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Pico W Becomes a Driverless USB Wi-Fi Adapter for $6
An open-source firmware turns the $6 Raspberry Pi Pico W into a USB Wi-Fi adapter that needs no drivers on Linux, macOS, Windows, or mobile.
Forgix Board Pairs an RP2354 MCU With an FPGA for $50
The $50 Forgix board pairs a Raspberry Pi RP2354 MCU with an Efinix Trion T8 FPGA in a 36x18mm Teensy footprint, with open KiCad design files.
Moddo Pinch Is the Smallest 32-Bit Arduino Board Yet
The Moddo Pinch fits a 32-bit SAMD11 Arm chip into a 10.9x10.5mm body — the smallest Arduino-compatible board, with pre-orders open at $15.90.
ESP32 wM-Bus Gateway Links Meters to Home Assistant
IoTLabs' open-source ESP32 wM-Bus Gateway reads 868 MHz utility meters and feeds the data to Home Assistant via ESPHome — no cloud, about $50.
MINISFORUM MS-03 Packs Panther Lake and a GPU Slot
The MINISFORUM MS-03 mini PC pairs Intel Panther Lake, 128GB DDR5, dual 10GbE SFP+, and a PCIe x16 slot for a low-profile GPU — a homelab dream box.
Best Mini PC for Local LLMs in 2026: A Buyer's Guide
The best mini PC for local LLMs comes down to unified memory and bandwidth. Our 2026 buyer's guide compares top picks from budget to 128GB powerhouses.
Raspberry Pi Single Pair Ethernet HAT Adds T1S/T1L
Brechel Electronic's new Raspberry Pi HAT+ boards add 10BASE-T1S and 10BASE-T1L Single Pair Ethernet from €95, with a one-click Linux driver installer.
M5Stack Stamp-C5 Puts Wi-Fi 6 in a $6.50 Module
The tiny M5Stack Stamp-C5 packs dual-band Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5, and Thread into a 19mm ESP32-C5 module with up to 19 GPIO and USB-C — all for just $6.50.
Beelink EQi Puts Intel 18A Wildcat Lake on Your Desk
The Beelink EQi packs Intel's 18A Wildcat Lake Core 3 304, a 24 TOPS NPU, dual Thunderbolt 4, and 10 GbE into a compact mini PC from just $509.
PocketMage Is a Fully Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Ink PDA
PocketMage is a $185 open-source ESP32-S3 PDA with dual E-Ink and OLED displays, a physical QWERTY keyboard, and a ~7-day battery per charge.
Calixto AM62L STAMP SOM Puts Linux on a Postage Stamp
The Calixto AM62L STAMP SOM fits dual Cortex-A53 cores at 1.25 GHz onto a 40x40 mm module for industrial automation, HMIs, and EV chargers alike.
ELM11-Feather Makes FPGAs Lua-Simple for $39
The $39 ELM11-Feather puts a Gowin FPGA and a 75 MHz soft-core into a Feather board you program in Lua, with MIT-licensed firmware coming.
Norik Dongle Brings DECT NR+ 5G to a USB Port
Norik Systems' nRF9151 USB dongle brings DECT NR+, the carrier-free 5G mesh standard, to developers with Zephyr samples and no debug probe.
KKSB Rack Panels Tidy Your Raspberry Pi Cluster
KKSB's new 10-inch and 19-inch rack panels mount up to 10 Raspberry Pis per shelf, with room for HATs and active coolers in a homelab rack.
Open Book Touch Is a Hackable Open-Source E-Reader
The Open Book Touch is a DRM-free ESP32-S3 e-reader with a 4.26-inch touch e-paper screen, open firmware, and a replaceable battery, from \$149.
Rikomagic DS04 Packs a 6 TOPS NPU Into a 4K Player
The Rikomagic DS04 pairs a Rockchip RK3576, a 6 TOPS NPU, and dual 4K HDMI 2.1 in an Android 14 digital signage box for affordable edge AI.
Best Mini PC for Local LLMs in 2026: A Buyer's Guide
A practical 2026 buyer's guide to the best mini PCs for running local LLMs, comparing unified memory, NPUs, and price so you can self-host with confidence.
Raspberry Pi 5 Becomes an 8-Channel USB Sound Card With Optical Out
A clever open-source project turns a Raspberry Pi 5 into an 8-channel USB sound card with real TOSLINK optical output generated from a single blinking GPIO pin.
Mekotronics AI Box Puts NVIDIA Jetson Orin Into a Rugged Edge Computer
Mekotronics' new edge-AI box packs an NVIDIA Jetson Orin module and rugged industrial I/O into a compact computer built for robots, smart cities, and agriculture.
Makerfabs MaUWB Brings PoE Indoor Location Tracking to Home Assistant
Makerfabs' new MaUWB board pairs an ESP32-S3 with a Qorvo UWB radio and PoE Ethernet to bring accurate, ESPHome-ready indoor location tracking to Home Assistant.
ESP32-C5 Devkits Bring Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 to Cheap Maker Boards
The ESP32-C5 is Espressif's first dual-band Wi-Fi 6 chip, and fresh touchscreen devkits are putting 5 GHz connectivity in makers' hands for under $40.
Titan Mini Packs a Real Edge-AI NPU Into a $44 Dev Board
The Titan Mini pairs a 1 GHz Cortex-M85 with an Ethos-U55 NPU for genuine edge AI, putting on-device audio inference in a 65x55 mm board for about $44.
This E-Ink Handheld Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 60 Hz on ESP32-S3
A maker coaxed an e-ink panel into 60 Hz gaming, running a Game Boy emulator on a touch-driven ESP32-S3 board by exploiting its parallel refresh interface.
Beelink EQi 304 Debuts Intel's Wildcat Lake in a Tiny 10GbE Mini PC
Beelink's EQi 304, launched July 5, 2026, is the first mini PC on Intel's new Core 3 304 Wildcat Lake chip — with 10GbE, Thunderbolt 4, and a 24 TOPS NPU from $509.