MiniPC Show #130 – We Are Alive And So Is Rich’s Alarm System!!

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How to fix a slow Chromebook with Chrome OS Diagnostics

Sometimes, even the best Chromebooks just don’t do what they’re supposed to; they could be freezing up or dying too quickly. Often, it’s difficult to figure out where to even start to find the root of the problem.

https://www.androidpolice.com/fix-slow-chromebook-chrome-os-diagnostics/

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Firefly’s Mini-ITX ITX-3588J Is The Hulk to Raspberry Pi’s Bruce Banner

A Mini-ITX motherboard has been revealed by Firefly featuring the powerful eight-core Rockchip RK3588 SoC, and enough ports to make a proper PC out of the Arm-based powerhouse. But the goal of this board is to be the brains in your AI projects.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/itx-3588j-motherboard-is-a-lot

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Quartz64 Model B

The Quartz64 Model B is the most recent Single Board Computer offering from PINE64. It is powered by a Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM Cortex A55 64-Bit Processor with a Mali G-52 GPU. It comes equipped with 2GB, 4GB or 8GB LPDDR4 system memory, and a 128Mb SPI boot flash.

https://www.pine64.org/quartz64b/

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QUARTZ64 Model-A Single Board Computer

The Quartz64 model A SBC featuring the Rockchip RK3566 SoC. This SoC combines a quad-core, ARM Cortex-A55 CPU with a Mali-G52-2EE GPU. It is capable of driving a single 4K display at 60fps and the GPU uses the open source Panfrost driver.

https://ameridroid.com/products/quartz64-model-a-single-board-computer

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QuartzPro64 is a single-board computer with RK3588 processor and 16GB RAM

Pine64 is introducing a new single-board computer (SBC) with a Rockchip RK3588 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 64GB of eMMC storage plus a lot of input/output options. The QuartzPro64 is Pine64’s most powerful SBC to date, but it’s also one of the largest at 180 x 180mm (about 7.1″ x 7.

https://liliputing.com/2022/03/quartzpro64-is-a-single-board-computer-with-rk3588-processor-and-16gb-ram.html

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Matter delayed yet again, unified smart home standard to launch Fall 2022

Matter, the upcoming new IoT standard, has been further delayed until Fall 2022. An additional device certification event has been added for Summer 2022. The new standard aims to improve connectivity between smart home devices like lights, plugs, locks, and more.

https://www.androidcentral.com/accessories/smart-home/matter-delayed-yet-again-unified-smart-home-standard-to-launch-fall-2022

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Bots are making it difficult for people to order Raspberry Pi computers, says Adafruit

Adafruit, one of the main distributors of Raspberry Pi single board computers, has mandated the use of two-factor authentication for some new hardware purchases. Why? Because machines are buying up hardware and making it harder for engineers or makers to get their hands on devices.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/bots-are-making-it-difficult-for-people-to-order-raspberry-pi-computers-says-adafruit/

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Mysterious new Raspberry Pi alternative is the size of an SD card

At a time when consumers are finding it difficult to get their hands on a new Raspberry Pi, MangoPi is teasing a new single-board computer that is slightly smaller than an SD card.

https://www.techradar.com/news/mysterious-new-raspberry-pi-alternative-is-the-size-of-an-sd-card

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MangoPi MQ Pro – A $20 RISC-V alternative to Raspberry Pi Zero W

MangoPi MQ Pro is an Allwinner D1 RISC-V SBC that offers an alternative to Raspberry Pi Zero W with the same form factor, and most of the same features including WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity The board has been in the works for several months, but the MangoPi MQ Pro board can now be purchased for

https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/04/09/mangopi-mq-pro-a-20-risc-v-alternative-to-raspberry-pi-zero-w/

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Raspberry Pi removes default user to hinder brute-force attacks

An update to Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye has removed the default ‘pi’ user to make it harder for attackers to find and compromise Internet-exposed Raspberry Pi devices using default credentials.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/raspberry-pi-removes-default-user-to-hinder-brute-force-attacks/

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ROC-RK3588S-PC 8-Core 8K AI Mainboard

Video decoding: 8K@60fps H.265/VP9/AVS2 8K@30fps H.264 AVC/MVC 4K@60fps AV1 1080P@60fps MPEG-2/-1/VC-1/VP8 Video encoding: 8K@30fps encoding, support H.265 / H.

https://en.t-firefly.com/product/industry/rocrk3588spc

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