GMK EVO-X3 Mini PC Adds OCuLink and 192GB Memory Option for Linux AI Workloads
GMK's EVO-X3 mini PC adds an OCuLink port, a second M.2 slot, and an upcoming 192GB Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 configuration aimed at local AI workloads.
piBrick PocketCM5 Turns the Raspberry Pi CM5 Into an Open-Source Pocket Linux Computer
Maker Ahmad Amarullah's piBrick PocketCM5 packs a Raspberry Pi CM5, AMOLED touchscreen, and BlackBerry QWERTY into a GPL-3.0 open-source handheld Linux kit.
Alpine Linux 3.24 Adds COSMIC Desktop and Limine Bootloader Support
Alpine Linux 3.24 ships COSMIC desktop in community, adds Limine bootloader and IPv6 support in the installer, and rolls forward to LLVM 22, Rust 1.96 and Go 1.26.
GPD Refreshes MicroPC 2 With Intel Twin Lake N350
GPD's 7-inch convertible pocket workstation gains an Intel Core 3 N350 Twin Lake option, keeping its 2.5GbE jack and HDMI 2.1 for sysadmin and field engineering work.
FriendlyELEC NanoPi M6V2 Refreshes RK3588S SBC With Mic Input
FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 refreshes the RK3588S board with a fixed 8GB LPDDR5 config, dual analog mic input, and Armbian Platinum support on Linux 6.1.
GL.iNet Mudi 7 Brings 5G, WiFi 7, and OpenWrt to a Pocket Travel Router
GL.iNet's Mudi 7 packs a 5G modem, tri-band WiFi 7, a 2.8-inch touchscreen, and an OpenWrt fork into a 300g pocket router pushing 700 Mbps over OpenVPN-DCO.
Bazzite 44.20260608 Lands With Mesa 26.1, Nvidia 610 Open Driver, and Patched KWin
Bazzite's June stable image bumps Mesa to 26.1, ships Nvidia's 610 open driver alongside a patched KWin workaround, and pulls the Steam Deck variant closer to SteamOS.
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Radxa Dragon Q5E Crams Dragonwing Q-6690, Dual 2.5 GbE, and an RFID Reader Onto a Cubie-Sized Board
Radxa's tiny Dragon Q5E pairs a Snapdragon-class Dragonwing Q-6690 with dual 2.5 GbE, WiFi 7, a 6 TOPS NPU, and an integrated UHF RFID reader.
Thundercomm TurboX C7790 Dev Kit Pairs Dragonwing Q-7790 With Linux and 24 TOPS NPU
Thundercomm's new TurboX C7790 dev kit packs a Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-7790, 12GB LPDDR5X, and a 24 TOPS NPU into a Linux- and Android-ready edge AI platform.
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Valve Engineer Posts AMD Anti-Lag Implementation for RADV Vulkan Driver
Valve's Daniel Schürmann has posted a VK_AMD_anti_lag implementation for RADV, bringing native low-latency frame pacing to the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver.
Bazzite Update Adds VRAM Booster and Vulkan Low-Latency Layer
Bazzite 44.20260605 adds a dmemcg VRAM booster, a Vulkan low-latency layer, kernel 7.0.9, Mesa 26.1.0, and Nvidia Open 610.43.02 to its immutable gaming base.
Elecrow ThinkNode G4 Pairs Wi-Fi HaLow With an OpenWrt Fork for $54
Elecrow's $54 ThinkNode G4 is a tiny Wi-Fi HaLow gateway running an OpenWrt fork, with the Morse Micro MM6108 chipset and up to 2 km of line-of-sight range.
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Asus ZenScreen MP13UC Brings Color E Ink to a 13.3-Inch Portable Monitor
Asus is bringing color E Ink to the mainstream with a 13.3-inch ZenScreen portable monitor: 3200x2400 resolution, 35 Hz refresh, and a Kaleido 3 panel.
KDE Gear 26.04.2 Patches Akregator Arm64 Hang and Skanlite Crash
KDE Gear 26.04.2 fixes an Akregator launch hang on arm64 hardware, a Skanlite startup crash, and Kdenlive timeline glitches across the suite's 180-plus applications.
Avalue EPC-WCL Packs Wildcat Lake and 40 TOPS Into a Fanless Linux Mini PC
Avalue's fanless EPC-WCL squeezes Intel Wildcat Lake, 48GB DDR5, dual 2.5GbE, and 40 TOPS of edge AI into a Linux-friendly industrial box with USB-C Power Delivery.
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Steam on Linux Settles at 3.99% in May Hardware Survey
Steam on Linux landed at 3.99% in Valve's May 2026 hardware survey, off recent highs but still nearly double macOS, with AMD CPUs holding near 70%.
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8849 Tank 5 Packs 1080p Projector and 17,600 mAh Battery Into Android 16 Rugged Phone
The 8849 Tank 5 fuses a 220 lumen 1080p projector, DisplayPort input, 17,600 mAh battery, and Dimensity 9400e into a 715 gram rugged Android 16 phone.
Home Assistant 2026.6 Adds Entity-First Card Picker and Two-Way Infrared
Home Assistant 2026.6 flips the dashboard editor to pick entities first then suggest cards, makes infrared two-way via ESPHome, and cuts Bluetooth scanning battery use by 95 percent.
ModRetro M64 Console Plays Original Nintendo 64 Cartridges via AMD FPGA With Open-Source Core
ModRetro's M64 runs original N64 cartridges on an AMD Artix UltraScale+ FPGA, building on the open-source MiSTer core with improvements headed back upstream.
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ASRock Tiny H810 Brings a Socketed LGA1851 CPU to a 1-Liter Mini PC
ASRock's Tiny H810 packs a socketed Intel LGA1851 CPU, 128 GB of DDR5, two M.2 slots, and dual 2.5 GbE into a 1.1-liter chassis.