MiniPC Show #84 – RockPro64 Success, Netgate SG-1100 and GPD Love

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OwnYourBits NextCloudPi Index of /downloads/
Index of /downloads/ Name Last modified Size Description Parent Directory 19-Mar-2018 07:11 – NextCloudPi_02-06-18 19-Mar-2018 11:12 – NextCloudPi_03-17-18 19-Mar-2018 07:12 – berryboot 22-Mar-2018 16:39 – testing 15-Feb-2018 16:08 – l10n_templates.tar.
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ExaGear Desktop

https://eltechs.com/product/exagear-desktop/
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Intel CPU Shortage Could Ease in Q1 2019
Intel has been grappling with a CPU shortage for months, due to production constraints associated with its difficult 10nm ramp as well as increased demand for its 14nm data center processors.
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/281384-intel-cpu-shortage-could-ease-in-q1-2019
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Lexar launches the first 1TB SD card
Theoretically it’s possible to make an SD card with up to 128TB of storage. But until now you haven’t been able to buy an SD card that could hold more than 512GB of data. That changed this week.
https://liliputing.com/2019/01/lexar-launches-the-first-1tb-sd-card.html
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Banana Pi to Launch a 24-Core Arm Server
SinoVoIP has been offering Banana Pi single board computers for several years. Their boards are generally based on Arm processors, offered at a relatively decent price, although not as quite as good value as FriendlyELEC and Orange Pi ones.
https://www.cnx-software.com/2018/12/26/banana-pi-24-core-arm-server/
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Team IoT Drops High-Powered $34 Alternative to the Raspberry Pi with ATOMIC Pi
There are several Atom x5-Z8350 development boards on the market — including DFRobot’s $89 LattePanda, and Aaeon’s $99 UP board, which run on the high side price wise.
https://blog.hackster.io/team-iot-drops-high-powered-alternative-to-the-raspberry-pi-with-atomic-pi-bd8afff9c0a
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GPD MicroPC is a tiny $299 laptop aimed at IT Pros, coming in 2019
GPD has has been making pocket-sized Windows computers for a few years, starting with the GPD Win line of handheld gaming PCs and then expanding to the GPD Pocket line of tiny Windows laptops. Now GPD is getting ready to launch a new category of device.
https://liliputing.com/2018/12/gpd-micro-is-a-tiny-299-laptop-aimed-at-it-pros-coming-in-2019.html
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GPD MicroPC – Unboxing and Quick Impressions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpMaky67tQw
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Gemini FHD and 4K touchscreen portable displays soon launching via Kickstarter
Developers, programmers and professionals searching for a small portable display may be interested in two new screens created by Gemini offering either 1080p or 4K resolutions depending on your requirements and budget. The Gemini display measures 15.
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/touchscreen-portable-displays-11-01-2019/
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Elebao’s mini PC lineup (CES 2019)
Elebao is a Chinese manufacturer that produces Android TV boxes and Windows PCs, among other things. As an ODM (original device manufacturer), Elebao doesn’t sell its products directly to consumers. Instead it produces hardware for clients that sell it under different names.
https://liliputing.com/2019/01/elebaos-mini-pc-lineup-ces-2019.html
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ECS Liva mini PC systems introduced at CES 2019
At CES 2019 this week ECS has been showcasing its new tiny Liva mini PC which has been specifically designed for artificial intelligent machine, commercial and entertainment applications.
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ecs-liva-mini-pc-10-01-2019/
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Onyx is launching two new E Ink devices with Wacom pen support, adjustable color temperature
Onyx plans to begin shipping two new E Ink devices in March. The new 10.3 inch Onyx Boox Note Pro and 7.
https://liliputing.com/2019/01/onyx-is-launching-two-new-e-ink-devices-with-wacom-pen-support-adjustable-color-temperature.html
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Amazon has an $86 Chrome computer the size of a flash drive
If you thought it was impressive that you can buy a perfectly adequate Chromebook laptop computer for under $200, wait until you see this. The ASUS CHROMEBIT CS10 Stick-Desktop PC is a tiny dongle the size of a flash drive.
https://bgr.com/2019/01/16/chromebook-sale-on-amazon-size-of-flash-drive/
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Samsung Smart-TV Blocklist Adlist (for PiHole)
Samsung Smart-TV Blocklist Adlist (for PiHole) # This is a blocklist to block samsung smart tv’s sending meta data at home. # Please help to collect domains! # It could be that the TV does not receive any more updates or other services no longer work. Please report such an incident.
https://gist.github.com/Perflyst/315f86393712a0c2107ee8eb58c6acee
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Netgate SG-1100 Launched Higher-Speed Arm pfSense Firewall
A release you may have missed recently with all the CES news is the new Netgate SG-1100. The Netgate SG-1100 is a new Arm design for pfSense firewalls that is an enormous upgrade over the Netgate SG-1000.
https://www.servethehome.com/netgate-sg-1100-launched-higher-speed-arm-pfsense-firewall/
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ASRock Debuts World’s Smallest AM4 Motherboard, Comes With DeskMini System
ASRock’s suite at CES 2019 held a rare gem for small form factor enthusiasts: A new DeskMini A300 Series system that comes with an A300-STX AM4 motherboard that the company claims is the world’s smallest. Surprisingly, the diminutive barebones system will retail for only $119 when it comes to market next month.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-am4-motherboard-ryzen-amd,38391.html
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How to BackUp and Shrink Your Raspberry Pi Image
So why all the hullabaloo you may ask? Surely all I need to do is use Win32DiskImager and take a read of my Raspbian Image and zip it right?
https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-BackUp-and-Shrink-Your-Raspberry-Pi-Image/
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How to install Duplicati on Debian Stretch
Collected info from a few threads and corrected a few things that were similar but not exactly the same on Debian stretch.
https://forum.duplicati.com/t/how-to-install-duplicati-on-debian-stretch/4722
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VADER EPISODE 1: SHARDS OF THE PAST – A STAR WARS THEORY FAN-FILM
VADER EPISODE 1: SHARDS OF THE PAST – Star Wars Theory FanFilmAnakin Skywalker is DEAD.For eight months, the mysterious Darth Vader has enforced the Emperor’s commands. Fighting between the loss of Padme, and the new cursed life he now leads, Vader must do what must be done when a surviving Jedi Mas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey68aMOV9gc
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