N64 XU4 Kit on Amazon!
WOW, this case is awesome! In this video, I take a look at and assemble the all-new N64 case for the Odroid XU4 called the OGST Gaming Console Kit. Is this the best retro style case for any single board computer? Let’s find out.
Month: August 2019
Turning Smashed TVs into Realistic Artificial Daylight
In this video I’ll be showing you how to take old/smashed TVs and computer monitors and turn them into realistic artificial window lights, so that you can have accurate daylight illumination at any time of day.
This is all possible because of the technology used inside the backlight mechanism, as I explain in the video. Enjoy!
Teensy 4.0 Brings 600 MHz Cortex-M7 to the Arduino World
Teensy 4.0 is an Arduino-compatible board with an Arm Cortex-M7 running at 600 MHz. That is right. Six. Hundred. Megahertz. Today, Paul Stoffregen and the PJRC team adds its newest member to the Teensy product family. At $20, the Teensy 4.0 may be the best performance per dollar board available.
Raspberry Pi Zero W for BT Car Audio Streaming
Car audio capabilities can be an interesting animal. Sami Pietikäinen’s vehicle in particular came with a built-in Bluetooth setup for hands-free phone use that does not support audio streaming. Fortunately, it did come with a 3.5mm line-in jack, meaning with a bit of hacking, streaming audio from his phone over Bluetooth would definitely be possible.
Intel teases next-gen 56C/112T CPUs for 2020 still on 14nm
On the eve of AMD’s launch of its EPYC Rome CPUs, competitor Intel has announced that its future Intel Xeon Cooper Lake family of CPUs will have server versions with up to 56C/112T of power.
Intel detailed the future of its Xeon Scalable platform at its Data-Centric Innovation Summit that it’s bringing its 56C/112T Xeon Platinum 9200 family to Cooper Lake. The reason? For the new bfloat16 instructions mixed with the high 28-core count CPU as well as the new Cooper Lake CPUs being socketed versus BGA only.
Connect Apple’s Retina Displays to a Single-Board Computer Using an eDP Adapter
German tinkerer Arthur Jordan found a way to connect Apple’s outstanding retina displays from the iPad 3 and 4 to any device outfitted with an eDP (Embedded DisplayPort), such as single board computers. Those 9.7-inch retina displays feature a resolution of 2048 x 1536 (2K) and can be repurposed from bricked or damaged systems that are no longer of use or bought online for about $40 to $60.
Intel Impacted by new SWAPGS Speculative Execution Attack
Researchers over at Bitdefender have uncovered a new side-channel attack which impacts Intel x86 processors. This new Speculative Execution attack is called SWAPGS, and has been designated the CVE-2019-1125 name.
Bitdefender has claimed that it has “worked with Intel for more than a year” before publically disclosing this new attack, stating that “the SWAPGS Attack affects newer Intel CPUs that use speculative execution”. Red Hat has additionally claimed that vulnerability applies to x86-64 systems which use “either Intel or AMD processors”.
Samsung Galaxy A10e Review – The Best $99 No Contract Android Phone
The Samsung Galaxy A10e is the best $99 prepaid / No contract android phone that I’ve ever had the pleasure of testing! If you are on a budget and need a new Android phone defiantly think about picking up the A10e.
In this video I take a look at the $99 Boost mobile version of the Samsung Galaxy S10e then run some benchmarks test some native android games like PubG and Minecraft test out the 8MP camera and finally see how this android phone handles emulation like PPSSPP for PSP Redream for Dreamcast and Mupen64 plus FZ for N64.
Flirc Case For The Raspberry Pi 4 – The Best Pi4 Case! – First Look And Thermal Testing
The new Flirc case for the Raspberry pi 4 is here and it doesn’t disappoint! In my opinion, the Flirc case is and has been the Best Case for the Raspberry Pi 2 3 3b+ and now the Pi4. In this video, I take a look at the Raspberry pi 4 version of the Flic case from assembly to thermal testing.
With its sleek design and passive cooling capabilities, this is a must-have for any Raspberry Pi fan.
Amazon Prime Video service is shutting down on Wii U
Amazon is pulling the plug on its Prime Video service for the Wii U after nearly seven full years of support.
The company started sending emails out to customers who are using the service on their Wii U, to formally announce that support would be ending on September 26, 2019. But, Amazon isn’t leaving its users all high-and-dry. As a notably good gesture, Amazon is offering $25 of credit towards the purchase of a Fire TV product by means of a unique promo code. A refurbished Fire TV Stick just so happens to be going for $24.99, so affected users can simply use the credit towards picking up one of those to continue streaming their Prime Video content. This offer is only available until November 1, however.
