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Midweek Maker Update for May 27th 2020
Welcome to the Mid-week Maker Update, March 27, 2020 edition! This week saw a Raspberry Pi USB boot beta, Citra for Android released, and the megaAI crowdfunding campaign see massive success.
Midweek Maker Update for May 20th 2020
Check out the latest maker news and updates for the week of May 20, 2020 featuring the release of Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX dev kits, Pine64 PineTab Linux tablet pre-orders, NXP Bluetooth modules, Nintendo Switch shortages, and more!
Maker Board Monday: ASUS Tinker Edge T
Learn all about the AI-ready ASUS Tinker Edge T, from specs to what it can do. Packing a beefy ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, the ASUS Tinker Edge T can handle artificial intelligence applications and features Google's Edge TPU.
Arduino Portenta H7 Module - Simple IoT App Development
Arduino boards are incredibly popular within the maker space. Constantly innovating, Arduino seeks to enable simple IoT app development with a comprehensive solution for digital transformation in the Internet of Things.
ComputArte Puts Private AI in the Living Room
ComputArte places private artificial intelligence and smart home hubs in living rooms for the future of AI, smart home hubs, and virtual assistants.
Maker Faire Rome 2019 Day 3 in Review
Maker Faire Rome 2019 day 3 features a look at the Palette 3, a 4-filament splicer and combiner, plus new Arduino boards in the Arduino Nano Every, Arduino Nano 33 IoT, and Arduino 33 BLE.
Maker Faire Rome 2019 to Use Renewable Energy
Maker Faire Rome 2019 - The European Edition is slated to use renewable energy, and feature tons of tracks, from AR, VR, AI, and robotics, to greentech, sportech, edtech, and more!
Pine64 Launches $25 Linux Smartwatch PineTime
Pine64 has announced the PineTime, an affordable Linux smartwatch.
Maker Faire Rome 2019 - The European Edition Features Robot Footballers
While robot footballers, or soccer players, may sound like the stuff of sci-fi, there's a robot footballer tournament coming to Maker Faire Rome 2019 the European Edition.
Navio2 - A Platform for Building a Fully Autonomous Drone With a Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi boards are multipurpose, and with the Navio2, you can create a fully autonomous drone using a Raspberry Pi.
Rome Maker Faire Extends Call to Makers
Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition 2019 takes Rome running Oct. 18-20, 2019 and features a new call for makers as well as a collaboration between makers and artists.
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 Day 2 Highlights: Meeting Our Favorite Makers, Engaging Panels, and More!
Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 day 2 hit in full force for a slew of phenomenal panels. Plus, we met a ton of our favorite makers including Estefannie Explains it All, Sophy Wong, Joel Telling, and Clarissa aka MakeAndFake!
Maker Faire 2019 San Mateo Best Picks: Panels, Workshops, and More
Check out the best panels, workshops, and more hitting Bay Area Maker Faire 2019!
Nvidia Jetson Nano Launches: New Nvidia AI Computer Platform Released
The Nvidia Jetson Nano AI computer is poised to launch, powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex-A57 CPU, and based on the same architecture as the Tegra X1.
BeagleBoard, Octavo Systems, Matlab & Simulink Embedded World 2019 Innovations
BeagleBoard, Octavo Systems, and Matlab & Simulink debuted innovations at Embedded World 2019.
Maker Faire Rome Hits October 12-14 2018
Maker Faire Rome, the European Edition hits on October 12-14, 2018. In typical Maker Faire fashion, this event will focus on the maker space. More specifically, Maker Faire Rome promises an onus on robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and spaceflight. Packed with innovators, makers, and visionaries, Maker Faire Rome - The European Edition will take place at Fiera di Roma. Boasting seven pavillions, it's a wide-spanning event with tons of coverage. Learn more about Maker Faire Rome 2018!
Picroft Migrates to Raspbian Stretch: Picroft Now Available for Raspberry Pi 3 B+
Mycroft on the Raspberry Pi is a neat artificial intelligence (AI) project. This do-it-yourself (DIY) virtual assistant provides an open-source alternative to the likes of Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, and Cortana. You can spin up Mycroft on the Raspberry Pi, or purchase a Mycroft device such as the Mark I or Mark II that's ready to go out-of-the-box. When the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ launched, compatibility with Mycroft for the Pi, or Picroft, broke. However, with an update to Raspbian Stretch, Picroft now works on the Raspberry Pi 3 B+.
Google Announces Tensor Processing Unit Accelerator for Raspberry Pi
Google remains as the forefront of tech development. Google offers an Edge Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) board as well as Edge TPU Accelerator. Its Edge TPU Accelerator is a USB device which works with boards such as the Raspberry Pi. Using Google's Edge TPU Accelerator, developers can harness low-power single-board computers (SBCs) such as the Pi and Odroid XU4 for various do-it-yourself (DIY) artificial intelligence (AI) projects. These chips are optimized for Google's TensorFlow machine learning framework, and for interfacing with edge devices.