Raspberry Pi 4 Benchmarks & Mini Review – Can heat slow it down too much?

Raspberry Pi 4 has just been released with many improvements over Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ including a faster processor, a proper Gigabit Ethernet port, USB 3.0 interfaces, and 4K video support. That’s the theory, but how does it work in practice?

I can now let you know as I’ve received a Raspberry Pi 4 sample courtesy of Cytron, and ran some tests and benchmarks on the very latest boards from the Raspberry Pi foundation.

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Gameboy Walkman

Let’s build a device that uses the original Game Boy’s hardware to play some fine chiptunes! Ever wondered what you can do with a mainboard when the display is broken? Do you also let the Tetris game run, just to listen to the music? Now there’s another project that you can try! Join Dave as he connects a new display to the Game Boy with the help of an Arduino Nano via the Game Boy link port and puts everything in a nice package! Happy Birthday to the GAME BOY, 30 years and still going!

Someone Created an 8-Bit Final Fantasy XI for GameBoy And It’s Wild

One of the last things I ever thought I’d see today when I woke up is Final Fantasy XI running on a GameBoy. Yet, Final Fantasy XI Adventure absolutely a real thing that exists, and you can play it right now if you wanted to.

And yes, we’re talking about that Final Fantasy, you know, the MMORPG that has largely given up the spotlight to its younger brother Final Fantasy XIV but is still chugging along to its own beat.

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