MiniPC Show #82 – Disappointing Raspberry Pi, Two Compute Sticks and Ikea doiing IoT

ODROID-XU4 and ODROID-XU4Q Boards Going for $49 (Promo)
ODROID-XU4, and its fanless ODROID-XU4Q sibling, are neat little single board computer packing lots of power into a small form factor. I tested ODROID-XU4 with Ubuntu 18.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2018/11/23/odroid-xu4-black-friday-promo/
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SanDisk 32GB Connect Wireless Stick Flash Drive – Wi-Fi, USB 2.0 – SDWS4-032G-G46

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Wireless-Smartphones-Computers-SDWS4-032G-G46/dp/B00ZCFYT5K
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A new Raspberry Pi Model A+ has arrived with Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi for just $25
Raspberry Pi has introduced a new version of one of its most popular models just in time to stuff your stocking: the Model A+. And this time around, it’s even more attractive. The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ costs $25, $5 more than the previous generation, but has a lot more going for it.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/3321916/computers/raspberry-pi-model-a-plus.html
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$69 Orange Pi AI Stick 2801 Features Lightspeeur 2801S Neural Processor
Intel is not the only company selling neural compute sticks to accelerate artificial intelligence workloads at low power, as Gyrfalcon introduced their Laceli AI Compute Stick based on their own Lightspeeur 2801S matrix processor earlier this year, but it was not exactly easy to buy.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2018/11/18/orange-pi-ai-stick-2801-lightspeeur-2801s-neural-processor/
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Intel’s ‘neural network on a stick’ brings AI training to you
Ahead of its first AI developers conference in Beijing, Intel has announced it’s making the process of imparting intelligence into smart home gadgets and other network edge devices faster and easier thanks to the company’s latest invention: the Neural Compute Stick 2.
https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/14/intel-neural-compute-stick-2/
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Orange Pi AI Stick 2801 Neural Compute Stick SDK & Documentation Released
We covered the launch of Orange Pi AI Stick 2801 neural compute stick a few days ago, the first easily available Gyralcon Lightspeeur based USB stick, and noted that while the hardware was there, we had no details about software development kit and documentation at the time.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2018/11/22/orange-pi-ai-stick-2801-neural-compute-stick-sdk/
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Intel Neural Compute Stick 2 with Myriad X VPU Finally Announced
Intel Neural Compute Stick was first introduced in early 2017 as a USB compute that allows AI inference at the edge with low power consumption.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2018/11/14/intel-neural-compute-stick-2-myriad-x-vpu/
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NanoPi NEO4: Tiny RK3399 SBC
NanoPi NEO4 SBC review and demo, including running Lubuntu and FriendlyELEC, installation and operation of Kodi media player, a quick test of OpenMediaVault, and fitting an extra USB port.The NanoPi NEO4 featured in this video was supplied by FriendlyELEC. The webpage for the board is here: https://
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD1JmjpP7I8
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NanoPi NEO4
Sale NanoPi NEO4 2 reviews / Write a review Available Options NEO4 Purchase Combination Heat Sink (+$5.99) SanDisk 16GB EDGE A1 U1 Class 10 Micro SD SDHC MicroSD Memory Card (+$7.99) 5V 4A Power Adapter (+$8.99) German Plug Adapter( applies to: France,Germany,Portugal,Spain,Korea ) (+$5.
https://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=241
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0.7.9 Linux release from ayufan
… or just run a fresh install. The changelog from 0.6.44 is quite extensive so I suggest you read it on the release page. If you encounter issues with this (or future 0.7.X builds) report them in this thread or directly on github. Is that right (for a Rock64)?
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=6308
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Nextcloud won’t install (Owncloud installs fine)
I did a clean install for testing last week on Dietpi 6.16. The NextCloud install went well. Also the update to 6.17 was without issues. With the 6.17 image I get the same error:
https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=5213
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Xiaomi integrates Ikea smart lighting products in IoT ecosystem
Chinese smartphone and appliance maker Xiaomi (01810.HK) has established strategic cooperation with global furniture and homeware giant Ikea for integrating the latter’s smart lighting products into Xiaomi’s Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.
http://www.ejinsight.com/20181128-xiaomi-integrates-ikea-smart-lighting-products-in-iot-ecosystem/
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Amazon’s cloud unit launches Arm-based server chips
Amazon’s cloud business is coming out with cheaper computing options, thanks to server chips that use the energy-efficient Arm processing architecture.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/26/aws-launches-arm-based-server-chips.html