Orange Pi O1 Packs a 16-TOPS AI Accelerator Into a 90mm Single-Board Computer
Orange Pi's O1 squeezes a 16-TOPS Sophgo BM1688 AI accelerator, dual GbE, NVMe, SATA, and Wi-Fi 6E into a 9 x 7 cm SBC capable of running Llama2-7B locally.
devices MediaTek Dimensity CX C10 Max
MediaTek Unveils 3nm Dimensity CX C10 Max for Google's Googlebook Laptops
MediaTek's 3nm Dimensity CX C10 Max packs an All Big Core Armv9 CPU and 55 TOPS NPU for Google's new Googlebook laptops, which feature a pKVM-based Linux environment built in.
devices MINIX N304 AI
MINIX N304-AI Packs Intel's Wildcat Lake NPU Into a Compact Mini PC
MINIX's compact N304-AI pairs Intel's Wildcat Lake Core 3 304 with a 15 TOPS NPU that now has full Linux driver support for local AI inference.
devices SBC Dragonwing IQ 2390
SECO Unveils Compact Industrial SBC and HMI Powered by Qualcomm's Dragonwing IQ-2390
SECO's 4.7 x 11.4 cm industrial SBC runs Yocto Linux on Qualcomm's Dragonwing IQ-2390 with a RISC-V core, 1.1 TOPS NPU, and CAN/TSN connectivity.
devices Gearotons M17
Gearotons M17 Packs a Complete Open-Source Servomotor Into a Standard NEMA-17 Body
Gearotons' MIT-licensed M17 integrates motor, driver, controller, and encoder into a standard NEMA-17 body starting at $20, with full KiCad hardware files and an MCP server for AI-driven control.
devices OnePlus N6 Lite 4G
OnePlus Taps Unisoc for the First Time With Budget N6 Lite 4G
OnePlus uses a Unisoc chipset for the first time in the N6 Lite 4G, a budget phone with a 7,000mAh battery, 120Hz LCD, and microSD expansion up to 2TB.
Clicks Communicator Pairs a Physical Keyboard and Kill Switch With Android 17
Clicks Communicator pairs a physical QWERTY keyboard, hardware kill switch, and removable back cover with a Dimensity 8300 SoC and Android 17 in a compact form factor.
BrainChip's AKD1500 Neuromorphic AI Boards Ship in Three Flavors, Starting at $99
BrainChip's AKD1500 neuromorphic AI co-processor now ships on M.2, PCIe, and Arduino-sized boards starting at $99, delivering 800 GOPS at under 300 mW with open-source Linux drivers.
gaming steam remote play
Valve Taps VKD3D-Proton Developer for Pyrowave, a Vulkan-Based Streaming Codec Now in Steam Beta
Valve's new Pyrowave codec, built on Vulkan by the VKD3D-Proton developer, trades bandwidth for ultra-low latency in Steam Remote Play with HDR and full 4:4:4 color support.
Bazzite 44.20260921 Adds Broadcom WiFi Drivers and Fixes Intel Wireless Suspend Bug
Bazzite restores Broadcom WiFi drivers, fixes Intel AX200/AX210 suspend issues, and patches Logitech racing wheel conflicts alongside kernel 7.2.4 and Mesa 26.2.2.
Bazzite 44.20260919 Switches to Terra WirePlumber, Bumps Gamescope and PipeWire
Bazzite swaps its custom WirePlumber for the terra community package, bumps Gamescope to 3.16.29 and PipeWire to 1.6.9, and adds JPEG XS codec support.
ASUS UGen300 Packs a 40 TOPS AI Accelerator Into a USB-C Dongle With Open-Source Linux Drivers
ASUS puts a fanless 40 TOPS Hailo-10H AI accelerator with 8 GB RAM into a 2.5 W USB-C dongle that works on any Linux, Windows, or Android host.
Anbernic's $65 RG SP Brings GBA Clamshell Nostalgia to Linux
Anbernic's GBA SP-inspired clamshell runs Linux on the community-favorite Allwinner H700, with muOS and Knulli custom firmware support expected shortly after launch.
linux steam controller
Linux 7.3 Brings Gyro and Accelerometer Support to the Original Steam Controller's Kernel Driver
Linux 7.3 adds gyro, accelerometer, and touch grip support to the hid-steam kernel driver, letting the original Steam Controller's motion sensors work natively without Steam or SDL.
linux netbsd
NetBSD 11.0 Arrives With RISC-V and Snapdragon X Elite Support
NetBSD's 19th major release brings its first stable RISC-V port for boards like the VisionFive 2, plus a MICROVM kernel that boots VMs in 10 ms.
Jellyfin for Android 2.7 Makes Native Video the Default, Cuts Transcoding for Self-Hosters
Jellyfin for Android 2.7 defaults to native video playback to reduce transcoding, redesigns downloads for offline use, and rewrites Android Auto with audiobook support.
devices ELM11 Feather
ELM11-Feather Brings a Full FPGA to the Adafruit Feather Form Factor
An FPGA dev board in the Feather form factor that lets you reprogram the processor, peripherals, and I/O in Lua, C, and HDL, with open source toolchain support via Yosys and Apicula.
devices Octopus 16
Octopus 16 Packs a 16-Channel Open-Source Brain-Computer Interface Into a Coin-Sized PCB
A 26 mm open-source board with 16 EEG channels and dual 24-bit ADCs turns a XIAO ESP32-S3 into a wireless brain-controlled gamepad for $250.
gaming steam survey
Steam on Linux Recovers to 4% in July After Three-Month Slide
Linux rebounds to 4.01% in the July Steam Survey after months of decline, with SteamOS Holo now powering 22% of Linux gaming systems as the Steam Machine begins shipping.
Bazzite 44.20260802 Ships Kernel 7.1.5 and Mesa 26.1.6 in Latest Stable Update
Bazzite's latest stable image bumps the kernel to 7.1.5 and Mesa to 26.1.6, with updated Nvidia drivers, Gamescope, and a new OpenCL ICD loader replacing ocl-icd.