Umair·Sep 223 Common ESP32 and Arduino Problems I Have Learned to FixEvery hobbyist eventually reaches that frustrating point where the code looks perfectly fine, the wiring seems correct, and yet the project…
Brian·Jun 27Optimising the Rockchip RK3588 SBC for Frigate NVR: CPU, GPU, NPU and VPU offloading.How I turned a low cost SBC into a hardware-accelerated Network Video Recorder (NVR). Offloading video decoding, object detection, and…
InThe Low End DisruptorbyZheng "Bruce" Li·Apr 21The RAMpocalypse has broken the hobbyist SBC thesisAs a hobbyist, I was blessed by the vast choice and low price of the highly capable single board computers (SBC). But my happy life ended…
InCodeToDeploybyAeon Flex, Elriel Assoc. 2133 [NEON MAXIMA]·Apr 16Banana Pi M7 vs Pi 5: The $80 Board That Outperforms for Wi-Fi AuditingSpoiler first: the Banana Pi M7 is not actually $80. Street price in 2026 is $165 on AliExpress, $210 at Ameridroid if you want US shipping…
Jonathan Regeimbal·Apr 11Blade Homelab — Part 1: DietPi on Pine64 SOQuartz with NVMELearn how to setup these easy to maintain and lower power compute nodes in your homelab!
Sohail Saifi·Jan 21Everything You Actually Need to Know About Raspberry Pi (Without the Fluff)I remember the first time I heard about Raspberry Pi. I thought it was some weird food tech thing. Turns out, it’s one of the most…
Nitin S·Nov 11, 2025From NVIDIA Jetson Nano to Orin: Why Edge AI Prototyping is Broken (And How We Fixed It)The path to deploying a successful Edge AI (Computer Vision or Tiny/Small LM) model is supposed to be about innovation. Instead, for most…
Aeon Flex, Elriel Assoc. 2133 [NEON MAXIMA]·Sep 4, 2025Five Boards That Beat the Raspberry Pi at Its Own GameThe Raspberry Pi has had a good run. It’s the hobbyist board that went from classroom toy to backbone of home servers, retro consoles, and…
Mohamad MERHI·Aug 12, 20254 Reasons Raspberry Pi OS Lite Isn’t My Go-To Lightweight OS AnymoreWhy I ditched it for other leaner, meaner SBC distros
Mohamad MERHI·Aug 5, 2025This Raspberry Pi Killer Can Emulate PS2 Games — Smoothly!Let’s be honest — the Raspberry Pi 5 is an incredible little board. It’s perfect for tons of fun projects. But when it comes to raw power…