I've still one article waiting to be published over on #Hackster, but time's a-ticking so I'll start my round-up now and if it ain't gone live by the time I'm finished I'll save it for tomorrow's.

So, first, obviously, my #RaspberryPi #AI HAT+ 2 review, if you missed it this morning. I'm hoping that'll be my last AI-related article of the year, and what an ending it is.

https://www.hackster.io/news/gen-ai-on-your-raspberry-pi-a-hands-on-review-of-the-raspberry-pi-ai-hat-2-3c829a8894dd

#Technology #News #ArtificialIntelligence #LLM #SingleBoardComputer #GenAI

Gen AI on Your Raspberry Pi: A Hands-On Review of the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2

From computer vision workloads to large language models (LLMs), Raspberry Pi's latest Hailo-10H accelerator offers 40 TOPS of INT4 compute.

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Much, *much* more interesting is the POOM - an Arduboy-inspired #microcontroller powered handheld games console which doubles as an electronics, communication, and even security mutlitool like the Flipper Zero.

There's even talk of adding full compatibility with #Arduboy games, which'd give it a decent catalogue.

https://www.hackster.io/news/poom-combines-arduboy-inspired-gaming-with-maker-tinkerer-and-security-researcher-tools-82dc55f8d623

#Technology #News #Hackster #Crowdfunding #Electronics #Gadgets #Gaming #Security

POOM Combines Arduboy-Inspired Gaming with Maker, Tinkerer, and Security Researcher Tools

An Espressif ESP32-C5 gives this little handheld console an impressive array of capabilities — including "Beast Mode."

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Also exciting is the news that Wavelet Lab is back with not one but *two* new M.2 form-factor software defined radio modules - both driven by the Lime Micro LMS7002M, and one capable of tuning all the way up to 11GHz (though, knowing what I know about the LMS7002M and LMS8001, there'll be some drop-off above 10GHz.)

https://www.hackster.io/news/wavelet-lab-is-back-with-two-new-open-source-software-defined-radio-modules-the-xsdr-and-ssdr-1002b3e29610

#Technology #News #Crowdfunding #SDR #Radio #FPGA #Electronics #Hackster

Wavelet Lab Is Back with Two New Open Source Software-Defined Radio Modules, the xSDR and sSDR

The successors to Wavelet Lab's uSDR, the xSDR and sSDR offer some impressive features with the latter boasting a 30MHz–11GHz tuning range.

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There's not much detail to this next one, but I liked it anyway: a project to ensmarten existing home lighting through the installation of an Espressif ESP32 running ESPHome and linked to Node-RED.

https://www.hackster.io/news/an-espressif-esp32-esphome-and-node-red-ensmarten-these-wardrobe-and-mirror-lights-23eae1026258

#Technology #News #Hackster #Makers #IoT #Microcontroller #SmartHome

An Espressif ESP32, ESPHome, and Node-RED Ensmarten These Wardrobe and Mirror Lights

A weekend's worth of DIY delivers a smart lighting system, complete with contactless operation over a washbasin.

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And finally, assuming that other piece hasn't been published in the last few minutes, a look at a neat project which reads out a motorbike's selected gear from the OBD port.

...except the OBD doesn't report that. So it gets *clever*. Oh, and it displays it on a vintage #Nixie tube, because why not?

https://www.hackster.io/news/a-self-learning-microcontroller-delivers-motorcycle-gear-indication-on-a-vintage-nixie-tube-9228f7171b25

#Technology #News #Hackster #Makers #Microcontroller #Motorbike #Retro

A Self-Learning Microcontroller Delivers Motorcycle Gear Indication — On a Vintage Nixie Tube

A Bluetooth link to the bike's OBD port and some clever calculations provide a best-guess of the currently-engaged gear.

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As always, all of that is also available ad- and tracker-free on the #GeminiProtocol

Yes, even the 2,400-ish-word review.

gemini://tilde.club/~ghalfacree/