Devices and Linux-friendly Hardware

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 02, 2026

• Devices

  • Hackaday ☛ Huge PalmOS Development Archive Goes Online, Thanks To Personal Backups

    That all changed when he was contacted by a developer about some Palm OS software he had written decades ago. He soon realized there was a whole community of enthusiasts enthusiastically exploring a platform he had assumed was a forgotten layer in the strata of early mobile computing history.

• Hardware/Modding

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ RISC-V compute module brings ESP32-P4 to Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 carriers

    The SCINTIX P4 is a compact compute module developed by RELOC around Espressif’s ESP32-P4 microcontroller, using the 55 × 40mm form factor of Raspberry Pi CM4 and CM5 modules. It combines dual-core RISC-V processing with an ESP32-C6 wireless companion, Ethernet, and MIPI display and camera interfaces for embedded control and HMI applications.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ (Updated) 16-TOPS AI SBC with SATA 3.0 runs on octa-core Sophgo BM1688

    Orange Pi has published hardware details for the OrangePi O1, a 90 × 70mm SBC based on the Sophgo BM1688 processor. It pairs eight Arm Cortex-A53 cores with a RISC-V C906 coprocessor and a 16-TOPS INT8 TPU, along with up to 16GB of LPDDR4/LPDDR4X memory.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ Compact AI workstation runs Ubuntu on Jetson AGX Thor with dual 10GbE

    The MINIX T4000/T5000 is a compact AI workstation based on NVIDIA’s Jetson AGX Thor platform, combining Blackwell GPU architecture with Arm Neoverse-V3AE processors. The system supports up to 128GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 10GbE networking, PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage, and Ubuntu 24.04 for local AI inference and development.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ Agilex 2X FPGA portfolio supports PCIe 7.0 and QuartusIQ AI design tool

    Agilex 2X is Altera’s latest FPGA and SoC portfolio, consisting of four device families for applications ranging from industrial control to high-performance computing. The first announced family, Agilex 27, incorporates 256Gbps transceivers, PCIe 7.0 support, and a distributed HyperFlow data network. The company has also released QuartusIQ, an AI-assisted development tool integrated into Quartus Prime Pro 26.3.

  • Hackaday ☛ FloppoScope Is A Disk Image Analyzer

    FloppoScope is a browser-based tool for analyzing floppy disk images. Despite being browser-based, everything runs locally, so you’re not actually risking any sensitive data by using the tool—though we can’t imagine you’ve got too much Top Secret intel stored as floppy disk images, anyway.

  • Hackaday ☛ An Electronic Candle You Can Set On Fire

    The only thing about [Marek’s] candle is that it doesn’t flicker like a real candle. One wonders if one of those integrated flickering LEDs could add that functionality without drastically changing the circuit, though. We’ve featured such flickery circuits before, too. Video after the break.

  • Hackaday ☛ Building An ADS-B Receiver For Less Than You Think

    The build is based around the Meshnology W12 board, which combines an ESP32-S3 microcontroller with an LR2021 LoRa Radio. The latter is able to be tuned into transmissions in the realm of 1090 MHz and it can capture ADS-B traffic that uses OOK and Manchester encoding. The data is passed to the ESP32-S3 which validates the CRCs of the captured data and serves up the aircraft tracks on a simple web interface. A GNSS receiver can also be added in so the board knows its own location as well as the location of the planes that it’s tuning in.

  • Hackaday ☛ Cheap FPGA Board Becomes Retro-Style Computer

    The board is based around the Gowin GW1NR-9C FPGA which only has 8,640 LUTs. However, that’s enough to spin up a 36 MHz RISC-V CPU, and there’s 8 MB of RAM on tap, along with HDMI, 48 kHz stereo audio output, two USB ports, and an SD card reader. Combine all that together, and you’ve got a machine capable of playing a whole raft of classic 1990s games.

  • CNX Software ☛ BIOSTAR EdgeComp MS-U320 fanless Wildcat Lake industrial mini PC offers four COM ports, dual 2.5GbE, 4G/5G expansion

    BIOSTAR EdgeComp MS-U320 is a fanless industrial mini PC powered by an defective chip maker Intel Core 3 304 or Core 5 320 Wildcat Lake SoC with four COM ports, dual 2.5GbE, and 4G/5G cellular connectivity expansion. The mini PC supports up to 64GB DDR5, M.2 NVMe SSD storage, features 4K-capable HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectors, earphone and microphone jacks, and six USB ports. It supports a wide 9-24V DC input and can operate in the -20°C to +50°C temperature range for industrial automation, smart manufacturing, industrial IoT, smart retail, and smart infrastructure.

  • CNX Software ☛ Brainchip AKD1500 Raspberry Pi 5 Dev Kit enables users to quickly experiment with event-based neuromorphic AI

    A few weeks ago, we noted that the Brainchip AKD1500 M.2 module could work with the Raspberry Pi 5 using a compatible M.2 HAT+ expansion card to evaluate the solution or develop applications using the company’s low-power, low-latency neuromorphic Hey Hi (AI) technology. To make things even easier, they’ve now introduced the AKD1500 Raspberry Pi 5 Dev Kit that packs a Raspberry Pi 5 8GB, an official M.2 HAT+, and an Akida AKD1500 M.2 B+M-Key card into a metal case. Most ports from the Raspberry Pi 5 are exposed, namely the Gigabit Ethernet port, the four USB connectors, the two HDMI video outputs,  and the USB-C port for power.