Notices by Jeff Geerling (geerlingguy@mastodon.social)

@mntmn heh... I have a 3D printed thing, and it just has a ton of unlabeled cards in it. At least they're not in a ziploc bag anymore!

Raspberry Pi launched the Pi 500 today, a keyboard that's actually a computer. It's $90 with 8GB of RAM and an included 32GB A2 microSD card—but no M.2 slot! They also released a new monitor, and if you want to learn EVERYTHING #Pi500, check out today's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YfJWYELA3k

The Raspberry Pi CM5 changes EVERYTHING—except the form factor. I tested 4K eGPU gaming, upgrading my better-than-a-smart TV from a CM4, and even built a better Pi 5. Check out the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4blR5Ua3S0

You know it's serious business when btop needs to fullscreen just to display all cores...

The JetKVM is an inexpensive, small IP KVM with a new twist on an old idea — full remote control for any computer.

I've been testing it for a couple weeks, here is my review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pYfHedjjgw (note: it's a Kickstarter, standard Kickstarter caveats apply!)

Update: The CEO of Elecrow responded to my email about the unauthorized voice cloning early this morning.

I will be posting a video with more details and my reaction either tomorrow or Wednesday, but here's a snippet of the email.

They stole my voice with AI

Elecrow—an electronics company that makes Pi and ESP accessories—used an AI voice for multiple tutorial series which sounds _almost exactly_ like me.

I never consented to have my voice used to promote Elecrow's products.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMofZIT9FcQ

@mntmn MNT about to be the arm64 hero of the portable world?

@mntmn hardware is always so easy :D

@mntmn shorts are like candy; people watch them for a quick bit of endorphins, then they forget about it and watch another. And they're not super healthy (IMHO).

Long form videos have much more long term value but don't get juicy view numbers :(

@mntmn one step closer to shipping!

@mntmn @mattontech @josch 4+ hours is actually quite good considering the hardware—if they were designing their own silicon (like Apple) or used mobile-specific chips (like most laptop manufacturers), that'd be middle of the road.

For the performance it's 'not great, not terrible' but if you compare it to a modern MacBook or Dell/HP/whatever, it's going to lose there (but that's not what it's meant to compete with, at least IMO).

@ActionRetro congrats!!! Been binging your G4-era videos lately, wish I could subscribe twice

@mntmn @phf @theawesomerandomness @holo_memory It will be like the Apple 1 — except would be awesome to keep seeing it made so anyone who wants that bit of your MNT history can get it!

I also think it will be interesting if either Radxa releases their CM5 or Pi releases a CM5 in the same form factor. Instant 2.5x+ faster upgrade with better GPU.

@mntmn @phf @theawesomerandomness @holo_memory oh also, how did you like the video?

@mntmn I hope you like it as much as I liked the laptop!

And I can't wait for what's... Next ;)

This laptop was MADE to be HACKED! I tested the open-source-hardware-laptop, the @minut_e Reform. What do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DA0Jr4WH-4

@mntmn @davedarko @jacqueline that's the one I remember from the blog post!

@jacqueline one of their blog posts had one; sorry can't look it up right now!

The HACKER's Laptop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KOgYCeMMpuc (full video on @minut_e Reform is coming soon...).