New smartphone SIM card has faster embedded CPU core — single RISC-V core claimed to help deliver 10x storage, 10x faster transfers, improved security By Dallin Grimm published June 27, 2024 This is China Mobile's new 'super SIM card.'
New Waveshare IoT board uses Raspberry Pi Zero form factor, brings cellular connectivity and a custom version of MicroPython By Jeff Butts published May 22, 2024 Waveshare offers a development kit that provides cellular connectivity and compatibility with Raspberry Pi Zero HATs in a small form factor.
CXMT unveils China's first homegrown low-power memory - new LPDDR5-6400 adopted by Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi and Transsion By Anton Shilov published November 29, 2023 CXMT has unveiled China's first homegrown low-power memory. Xiaomi and Transsion are set to use CXMT's 12GB LPDDR5-6400 memory modules.
Passenger caught using electric wheelchair to smuggle more than 100 mobile phones into China By Jeff Butts published August 10, 2024 A Macau man was recently apprehended when he tried to smuggle more than 100 mobile phones into China hidden in his modified electric wheelchair.
Chinese researchers use low-cost Nvidia chip for hypersonic weapon —unrestricted Nvidia Jetson TX2i powers guidance system By Anton Shilov published April 17, 2024 Nvidia's Jetson TX2i system-on-chip is good enough for hypersonic weapons.
Raspberry Pi Detects Ghost Aircraft Using SDR By Ash Hill published December 9, 2023 Angelina Tsuboi is using a Raspberry Pi to detect false aircraft using SDR and a little help from AI to sort the real planes from the fake ones.
This external AMD GPU is also a laptop charger — RX 7600M XT-powered Wiko Hi GT Cube delivers up to 100W of power output By Christopher Harper published August 3, 2024 French brand Wiko, known best for licensing Huawei smartphones, launches the Wika Hi GT Cube eGPU, with a built-in 100W laptop charger, in China.
TSMC custom employee-exclusive suitcases are sold online for as high as $16,700 By Mark Tyson published May 24, 2025 TSMC’s new custom-designed employee-exclusive 20-inch suitcase is awesome to behold, but some resellers are asking too much.
Kickstarter CAZE card reader holds up to 20 cards, offers data transfer speeds up to 300 MB/s By Mark Tyson published March 18, 2024 There are four days to go on this device's $49 crowdfunder.
Adata demonstrates XPG Nia handheld with upgradable RAM and SSD at Computex – claims to be the first to support LPCAMM2 By Mark Tyson published June 5, 2024 Device also features a tilting screen which activates cooling boost.
Performance meets aesthetics with the Tecno MEGABOOK T1 By Sponsored published September 5, 2023 From the classroom to the boardroom, the MEGABOOK T1 powers through your workday.
Ayaneo Pocket AIR Is the Firm's First Android Handheld By Mark Tyson published July 29, 2023 Ayaneo steps into the Android gaming handheld fray with x86 style battery and cooling for apparently impressive run times.
Japanese firm demos tech that makes any object a capacitive touch surface — stuffed cat on display, works with wood, ceramic, and plasterboard, too By Mark Tyson published October 20, 2024 JDI has been demonstrating its ZINNSIA technology, which can convert a wide range of materials into capacitive touch surfaces. Even a stuffed cat.
New Chinese drone can fly as long as the sun shines — solar-powered device with 200mm wingspan weighs record-breaking 4.21g By Mark Tyson published July 21, 2024 Electrostatic motor made this super-light self-powered drone possible.
Fujitsu claims the world’s lightest Copilot+ laptop at 1.87 lbs — device is under an inch thick By Mark Tyson published January 21, 2025 Fujitsu has just released what it claims to be the world’s lightest Copilot+ PC weighing just 848g.
Imagination reveals new power-efficient DXTP GPU for laptops and mobile devices By Dallin Grimm published February 25, 2025 Imagination's new GPU IP, DXTP, promises to bring its best yet AI GPU capabilities to low-power consumer devices.
xMEMS Labs announces first all-silicon active fan-on-a-chip for mobile devices By Jeff Butts published August 21, 2024 A leader in piezoMEMS technology has announced the first active cooling fan-on-a-chip for use in smartphones, tablets, and other ultraportable devices.
Frore unveils waterproof AirJet Mini Sport solid-state active cooling device — fanless cooling solution can now be used underwater By Anton Shilov published June 27, 2024 Frore launches waterproof AirJet Mini Sport active cooling system for IP68 devices like smartphones.
New Raspberry Pi CM4 Industrial Panel Has 4G, Dual Ethernet and More By Ash Hill published October 28, 2023 Edatec has released a new Raspberry Pi CM4-powered industrial panel that comes with new features ranging from two Ethernet ports to 4G support.
Raspberry Pi Tracks Planes With ADS-B Receiver By Ash Hill published July 24, 2023 _G4M3R_ has put together a sweet ADS-B receiver in their attic to track nearby airplanes using our favorite SBC, the Raspberry Pi.
Pimoroni Clipper 4G LTE Breakout Review: Easy IoT By Les Pounder published October 20, 2024 Pimoroni’s Clipper 4G LTE brings easy to use 4G connectivity to the Raspberry Pi Pico 2.
OneXSugar gets demoed live — watch the dual-screen Android handheld transform into a Switch and a 3DS By Hassam Nasir published July 1, 2025 OneXSugar is a crazy Android handheld that's somehow also a Nintendo Switch and a Nintendo 3DS at the same time.
China's memory maker CXMT reportedly violates U.S. export rules with its 18nm 3D DRAM — chipmaker blatantly presented new tech at industry conference: Report By Anton Shilov published January 5, 2024 CXMT reportedly candidly violates U.S. sanctions with its GAA-based 18nm DRAM process technology with 4F^2 cell design that it presented at IEDM.
Dorland reveals an 'explosion proof' 10-inch tablet for use in harsh environments – but the system specs aren't exactly incendiary By Mark Tyson published February 29, 2024 Extreme design, mediocre system specs.
Fly drones hands-free using AeroCommand, a Raspberry Pi-powered AI controller By Ash Hill published August 26, 2024 Gustavs Andersons has created a hands-free drone flying experience called AeroCommand that uses a Raspberry Pi and AI to make piloting more accessible.
The world's first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC is in the works — Geekom teases new QS series mini-PCs with Snapdragon X Elite CPU By Jowi Morales published December 4, 2024 A leak on Chinese social media platform Weibo showed the Geekom QS — a mini-PC powered by a Snapdragon X Elite chip.
OneXGPU USB4 GPU Enclosure Crams in RX 7600M XT for Handheld Gaming PCs By Matthew Connatser published November 1, 2023 The company behind the OneXPlayer are launching an eGPU sporting AMD's RX 7600M XT.
This Raspberry Pi matrix display tracks flights in real time By Ash Hill published August 22, 2024 Wesley Mitchell has created a Raspberry Pi-driven matrix display that tracks nearby flights in real-time using an RTL-SDR receiver.
Modder hacks ChatGPT, other apps onto TI-84 calculator, creates 'The Ultimate Cheating Device' By Christopher Harper published September 22, 2024 ChatGPT gets modded into a TI-84 calculator, creating a YouTuber's "ultimate cheating device".
Chinese company accused of shipping kamikaze drone parts to Russia through elaborate re-selling and rebranding scheme By Mark Tyson published January 7, 2025 Elaborate Chinese rebranding scheme, which was used to funnel glide bomb and kamikaze drone components to Russia, is uncovered.