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Cover illustration for Flipper BUSY Bar: An Open-Source Productivity Display for Makers
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Flipper BUSY Bar: An Open-Source Productivity Display for Makers

The Flipper BUSY Bar is an open-source productivity display with a 72x16 RGB LED matrix, dual processors, Wi-Fi 6, and Matter support.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★3 min read
Cover illustration for ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47: A Thumb-Sized Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 IoT Board
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ESP32-C5-LCD-1.47: A Thumb-Sized Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 IoT Board

Espressif's ESP32-C5 dev board packs dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Thread, Zigbee, and Matter with a 1.47-inch color LCD in a thumb-sized RISC-V package.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★3 min read
Cover illustration for Mekotronics AI Box: A Rugged NVIDIA Jetson Orin Edge AI Computer
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Mekotronics AI Box: A Rugged NVIDIA Jetson Orin Edge AI Computer

Mekotronics' edge AI box runs NVIDIA Jetson Orin from 34 to 157 TOPS, with dual GbE, dual NVMe, and rugged -25C to 80C operation.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★3 min read
Cover illustration for HALO Touch V2 Review: A Touchscreen USB Hub With a Rotary Encoder
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HALO Touch V2 Review: A Touchscreen USB Hub With a Rotary Encoder

The HALO Touch V2 touchscreen USB hub pairs a 360x360 IPS dial with a real USB 2.0 hub, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi for $69.99. Hands-on specs, ports, and desk use.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for BIGTREETECH Panda Sense Pro: An 8-in-1 Air Quality Monitor for Makers
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BIGTREETECH Panda Sense Pro: An 8-in-1 Air Quality Monitor for Makers

The BIGTREETECH Panda Sense Pro 8-in-1 air quality monitor tracks PM2.5, CO2, and formaldehyde for 3D printing spaces, with Klipper and Home Assistant support.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for DEBIX T62P-01: A Pi-Sized Industrial SBC on TI Sitara AM62P
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DEBIX T62P-01: A Pi-Sized Industrial SBC on TI Sitara AM62P

The DEBIX T62P-01 industrial SBC pairs a TI Sitara AM62P SoC with dual GbE TSN, Wi-Fi 6, and real-time R5F cores in an 88x59 mm board for robotics and edge IoT.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 4, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Sipeed NanoKVM-Go Is an AI-Native 4K USB-C KVM With MCP
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Sipeed NanoKVM-Go Is an AI-Native 4K USB-C KVM With MCP

The Sipeed NanoKVM-Go is a tiny 4K USB-C KVM built on the Axera AX630C with a 3.2 TOPS NPU, exposing every KVM function as an MCP server for AI agents. From $59.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 3, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for PaperBoy Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 FPS on E Ink
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PaperBoy Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 FPS on E Ink

PaperBoy drives an ESP32-S3 E Ink devkit at a full 60 FPS, running a Game Boy emulator with a BLE gamepad by bypassing the normal e-paper waveform. It's open source.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 3, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Titan Mini Packs a Renesas RA8P1 AI Board Into Under $50
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Titan Mini Packs a Renesas RA8P1 AI Board Into Under $50

Titan Mini is a compact edge-AI board built on the Renesas RA8P1, with a Cortex-M85, an Ethos-U55 NPU delivering 256 GOPS, and RT-Thread support for around $50.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 3, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for QuadRF: A Raspberry Pi 5 4x4 MIMO SDR RF Camera Hits Crowd Supply
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QuadRF: A Raspberry Pi 5 4x4 MIMO SDR RF Camera Hits Crowd Supply

QuadRF is a Raspberry Pi 5 4x4 MIMO software-defined radio tile that renders a live 30fps RF overlay. Open-source SDR beamforming from $499.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 1, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B Adds 5V-36V Wide Input for Industrial Use
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Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B Adds 5V-36V Wide Input for Industrial Use

The Waveshare ESP32-C6-Zero-B is a tiny RISC-V board with a 5V-36V wide supply input, WiFi 6, and Zigbee/Thread radio, priced around $6-7.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 1, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for sprite_tm Builds a Retro PC From Scratch With FPGA Glue Logic
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sprite_tm Builds a Retro PC From Scratch With FPGA Glue Logic

At Hackaday Europe 2026, sprite_tm built a working i486 retro PC from parts, using a Lattice ECP5 FPGA for glue logic. It became the Vapourdeck handheld.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 1, 2026★6 min read
Cover illustration for WeAct N006 Is a Credit-Card-Sized Jetson Orin NX Carrier for Robots and Drones
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WeAct N006 Is a Credit-Card-Sized Jetson Orin NX Carrier for Robots and Drones

