MiniPC Show #7 – Crazy Links And Yes Still More Boards We Didn’t Know About

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Steve McLaughlin – DoorToDoorGeek
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Eric Arduini
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Brian
AskTheCableGuy

Links

InFocus updates Kangaroo mini-PC with 2x memory & storage
InFocus has updated its Kangaroo mini-PC range with the Kangaroo Plus. The new model takes all that users liked about the original Intel Atom x5 Z8500 SoC powered mini-PC and doubles the RAM and storage capacities.
http://hexus.net/tech/news/systems/90299-infocus-updates-kangaroo-mini-pc-2x-memory-storage/

How to Use Your Old Laptop Screen with Raspberry Pi or Your Computer
After reading an article on Liliputing about using Raspberry Pi Zero with Motorola Lapdock, I decided to look for clones for the device since Motorola Lapdock is now hard to buy at a decent price, if at all, since the product has been discontinued for a while.
http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/02/05/re-using-your-old-laptop-screen-with-raspberry-pi-or-your-computer/

Watercooling the Raspberry Pi
Yeah I know…. Completely bonkers.But sometimes you just have to do it anyway just for fun.These are some of the parts i used for the build.All from Aquatuning wich i think have multiple stores depending on where you live. I could link it but Google is your friend.Heatsinks: Alphacool MCX one coppe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yofdk53TFno&feature=youtu.be

AsiaRF, Tiny Linux Mini PC Supports Both Wifi And Ethernet
Anyone looking for an extraordinarily small Linux mini PC might be interested in the new AsiaRF Linux mini PC which has this week launched over on the Indiegogo crowd funding website looking to raise $6,000 to make the jump from concept into production.
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/asiarf-tiny-linux-mini-pc-support-both-wifi-and-ethernet-02-06-2014/?_utm_source=1-2-2

VoCore v1.0 – OpenWRT Linux SBC with WiFi and Docking Board
Shipping Now!  VoCore is a tiny single-board computer. Use it for all types of projects where tiny size, inexpensive cost and built-in WiFi are important. The VoCore is open hardware which runs OpenWrt (Linux) and has WiFi, USB, UART, 20+ GPIOs and more. One inch square!
http://ameridroid.com/products/vocore-v1-0-openwrt-linux-sbc-with-wifi-and-docking-board?_utm_source=1-2-2

Three great GameMaker games for Raspberry Pi
As I began to type today’s blog post, I received an email from Eben beginning, “Wow – awesome stuff.” I set aside the project I’d been looking at (it’s neat, and we’ll bring it to you a little later this week), because I thought people would enjoy hearing about this right away.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/three-great-gamemaker-games-raspberry-pi?_utm_source=1-2-2

9 of the Best Raspberry Pi Projects
Here is a new infographic from RS Components. It’s got hyperlinks to 9 unusal Raspberry Pi projects covering topics such as droids, tea, rhinos, tanks and beer. There’s something for everyone!
http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2016/02/9-of-the-best-raspberry-pi-projects/?_utm_source=1-2-2

ODROID Magazine February Issue Available Now! (ODROID-C0)
Many ODROID users loved the ODROID-W, which was discontinued in 2014. Since then, many requests were made for a similar IoT computer that could be used for industrial applications, wearables, and anything that required a minimal hardware footprint and low power consumption.
http://magazine.odroid.com/201602

Documentation
Each board is fully supported with three basic system options: Debian Wheezy, Jessie and Ubuntu Trusty desktop build per board.  Image writting takes around 3 minutes on a slow, class 6 SD card.
http://www.armbian.com/documentation/

Do more with your Raspberry Pi with Raspberry Pi Projects for Dummies
With all the choices you have, it’s not always easy to figure out what you want to do with a Raspberry Pi once you have one.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/do-more-with-your-raspberry-pi-with-raspberry-pi-projects-for-dummies/

Sir Clive Sinclair to launch handheld ZX Spectrum with 1,000 games
Sir Clive Sinclair has brought a tear to the eye of gamer Dads by announcing a version of his iconic ZX Spectrum with an LCD screen.  The new Vega+ has 1,000 games already built in, and will cost around £100 when it launches later this year.
http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/16/sir-clive-sinclair-to-launch-handheld-zx-spectrum-with-1000-games-5686886/?ito=facebook&_utm_source=1-2-2

LinkSprite pcDuino
pcDuino is a mini PC or single board computer platform that runs PC like OS such as Ubuntu and Android ICS. It outputs screen to HDMI. Moreover, it has hardware headers interface compatible with Arduino (TM). pcDuino can be used to teach Python, C and more interesting stuff.
http://www.linksprite.com/linksprite-pcduino/

LibraryBox v2.1: Portable Private Digital Distribution
LibraryBox is an open source, portable digital file distribution tool based on inexpensive hardware that enables delivery of educational, healthcare, and other vital information to individuals off the grid.
http://librarybox.us/

Digital Distribution”
LibraryBox is an open source, portable digital file distribution tool based on inexpensive hardware that enables delivery of educational, healthcare, and other vital information to individuals off the grid.  Build your own! Buy a LibraryBox v2.0!
http://librarybox.us/

The DIY retro emulation console
Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console.  Built on top of the famous RetroArch emulator, Lakka is able to emulate a large range of hardware and has some useful features such as Braid-like rewinding, joypad hotplug and video streaming.
http://www.lakka.tv/

Pi MusicBox
Make your Raspberry Pi stream! Welcome to the Swiss Army Knife of streaming music using the Raspberry Pi. With Pi MusicBox, you can create a cheap (Sonos-like) standalone streaming music player for Spotify, Google Music, SoundCloud, Webradio, Podcasts and other music from the cloud.
http://www.pimusicbox.com/

NagiosPi – Server Monitoring With The Power of Pi
1.) Download & Extract Nconf  v1.3.0  While we’re at it, Lets give apache permission to the /var/www/nconf directory:  2.
http://everyday-tech.com/nagiospi-server-monitoring-with-the-power-of-pi/

$44.95
Is this not the cutest, little display for the Raspberry Pi? It features a 3.5″ display with 480×320 16-bit color pixels and a resistive touch overlay just like our popular original, but this one is engineered specifically to work with the Raspberry Pi 2 and the Model A+ / B+.
http://www.adafruit.com/products/2441

Orange Pi One
It’s an open-source single-board computer. It can run Android 4.4, Ubuntu, Debian, Rasberry Pi Image, as well as the banana pi Image. It uses the AllWinner H3 SoC, and has 512MB DDR3 SDRAM
http://www.orangepi.org/orangepione/

VoCore
Details  VoCore v1.0 – OpenWRT Linux SBC with WiFi and Docking Board $44.95$39.95 Details  VoCore v1.0 – OpenWRT Linux SBC with WiFi $19.
http://ameridroid.com/t/vocore

Chromebit CS10
ASUS Chromebit CS10 measures just 12cm long and is the world’s smallest Chrome OS device. Turning your large monitor or TV into a computer running the latest Chrome OS is easy – simply plug Chromebit CS10 into the HDMI port and pair it with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
http://www.asus.com/us/Chrome-Devices/Chromebit-CS10/