High-resolution display output or Wi-Fi: It seems you can only choose one on Raspberry Pi 4

Users of the Raspberry Pi 4 mini computer are puzzling over an issue where setting some display resolutions have the side-effect of killing the Wi-Fi connection.

The problem was noticed by developer Enrico Zini, who is working on a digital signage box using the Raspberry Pi 4. “One full day of crazy debugging, and the result is that if the Raspberry Pi 4 outputs HDMI at a resolution of 2560×1440, the Wi-Fi stops working,” he reported.

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Super Retro Game Handheld First Look! Android Powered Pandoras box Handheld

The Super Retro Handheld is a new Portable retro emulation device and its running Android. It may also be known as the Handheld Game Station or even Handheld Pandoras Box 3D.

Powered by a Quad-Core 1.3Ghz Arm Cpu 512MB Ram and a really nice 3.5 inch IPS screen with a resolution of 640X480 this is turning out to be pretty decent portable Retro Console.

Super Retro Specs:
Mediatek 6580A Quad Core 1.3GHZ CPU
Mali 400MP2 @ 500Mhz
512MB DDR3
3.5″ 640X480 IPS 60Hz
802.11b/g/n WIFI
Android 6.0 with custom Launcher.

I Made a GIANT NES Console and Put a Mechanical Wooden NES Game Inside | Woodworking Projects

I made a GIANT NES Console out of wood and turned the classic Duck Hunt game into a wooden playable version of the game. The game can be played using mechanical levers and weights. This woodworking project was an engineering marvel and success that I am super proud of. On this episode this episode will show you how the game is played and how it was engineered and designed.

Build Your Own Waffle-Style TurtleBot

If you’ve been looking for a robot chassis that can accommodate a wide range of computing and sensor hardware, then look no further than the TurtleBot. As explained here, while this TurtleBot3 can be purchased in both a “Burger” or “Waffle” configuration, it’s entirely possible for you to build this open source device yourself.

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Oracle Builds a Supercomputer with 1,060 Raspberry Pi Computers

Raspberry Pi is definitely the world’s most popular single-board computer brand, and that popularity is primarily a result of their low cost and small size. Those factors make Raspberry Pi boards ideal for compact projects, and for portable devices in particular. Oracle, however, has taken the complete opposite approach and built a supercomputer made from a cluster of 1,060 Raspberry Pis.

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Engineers Design Cannon-Launched Drone for Easy Deployment

Engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and CalTech have developed a quadcopter drone that can be fired from a cannon as a method of safe deployment in crowded and wind-driven environments.
Known as SQUID (Streamlined Quick Unfolding Investigation Drone), the drone is a football-shaped quadcopter that is launched from a tube, deploys its rotors, and stabilizes itself before flying to its objective. The design offers minimal risk during takeoff (avoiding obstacles, debris, people, etc.), and becomes airborne faster than conventional drones.

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