MiniPC Show #117 – NexDock Touch, New Odroid NAS and New Raspberry Pi Compute Module

Direct MP3 Download: MiniPC Show #117 – NexDock Touch, New Odroid NAS and New Raspberry Pi Compute Module

Introducing the new NexDock Touch

http://nexdock.com/touch/
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ODROID-HC4 low-cost dual NAS comes with 4GB RAM, supports 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch SATA drives
It’s hard to find low-cost NAS platforms often because of the mechanism to insert drives and the enclosure add to the cost. An alternative is to use boards like Hardkernel ODROID-HC1 for 2.5-inch drives or ODROID-HC2 for 2.5- and 3.5-inch drives, but each board supports only one drive.

https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10/20/odroid-hc4-low-cost-dual-nas-comes-with-4gb-ram-supports-2-5-inch-and-3-5-inch-sata-drives/
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ODROID-HC4
The ODROID-HC4 is a mini PC with a dual SATA drive dock which makes an affordable solution for a network attached storage (NAS) server. This server centralizes data and enables users to share and stream multimedia files to phones, tablets and other devices on a network.

https://ameridroid.com/products/odroid-hc4
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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 on sale now from $25
It’s become a tradition that we follow each Raspberry Pi model with a system-on-module variant based on the same core silicon. Raspberry Pi 1 gave rise to the original Compute Module in 2014; Raspberry Pi 3 and 3+ were followed by Compute Module 3 and 3+ in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-compute-module-4/
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Raspberry Pi 4: Higher-quality, faster graphics edge closer with Vulkan support via Mesa
As noted by Linux news site Phoronix, the VD3V driver has been under development for the past year to bring Vulkan support to newer Broadcom VideoCore GPU hardware, especially the Raspberry Pi 4.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/raspberry-pi-4-higher-quality-faster-graphics-edge-closer-with-vulkan-support-via-mesa/
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Turing Pi 2 mini-ITX cluster board takes four Raspberry Pi Compute Modules 4
Can you remember Turing Pi mini-ITX cluster board taking up to 7 Raspberry Pi Compute Modules launched last year? Honestly, I had forgotten about it until I was asked this morning is Gumstix CM4 to CM3 adapter could be used to replace Compute Modules 3 with Compute Modules 4 in the cluster board.

https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10/21/turing-pi-2-mini-itx-cluster-board-takes-four-raspberry-pi-compute-modules-4/
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NanoPi R2S & NanoPi NEO3 tested with Armbian – Thermal test, Ethernet and USB performance
In the first part of the review of NanoPi NEO3 and Nano R2S I checked out the hardware, with both tiny gateways powered by a Rockchip RK3328 processor but a different features as NEO3 includes a Gigabit Ethernet port and a USB 3.0 port, while R2S comes with dual Gigabit Ethernet ports and a USB 2.

https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/10/18/nanopi-r2s-nanopi-neo3-tested-with-armbian-thermal-test-ethernet-and-usb-performance/
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Microsoft’s VS Code comes to Raspberry Pi and Chromebook – new v1.50 update is out
Developers have been able to use VS Code on Chromebooks and Raspberry Pi for a while thanks to community-made builds based on the open-source edition of VS Code. But now developers can get VS Code for Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fedora and SUSE directly from Microsoft.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-vs-code-comes-to-raspberry-pi-and-chromebook-new-v1-50-update-is-out/
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Fast boot with Raspberry Pi
I am hoping to have a raspberry pi power a wildlife camera. This camera will have to rely on battery and solar power. As a result, it would be beneficial if the camera was off when no wildlife is present.

https://himeshp.blogspot.com/2018/08/fast-boot-with-raspberry-pi.html
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CTL unveils 10th Gen Comet Lake Chromebox CBx2
We knew that more 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake Chromeboxes would eventually hit the market and it looks like CTL is the next one on the list. This comes on the heels of HP being the first out of the gate with the next generation of Chrome OS desktop devices.

https://chromeunboxed.com/ctl-unveils-10th-gen-comet-lake-chromebox-cbx2/
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TrigBoard
The trigBoard is an IoT project that does one thing – it pushes you a notification triggered by a digital input. Well, it’s much more than that, but this is the inspiration.

http://www.kevindarrah.com/wiki/index.php?title=TrigBoard
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IAmStoxe/wirehole
What is this? WireHole is a combination of WireGuard, PiHole, and Unbound in a docker-compose project with the intent of enabling users to quickly and easily create and deploy a personally managed full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN with ad blocking capabilities (via Pihole), and DNS caching with add

https://github.com/IAmStoxe/wirehole
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ESXi on Raspberry Pi – Quick way to update EEPROM
Step 3.2 from the official ESXi on ARM Fling guide describes the installation of Raspberry Pi Os just for the purpose of checking that the EEPROM is up-to-date. If you do not have a preinstalled Raspberry Pi Os, there is a quick alternative that allows you to speed up this step.

https://www.virten.net/2020/10/esxi-on-raspberry-pi-quick-way-to-update-eeprom/
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Google’s Dev Board Mini SBC launches for $100
Seeed has opened $100 pre-orders on Google’s “Coral Dev Board Mini,” which runs Linux on a quad -A35 MediaTek 8167s along with a 4-TOPS Edge TPU. The Mini supplies 2GB LPDDR3, 8GB eMMC, WiFi/BT, micro-HDMI, MIPI-DSI/CSI, 2x Type-C, and 40-pin GPIO.

http://linuxgizmos.com/googles-dev-board-mini-sbc-launches-for-100/
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Google Coral Dev Board Mini: Raspberry Pi alternative finally comes up for pre-order for US$99.99
Google’s not-so-new entry in its Coral Dev Board lineup is finally available to pre-order. Called the Coral Dev Board Mini, Google announced the unit in January.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-Coral-Dev-Board-Mini-Raspberry-Pi-alternative-finally-comes-up-for-pre-order-for-US-99-99.498585.0.html
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RK3399 SBC offers 40-pin and M.2 expansion
The Novasom-M9 is a compact SBC that runs Android or Linux on the Rockchip RK3399 with GbE, HDMI, eDP, MIPI-DSI and -CSI, USB 3.0, 40-pin GPIO, and an M.2 slot. Novasom Industries has launched a media-oriented, 105 x 56mm Novasom-M9 SBC equipped with the hexacore Rockchip RK3399.

http://linuxgizmos.com/rk3399-sbc-offers-40-pin-and-m-2-expansion/
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Some history behind getting ESXi-Arm onto the Pi
The release of the ESXi-Arm Fling was a huge milestone for the ESXi-Arm Engineering team but at the same time, it does not highlight many other other achievements and milestones that were accomplished along the way that eventually made ESXi on Arm a reality.

https://blogs.vmware.com/arm/2020/10/17/some-history-behind-getting-esxi-arm-onto-the-pi/
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Acer Chromebox CXI4 with Intel Comet Lake coming in early 2021 for $260
Acer is updating Chromebox line of small form-factor desktop computers powered by Chrome OS with a new model sporting 10th-gen Intel Comet Lake processor options. The new Acer Chromebox CXI4 is set to hit the streets in the first quarter of 2021, when it will sell for $260 and up.

https://liliputing.com/2020/10/acer-chromebox-cx14-with-intel-comet-lake-coming-in-early-2021-for-260.html