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Cover illustration for Quectel Android 16 Modules Bring 5G to IoT Devices
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Quectel Android 16 Modules Bring 5G to IoT Devices

Quectel's SH602FA and SE505FE put production-ready Android 16 on MediaTek silicon, with 5G downlinks up to 3.27 Gbps and 32MP camera support.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 22, 20263 min read
Cover illustration for Luckfox Lyra PLC Runs Linux on an $84 Industrial Board
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Luckfox Lyra PLC Runs Linux on an $84 Industrial Board

The Luckfox Lyra PLC pairs a Rockchip RK3506B with 10A relays, RS485, CAN and dual Ethernet for $83.99, running Linux, Node-RED and OpenPLC.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 17, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Snapdragon C Runs 67% Faster on Battery Than Intel N250
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Snapdragon C Runs 67% Faster on Battery Than Intel N250

Qualcomm's Snapdragon C beat Intel's N250 by up to 67% in unplugged Cinebench multi-core tests, with up to 2.1x better battery power efficiency.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 13, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for RISC-V MCU Adds Built-In Ethernet PHY and 8MB PSRAM
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RISC-V MCU Adds Built-In Ethernet PHY and 8MB PSRAM

WCH's CH32V467 packs a 200 MHz RISC-V core, built-in Fast Ethernet PHY, 480 Mbps USB, and up to 8MB PSRAM at roughly $2.40 to $2.90 per chip.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 13, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for AAEON PICO-ADN2 Fits 2.5GbE Into an 80-Gram Pico-ITX SBC
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AAEON PICO-ADN2 Fits 2.5GbE Into an 80-Gram Pico-ITX SBC

The AAEON PICO-ADN2 pairs Intel N97 or Core i3-N305 silicon with 2.5GbE, 16GB LPDDR5, and TPM 2.0 on a 100x72mm Pico-ITX board weighing 80 grams.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 13, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Nomad Terminal Packs LoRa and GPS Into a $60 Handheld
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Nomad Terminal Packs LoRa and GPS Into a $60 Handheld

Makerfabs' $59.80 Nomad Terminal pairs an ESP32-S3 with an LR1121 LoRa radio, GNSS, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, and a 5,000mAh cell rated for 40-60 days.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 12, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Proxmox VE 9.2 Brings Official Arm64 Virtualization
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Proxmox VE 9.2 Brings Official Arm64 Virtualization

Proxmox VE 9.2 adds official 64-bit Arm builds, with full support for NVIDIA Grace and Vera platforms and best-effort support for UEFI Armv8-A hardware.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitAug 7, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Raspberry Pi LoRa Boards: A Long-Range Radio Guide
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Raspberry Pi LoRa Boards: A Long-Range Radio Guide

A buyer's guide to Raspberry Pi LoRa boards and long-range 4G HATs, from a 19 USD Waveshare SX1262 node module to a 149 euros LoRaWAN concentrator.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 19, 20268 min read
Cover illustration for OpenInfrared Point: An Open Local ESP32-S3 Remote Hub
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OpenInfrared Point: An Open Local ESP32-S3 Remote Hub

The OpenInfrared Point pairs an ESP32-S3 with IR, NFC and audio streaming, running fully local. Kickstarter early-bird pricing starts at 149 USD.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 19, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for BornHack's Cyber Aegg Badge Runs LoRa Mesh Networking
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BornHack's Cyber Aegg Badge Runs LoRa Mesh Networking

The BornHack 2026 Cyber Aegg badge pairs an nRF52840 with an SX1262 LoRa radio and a 1.54-inch e-paper display, and it lasts the whole camp on one charge.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 19, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Beelink EQi Brings 10GbE Networking to a $509 Mini PC
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Beelink EQi Brings 10GbE Networking to a $509 Mini PC

Beelink's EQi mini PC pairs Intel's new 5-core Wildcat Lake chip with 10GbE and dual Thunderbolt 4, starting at $509 — a first at this price.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 18, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for Rikomagic DS04 Packs a 6 TOPS NPU Into a 4K Player
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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.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJul 11, 20264 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 CircuitJul 4, 20265 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.

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Alex CircuitJun 29, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for ECS LIVA Z15 Plus and Q4: Two New Mini PCs for AI Edge and Home Labs
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ECS LIVA Z15 Plus and Q4: Two New Mini PCs for AI Edge and Home Labs

ECS LIVA debuts two mini PCs: the NPU-equipped Z15 Plus on Intel Wildcat Lake and the 75mm Twin Lake Q4 for home labs, signage, and edge computing.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitJun 3, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for NVIDIA IGX Thor Hits General Availability — Bringing Real-Time Physical AI to Factory Floors and Industrial Edge
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NVIDIA IGX Thor Hits General Availability — Bringing Real-Time Physical AI to Factory Floors and Industrial Edge

The industrial-grade edge AI platform delivers high-speed sensor processing with enterprise reliability and functional safety certifications for manufacturing and robotics deployments.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitMar 18, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for ASUS Launches the NUC 16 Pro — An Intel Panther Lake Mini PC With 180 Platform TOPS in a 0.7-Liter Chassis
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ASUS Launches the NUC 16 Pro — An Intel Panther Lake Mini PC With 180 Platform TOPS in a 0.7-Liter Chassis

The latest NUC packs Intel Core Ultra 9 Series 3 with Arc B390 graphics, a 50 TOPS NPU, WiFi 7, and dual 2.5G LAN into a chassis smaller than a coffee mug.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitMar 12, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Waveshare's IPCBOX-CM5 Turns a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Into a Rugged Industrial Mini PC
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Waveshare's IPCBOX-CM5 Turns a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Into a Rugged Industrial Mini PC

This industrial-grade enclosure adds RS485, RS232, CAN Bus, dual Ethernet, NVMe, and optional 5G cellular to the CM5 — targeting factory floors and edge deployments.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitMar 10, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for Lenovo Unveils the ThinkEdge SE60n Gen 2 — A Fanless Edge AI Computer With 97 TOPS of Intel Arrow Lake Power
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Lenovo Unveils the ThinkEdge SE60n Gen 2 — A Fanless Edge AI Computer With 97 TOPS of Intel Arrow Lake Power

Lenovo's new fanless ThinkEdge SE60n Gen 2 packs Intel's Core Ultra 7 265H with 97 TOPS of AI compute into a compact industrial form factor launching April 2026.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitMar 3, 20264 min read
Cover illustration for The EXAVIZ Cruiser Turns a Raspberry Pi CM5 Into a 9-Port PoE Networking Powerhouse
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The EXAVIZ Cruiser Turns a Raspberry Pi CM5 Into a 9-Port PoE Networking Powerhouse

This $139 mini-ITX carrier board for the Raspberry Pi CM5 packs nine Ethernet ports, dual SATA, NVMe, and Zigbee for serious homelab builds.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitFeb 26, 20265 min read
Cover illustration for This Finnish Startup Burned Llama 3.1 Directly Into Silicon — And It Runs at 17,000 Tokens Per Second
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This Finnish Startup Burned Llama 3.1 Directly Into Silicon — And It Runs at 17,000 Tokens Per Second

Taalas HC1 eliminates the memory bottleneck entirely by hardwiring an LLM into the chip itself, achieving 10x the speed of an NVIDIA H100.

Alex Circuit
Alex CircuitFeb 24, 20265 min read