EPIC single-board computer based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series. The 115 × 165mm board integrates 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 2.5GbE networking, three M.2 expansion slots, four USB 3.2 ports, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, and multiple serial interfaces for embedded and industrial applications.

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Proton 11.0-2 Brings Support for AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, and Plain Sight

Proton 11.0-2 adds support for new games, including AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, Plain Sight, Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic), Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7, Tetrageddon Games, SMILE GAME BUILDER, Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions, and Otherworld Legends (战魂铭人).

NetworkManager 1.58.1 Improves Support for Private Connections and Fixes Bugs

NetworkManager 1.58.1 improves support for private connections, the ones that specify a user in the “connection.permissions” property, to use “ca-cert” or “system-ca-certs” rather than using the 802.1X “ca-path” and “phase2-ca-path” properties, which are no longer accepted.

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17 GNOME Extensions To Help You Customization Desktop Looks

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 23, 2026

Quoting: 17 GNOME Extensions To Help You Customization Desktop Looks —

If there is one customization extension that deserves to be installed first on a fresh GNOME setup, it's Just Perfection.

As the name suggests, the extension lets you tweak countless parts of the GNOME Shell. From small visual adjustments to larger interface changes, it gives you an impressive amount of control without requiring you to edit configuration files.

In fact, the number of available tweaks is so extensive that it deserves an article of its own, which we already have and you can read it here.

The screenshot below contains effects of another GNOME Extension called User Accent Color which we will see in a later section.

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