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Cover illustration for Amlogic A311Y3: Octa-Core Edge AI SoC with an 8 TOPS NPU
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Amlogic A311Y3: Octa-Core Edge AI SoC with an 8 TOPS NPU

Amlogic's A311Y3 is a 6nm octa-core edge AI SoC pairing Cortex-A78/A55 cores with an 8 TOPS NPU and LPDDR5 support for smart retail and signage.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 18, 20263 min read
Cover illustration for MSI Cubi NUC TWG and TWG S: Twin Lake Mini PCs from ~6W
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MSI Cubi NUC TWG and TWG S: Twin Lake Mini PCs from ~6W

MSI's Cubi NUC TWG and fanless TWG S are compact Intel Twin Lake mini PCs drawing as little as 6W, with dual Ethernet, dual HDMI 2.1, and triple display.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 18, 20263 min read
Cover illustration for AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform Packs 126 TOPS Into a Local-AI Mini PC
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AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform Packs 126 TOPS Into a Local-AI Mini PC

AMD's first-party Ryzen AI Halo mini PC pairs the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, a 126-TOPS NPU, and 128GB of unified memory for running large models locally on the desktop.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 17, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for CrankGPT Runs Offline AI on a Raspberry Pi 5 You Power by Hand
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CrankGPT Runs Offline AI on a Raspberry Pi 5 You Power by Hand

A maker project called CrankGPT runs a fully offline AI voice assistant on a Raspberry Pi 5 powered entirely by a hand crank, with the crank getting harder as the model thinks.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 17, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Zhihe A210 Brings an Octa-Core RISC-V SoC and 12-TOPS NPU to an Affordable Dev Board
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Zhihe A210 Brings an Octa-Core RISC-V SoC and 12-TOPS NPU to an Affordable Dev Board

Sipeed's Zhihe A210 is an octa-core RISC-V SoC with a 12-TOPS NPU and up to 16GB RAM, offered on a SODIMM-style dev board starting around $334 for edge-AI makers.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 17, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for MINIX N304-AI Packs Intel Wildcat Lake and a 15-TOPS NPU Into a Budget Mini PC
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MINIX N304-AI Packs Intel Wildcat Lake and a 15-TOPS NPU Into a Budget Mini PC

The MINIX N304-AI mini PC pairs Intel's Core 3 N304 Wildcat Lake chip with a 15-TOPS NPU, 16GB LPDDR5x, dual GbE, and triple-display output for home and edge use.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 17, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 Adds Dual Mic Input to a Capable RK3588S SBC
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FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 Adds Dual Mic Input to a Capable RK3588S SBC

FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 refreshes its RK3588S single board computer with dual analog microphone input and a simplified 8GB build for voice and edge AI projects.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 17, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Khadas Mind 2 Plus an RTX 5060 Ti Dock Turns a Mini PC Into a Scanning Powerhouse
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Khadas Mind 2 Plus an RTX 5060 Ti Dock Turns a Mini PC Into a Scanning Powerhouse

A Khadas Mind 2 mini PC paired with the Mind Graphics 2 RTX 5060 Ti dock pushed 3D scanning from ~16 FPS to 90 FPS, showing the payoff of modular eGPU computing.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 17, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Gateworks Catalina GW9200 Pairs an NXP i.MX 95 With Swappable Sockets
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Gateworks Catalina GW9200 Pairs an NXP i.MX 95 With Swappable Sockets

Gateworks launched the Catalina GW9200, an industrial NXP i.MX 95 edge AI SBC whose Flexible Socket Adapter accepts either M.2 or mPCIe expansion modules.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 15, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for GEEKOM A7 2026 Edition Brings Ryzen 5 7545U Power to a Tiny Desktop
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GEEKOM A7 2026 Edition Brings Ryzen 5 7545U Power to a Tiny Desktop

The GEEKOM A7 2026 Edition mini PC pairs an AMD Ryzen 5 7545U with 16GB of DDR5 and a fast NVMe SSD, making a compact, capable desktop for everyday computing.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 15, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Youyeetoo K1 Is a Palm-Sized Mini PC With a Swappable N100 Module
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Youyeetoo K1 Is a Palm-Sized Mini PC With a Swappable N100 Module

The $210 Youyeetoo K1 mini PC puts its Intel N100 on a removable processor module that slots into a carrier board, making the CPU theoretically upgradeable.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 14, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Lenovo AI Host Packs an Arm Chip and 45 TOPS Into a Tiny Edge AI PC
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Lenovo AI Host Packs an Arm Chip and 45 TOPS Into a Tiny Edge AI PC