WeAct's N006, detailed June 30, 2026, is a 57g NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX carrier board with 40W Super Mode, battery-native power, and stereo cameras — from $110.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 30, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Seeed's XIAO nRF54LM20A Sense Packs Bluetooth 6.0 Into a Thumbnail Board
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Seeed's XIAO nRF54LM20A Sense Packs Bluetooth 6.0 Into a Thumbnail Board

Seeed's XIAO nRF54LM20A, unveiled June 30, 2026, is a 21mm board with Nordic's new SoC, Bluetooth 6.0, Matter, an IMU and mic — and sips microamps in sleep.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 30, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Banana Pi's $21 BPI-VP10 Brings Open-Source RISC-V Servo Control to Makers
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Banana Pi's $21 BPI-VP10 Brings Open-Source RISC-V Servo Control to Makers

The Banana Pi BPI-VP10, detailed June 30, 2026, is a $21 open-source RISC-V board that drives 100-200W industrial servos with broad encoder support and free tuning software.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 30, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Sixfab AI HAT+ Brings a DEEPX NPU and Local Edge AI to the Raspberry Pi 5
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Sixfab AI HAT+ Brings a DEEPX NPU and Local Edge AI to the Raspberry Pi 5

Sixfab and DEEPX launched an AI HAT+ on June 26, 2026 that drops a DX-M1 NPU onto the Raspberry Pi 5 — up to 25 TOPS of local vision AI from $63.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 29, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Arduino's New Modulino Modules Make I2C Builds Bigger and Stress-Free
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Arduino's New Modulino Modules Make I2C Builds Bigger and Stress-Free

Arduino launched three Modulino modules in late June 2026 — a Hub for up to 64 I2C devices, a 30-meter Extender, and a Motors driver — starting at $8.85.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 29, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for DEBIX T62P-01 Is a Pi-Sized Industrial SBC With Dual TSN Ethernet
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DEBIX T62P-01 Is a Pi-Sized Industrial SBC With Dual TSN Ethernet

Polyhex's DEBIX T62P-01, detailed June 29, 2026, packs a TI AM62P SoC, dual GbE with TSN, and wide-temp ruggedness into an 85mm Raspberry Pi-style board.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 29, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Makerfabs' $80 ESP32-P4 Touch Panel Adds 4G, Ethernet, and a Camera
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Makerfabs' $80 ESP32-P4 Touch Panel Adds 4G, Ethernet, and a Camera

Makerfabs' MaTouch ESP32-P4 is an $80 10.1-inch HMI dev board with 4G LTE, Ethernet, a 2MP camera, and RISC-V power — an all-in-one maker panel shown June 26, 2026.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 28, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Firefly AIBOX-9075 Brings 200 TOPS and Local LLMs to the Edge
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Firefly AIBOX-9075 Brings 200 TOPS and Local LLMs to the Edge

Firefly's AIBOX-9075 edge AI box pairs a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075 with up to 200 TOPS and 36GB RAM to run private, on-device LLMs — detailed June 26, 2026.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 28, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Orange Pi 6 Packs a 12-Core CIX Chip and 45 TOPS Into a 90mm SBC
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Orange Pi 6 Packs a 12-Core CIX Chip and 45 TOPS Into a 90mm SBC

The Orange Pi 6 single-board computer launched June 25, 2026 with a 12-core CIX P1, up to 45 TOPS of AI, dual NVMe, and 2.5GbE networking — starting at $239.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 28, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Coolest Projects 2026 Showcases 15,000+ Young Creators Worldwide
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Coolest Projects 2026 Showcases 15,000+ Young Creators Worldwide

The Raspberry Pi Foundation's Coolest Projects 2026 online showcase celebrated 15,000+ young creators and 4,500+ builds, livestreamed worldwide on June 24, 2026.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 26, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Graperain GR1126MB Packs a 3 TOPS Rockchip NPU for Edge AI Vision
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Graperain GR1126MB Packs a 3 TOPS Rockchip NPU for Edge AI Vision

Graperain's GR1126MB dev board, detailed June 24, 2026, pairs a solder-on Rockchip RV1126B module with a 3 TOPS NPU for affordable edge AI vision projects.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 26, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for OpenC6 Brings PC-Style BIOS Firmware to the Tiny ESP32-C6
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OpenC6 Brings PC-Style BIOS Firmware to the Tiny ESP32-C6

OpenC6, detailed June 25, 2026, is an open-source firmware that gives the sub-$10 ESP32-C6 microcontroller PC-like network boot, OTA updates, and a web setup UI.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 26, 2026★4 min read