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1. Harbor Dynamics Super 215-Watt USB-C battery review – Powered by Tesla batteries
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... 215-watt battery is a portable power supply with two USB-A and two USB-C power sockets. Hardware Specs: Battery 26,800mAh battery capacity … Harbor Dynamics Super 215-Watt USB-C battery review – ...

2. Sonarworks SoundID Personalized Sound Profile Review – your music, your sound, your way
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REVIEW – Let’s talk audio. Not the hardware kind (I do many reviews of headphones and speakers), but software. A lot of speakers use what’s called built-in digital signal processing (DSP) to tweak the ...

3. Open Source Hardware Certifications For November 2020
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November was another big month for open hardware certifications; with close to 73 new projects certified from a variety of domains. The certification website and API have been up for a while and there ...

4. Debian 11 Bullseye Installer Adds Support for Pinebook Pro, Other ARM Devices
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The third alpha of the Debian Installer for Debian GNU/Linux 11 Bullseye packs many goodies for top-notch hardware support Read all  ...

5.  OSHW Turns 10: Lessons Learned Over a Decade of Open Hardware
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It is appropriate that, 10 years after the first Open Hardware Summit, open source hardware was a key part of the initial Covid-19 response. Engineers, designers, and medical professionals collaborated ...

6. Function101 Button Remote review – A better remote for your Apple TV
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REVIEW – I’ve used Apple TVs for several years, and I really like them.  The hardware is high quality, and the software is easy to use.  There’s one thing about the Apple TV, however, that I really don’t ...

7. Make:Cast – Ten Years of Open Source Hardware
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Ten years ago, a community came together around a definition of open source hardware to be clear about what it means to share designs for physical things, and doing so in a way that allows others to make, ...

8. Infinix Zero 8 Smartphone review
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... you may remember that recently I have been pleasantly surprised by the hardware and software qualities of … Infinix Zero 8 Smartphone review Read More Read all  ...

9. 11 Linux Distributions You Can Rely on for Your Ancient 32-bit Computer
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If you have vintage hardware with 32-bit processor, here are the best choices of Linux distros with 32-bit support. Read all  ...

10. Open Source Hardware Certifications For September 2020
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Hello Makers, In the month of September we had 43 newly certified open-source pieces of hardware. Today we will take a look into them! First we have “Ajolote” badges from Electronic Cats. This ...

11. Excellent System Utilities: CPU-X - system profiler tool
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A system profiler is a utility that presents information about the hardware attached to a computer. Read all  ...

12. Lenovo launches ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs with Ubuntu pre-loaded
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Are you in the market for new Linux hardware? Lenovo are expanding their selection, with an announcement today of more Linux-ready ThinkPad and ThinkStation PCs. Read all  ...

13. Plan C Live: Developing an Open Source Ecosystem for Medical Hardware
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... Developing an Open Source Ecosystem for Medical Hardware appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. Read all  ...

14. The Pandemic-inspired Case for an Open-Source Medical Hardware Ecosystem
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... making and distributing personal protective equipment (PPE) Read more on MAKE The post The Pandemic-inspired Case for an Open-Source Medical Hardware Ecosystem appeared first on Make: DIY Projects ...

15. Open Source Hardware Certifications For August 2020
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  Hello Makers, In the month of August we had 14 newly certified open-source hardware. Today I will introduce each of them to you. I hope it may help you in the next project or product. The first ...

16. Build an Animatronic Raven Kit
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... small-batch kit that’s got all the hardware and feathers you need to assemble a well-articulated animatronic raven that would fit into any imagineer’s menagerie. Includes […] Read more on ...

17. Linux hardware: The history of memory and storage devices
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Buckle in for a trip back in time for a look at the early days of memory and storage Read all

18. July’s Freshly Certified Open Hardware Projects
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The month of July had a number of new and notable projects certified as open source hardware that are worth checking out. This month saw fewer projects certified than in previous months; and it appears ...

19. Renewed Interest in OpenStack Bare Metal Project Ironic, as Software Moves Closer to Hardware
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As more enterprises move to hybrid cloud, they're relying more and more on provisioning bare metal servers to augment cloud providers' services in order to make their infrastructure cloud neutral. Read ...

20. Wolf Gourmet Precision Electric Griddle review
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... Read on for more, my friends. Tonight we feast! To the review! Hardware specs 17″ by 17.63″ by 8″ 21 pounds 12″ by 17″ cooking … Wolf Gourmet Precision Electric Griddle review Read More Read all ...

21. You Can Now Install Linux Kernel 5.8 on Linux Lite, Here's How
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If you want to install Linux kernel 5.8 on your Linux Lite computer, now you can, especially if you want see if your hardware works better or if you had some devices that weren't supported by your current ...

22. Latest IPFire Linux Firewall Release Adds Security Updates, Support for More Hardware
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IPFire 2.25 Core Update 147 includes a recent version of the Squid web proxy software that was patched against HTTP Request Smuggling and Poisoning attacks (CVE-2020-15049). Read all

23. Open Source Hardware Certifications For June 2020
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The Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) runs a free program that allows creators to certify that their hardware complies with the community definition of open source hardware.  Whenever you see the ...

24. ClearOne Unite 20 Pro Webcam review
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REVIEW – I’ve been following ClearOne, Inc. and its predecessor companies for over 20 years (back when they supplied both Oprah! and The White House with switchboard / call management hardware and software), ...

25. Linus Torvalds on the future of Linux kernel developers and development
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Dirk Hohndel and Linus Torvalds talked about Linux developers, hardware, and coding in their latest, and first virtual Linux conversation. Read all  ...