Mini Computers — Page 7
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Inkterface Adds a Wireless E-Ink Faceplate to Valve's Steam Machine
A maker built Inkterface, a magnetic battery-powered e-ink faceplate for Valve's Steam Machine, driven by an ESP32 and fully open-sourced with STEP and STL files.
This Kubernetes Homelab Hides Modern Compute Inside Retro Linksys Cases
Justin Garrison retrofitted a modern Raspberry Pi and mini-PC Kubernetes cluster into vintage early-2000s Linksys router cases — a nostalgic, fully working homelab.
PocketMage: An Open-Source ESP32-S3 E-Paper PDA for Makers
PocketMage is an open-source ESP32-S3 e-paper PDA with a QWERTY keyboard, dual displays, and hackable firmware. Now live on Crowd Supply from $185.
ESP32-P4 Runs Classic Mac OS: A BasiliskII Port on a $40 Devkit
A tiny RISC-V ESP32-P4 touchscreen board now boots Mac OS 7.1 to 8.1 via a BasiliskII 68k emulator port, hitting ~24 FPS on a Quadra-class virtual Mac.
Mercedes-Benz Open-Sources ARDEP: An STM32 Motor-Control Dev Board
Mercedes-Benz just released ARDEP V2, an Apache 2.0 open-source hardware platform built on an STM32G474 for real automotive-grade motor control.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.