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RaspberryPi 4 OpenMediaVault NAS

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Raspberry Pi 4 OMV NAS tutorial, including hardware selection, software installation and configuration. This video explains all you need to know to start using a Pi 4 — or any other Raspberry Pi — for sharing files across a local area network (LAN) using OpenMediaVault.

PLEASE NOTE THAT on December 9th 2019, OpenMediaVault removed (depreciated) the image files for directly installing OMV on a Raspberry Pi 4b or other SBC, with the installation process now involving the installation of Armbian, and then OMV installation via a terminal. This means that the install method shown in this video sadly no longer works. Sorry. 🙁 You can download a pdf explaining the new method from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/open… by clicking on the links for OMV 4 or 5 for SBCs. I will update this video description and related pinned comment if the situation changes and the direct installation files become available again.

24″ Xtension Gameplay Jr Arcade Cabinet Review – It’s Awesome!

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The all-new Rec Room Masters 24″ Xtension Gameplay Jr. Arcade Cabinet is amazing and in this video, we take a look at this new Arcade Cabinet. With real SUZO HAPP buttons and sticks an Ultimate I-PAC Usb encoder and support for the Raspberry Pi Running Retropie Or PC this cabinet is shaping up to be one of my favorites can it beat Arcade1Up cabs? In my option yes it can and does. This is a DIY arcade cabinet and you will need to add your own 24 inch TV or Monitor plus a Raspberry Pi or PC running LaunchBox, Hyperspin or whatever your favorite emulation frontend is but once you have this up and running it’s gonna be hard to stop playing!

Innovate Asterisk Unveils a 3D-Printed RaspberryPi 4-Powered Tablet

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Voice-over-IP specialist YouTuber Innovate Asterisk has published a step-by-step guide to assembling a Raspberry Pi-powered tablet, comprised of common off-the-shelf parts and housed in a custom 3D-printed case.

“The concept of the project is to develop a 3D-printable, Raspberry Pi-based tablet. All parts (components) must be easy to obtain and readily available,” Innovate Asterisk explains. “It must have a battery, and it must be the primary source of power (meaning, it will charge up with a cable plugged in, but must have enough power to run without it.) It must be able to operate perfectly fine without a keyboard (meaning, everything in the user interface should work without an issue even if you don’t have a keyboard and mouse plugged in.)”

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Get in the C: RaspberryPi 4 can handle a wider range of USB adapters thanks to revised design’s silent arrival

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There is good news for prospective buyers of the diminutive Raspberry Pi 4 as the USB-C issue that stopped the device working with some power supplies has been fixed.

The issue arose with the change to a USB Type-C connector for powering the device. An error in detection circuitry on the Pi side caused some power adapters to mistake the computer for an audio device, and therefore not shove the expected power down the line. The Raspberry Pi Foundation’s own USB power supply (yours for £8) was fine, other cables (marked with an “e”) were less so.

Pi fans have been speculating over the last few months that the fix had landed after purchasers reported spotting a new design in the wild.

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DIY Clear Atomic Purple Nintendo Switch Lite!

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They are finally here! New shells for the Nintendo Switch Lite are up for sale right now and in this video, I installed the Transparent Atomic Purple Shell and it looks absolutely amazing! I’ve wanted to do this since the release of the Nintendo switch lite but no one had the shells available until now. In my opinion, this is the ultimate mod for the Nintendo Switch Lite!

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UC San Diego Engineers Design New Low-Power Wi-Fi Chip for IoT Devices

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Smaller than a grain of rice, UCSD’s chip enables devices to communicate with networks using 5,000 less power than today’s Wi-Fi radios.

Electrical engineers from UC San Diego have designed a new Wi-Fi radio chip that’s smaller than a grain of rice and consumes 5,000 times less power than current Wi-Fi radios, which the engineer’s state could be used for IoT devices, wearables, and smart home setups. The tiny chip can allow smart devices to connect with existing Wi-Fi networks at a rate of two megabits per second while using just 28 microwatts of power.

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