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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