Lenovo's AI Host is a compact Arm mini PC built on the 12-core Cix CD8180 with 45 TOPS of AI performance, designed for always-on edge AI inference.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 14, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Armbian Imager 2.0 Flashes 338 SBCs With One-Click Custom Profiles
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Armbian Imager 2.0 Flashes 338 SBCs With One-Click Custom Profiles

Armbian Imager 2.0 supports 338 single-board computers from 64 vendors and pre-bakes Wi-Fi, SSH, and user settings so your SBC boots ready to use.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 14, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Seeed's $7.99 Wio-S3 Packs ESP32-S3, LoRa, and Wi-Fi in One Module
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Seeed's $7.99 Wio-S3 Packs ESP32-S3, LoRa, and Wi-Fi in One Module

Seeed Studio's Wio-S3 is a $7.99 wireless module pairing an ESP32-S3 with long-range LoRa and Wi-Fi, giving makers cheap dual-radio connectivity for IoT projects.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 13, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Espressif's ESP32-E22 Brings Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E to a RISC-V Module
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Espressif's ESP32-E22 Brings Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E to a RISC-V Module

Espressif's ESP32-E22 module adds tri-band Wi-Fi 6E and a dual-core RISC-V core, with open-source Linux drivers, pushing high-bandwidth wireless into compact IoT designs.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 13, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for piBrick PocketCM5 Turns the Raspberry Pi CM5 Into a Pocket Linux PC
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piBrick PocketCM5 Turns the Raspberry Pi CM5 Into a Pocket Linux PC

The open-source piBrick PocketCM5 kit wraps a Raspberry Pi CM5 in a 3.92-inch AMOLED handheld with a BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard and NVMe — for $240 on Tindie.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 13, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for GPD Box Is a Tiny Panther Lake Mini PC With a PCIe 5.0 eGPU Port
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GPD Box Is a Tiny Panther Lake Mini PC With a PCIe 5.0 eGPU Port

The 0.926-liter GPD Box pairs Intel Panther Lake with an MCIO 8i connector delivering PCIe 5.0 x8 bandwidth to an external GPU — crowdfunding from $1,452.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 13, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Avalue's Fanless EPC-WCL Mini PC Hits 40 TOPS With Intel Wildcat Lake
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Avalue's Fanless EPC-WCL Mini PC Hits 40 TOPS With Intel Wildcat Lake

Avalue's fanless EPC-WCL edge AI mini PC pairs Intel Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' with up to 40 TOPS, 48GB DDR5, and dual 2.5GbE for rugged factory vision.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 11, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Juno Tab 4 Is a Full Linux Tablet With Intel Core Ultra and a Keyboard
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Juno Tab 4 Is a Full Linux Tablet With Intel Core Ultra and a Keyboard

The Juno Tab 4 is a Linux tablet line with Intel Core i3-N300 and Core Ultra 5 options, detachable backlit keyboards, and a full desktop Linux PC in a slate.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 11, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Forlinx Debuts a Rockchip RK3572 System-on-Module With a 4 TOPS NPU
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Forlinx Debuts a Rockchip RK3572 System-on-Module With a 4 TOPS NPU

Forlinx launched the first Rockchip RK3572 system-on-module and dev board — a 4 TOPS NPU, Linux 6.12 BSP, and a tidy platform for edge AI and HMI projects.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 10, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for NanoPi M6V2 Adds Dual-Mic Input, Making This RK3588S SBC a Voice-AI Pick
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NanoPi M6V2 Adds Dual-Mic Input, Making This RK3588S SBC a Voice-AI Pick

FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 gains dual analog microphone input on its RK3588S board — a small, smart upgrade for voice assistants and on-device audio AI projects.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 10, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for GEEKOM A7 2026 Edition Packs a Ryzen 5 7545U and USB4 Into a Tiny Desktop
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GEEKOM A7 2026 Edition Packs a Ryzen 5 7545U and USB4 Into a Tiny Desktop

The GEEKOM A7 2026 Edition mini PC pairs an AMD Ryzen 5 7545U, DDR5, USB4, and dual HDMI in a compact, upgradable box starting at $599.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 9, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for AweSun's $69 Cloud KVM Q1 Brings BIOS-Level Remote Access to Any PC
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AweSun's $69 Cloud KVM Q1 Brings BIOS-Level Remote Access to Any PC

The $69 AweSun Cloud KVM Q1 is a pocket-sized KVM-over-IP that gives you BIOS-level remote access to a headless PC or home server from anywhere.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 9, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for ASUS Ascent QN10 — First Snapdragon X2 Elite Mini PC Hits 80 TOPS
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ASUS Ascent QN10 — First Snapdragon X2 Elite Mini PC Hits 80 TOPS

ASUS unveiled the Ascent QN10, the first mini PC built on Qualcomm's 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite — 80 TOPS of on-device AI, up to 32GB LPDDR5, and four-display output.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 9, 20264 min read