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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

When Ubuntu 26.10 is released on October 15, it'll be the first version with an official desktop image available for RISC-V hardware. Canonical says users can test it on devices with SpacemiT K3 chips. There's also a lighter weight experimental Xubuntu image. discourse.ubuntu.com/t/announcing...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

And HP has several new RTX Spark-powered PCs on the way including the HP ZGX Fury desktop AI workstation and two laptops: the OmniBook X 14 and OmniBook Ultra 16. Prices start at $3000 for the cheapest models. www.hp.com/us-en/newsro...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The new Asus NUC 14 Essential Fanless is a mini PC with Intel N100, N150, or N250 options, a single SODIMM for DDR5-4800 RAM, an M.2 2280 slot for PCIe Gen 3x4 storage, 2.5 GbE LAN, WiFi 6E, and plenty of USB and video ports. www.fanlesstech.com/2026/10/asus...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Smartphones have largely replaced iPods and other dedicated music players, but there's still a niche market for single-purpose devices, largely split between premium Hi-Fi products and cheap white label stuff. Sudo is aiming for the middle with this $249 iPod-like music player. sudo.music

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Amazon is also launching new accessories including a $35 Kindle Click Bluetooth remote for turning pages, and an #80 Page Turn Cover that adds physical buttons to the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition and Kindle Colorsoft SE.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Honor Life S3 is yet another pocket-sized eReader, this one with a 3.68 inch touchscreen display, an RTOS-based operating system, built-in mic, microSD card reader, WiFi 6, USB-C, and a 650 mAh battery. www.ithome.com/1/007/840.htm

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The AYANEO KONKR Pocket Block is a Game Boy-style vertical handheld game console with a 3.33" 4:3 display, an MTK Helio G85 chip, and an $89 starting price for a 2GB+32GB model ($99 for 3GB+64GB). ayaneo.com/product/KONK...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Onyx BOOX Picco is available for pre-order today for $100. With a 3.97 inch front-lit E Ink touchscreen display, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but a simple OS, it's msse to compete with Xteink devices rather than Kindles. shop.boox.com/products/picco

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The cheapest Googlebook is the $899 Acer Googlebook 14, with an Intel Core Ultra 325 processor, 16GB LPDDR5x RAM, a 512GB SSD< and a 2880 x 1800px, 120 Hz display, 5MP webcam, and 40 Gbps USB4. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The first Googlebooks go up for pre-order today for $899 and up. Unlike Chromebooks, they're not cheap. But Google is positioning the Android-based laptops as functional devices that work better with your (Android) phone and which have AI featured baked in. blog.google/products-and...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Google positions Android as an open source operating system, but the company has ultimate control over what gets released to AOSP, and now Google is making some of its newest APIs exclusive to Google Pixel devices, at least until Android 17 QPR2 is released. grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist is now available in the US. The unusual laptop has a motorized swivel hinge that lets the screen rotate to face you on video calls, or fold down over the keyboard for tablet-like usage. www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/lapt...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The MINISFORUM S5 is a fanless PC or NAS with 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, an Intel Core 3 304 chip, 5 M.2 slots for PCIe 4.0 x1 NVMe storage, 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE LAN, WiFi 7, 40 Gbps USB4, plus a compact aluminum chassis with heatsink fins. store.minisforum.com/products/min...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

When Linuxium reviewed the MeLE Quieter4C fanless mini PC for Liliputing in 2024, it sold for $200 and up. But that was before RAMageddon. Now its $500+ at Amazon. But a new SE edition with cheaper memory & storage starts at $300. www.fanlesstech.com/2026/09/mele...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A new Kindle Jailbreak called SpiderCat works with most recent models running firmware versions 5.16.3 through 5.19.5, works even on unregistered Kindles, and includes KPM (Kindle Package Manager), making it easy to install KOReader and other homebrew apps. www.reddit.com/r/kindlejail...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I did almost follow this up with a post about a mini PC with a Ryzen AI Max+ 495 Pro chip, up to 192GB of RAM, OCuLink, 10 GbE LAN, etc... store.chuwi.com/pages/unibox...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Lenovo's Project AeroBlade concept laptop is a 14 inch, 830g (1.83 lb) laptop that's just 10mm thick and uses Frore AirJet for solid state, fanless cooling. Project Swan is the anticipated 14" laptop with a horizontally rollable display that stretches to 17". news.lenovo.com/pressroom/pr...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The new Samsung Galaxy Book6 (14 inch) is a cheap(er) laptop with an $800 starting price. But with an Intel Wildcat Lake processor, 8GB to 16GB of RAM, 256GB to 512GB of storage, and a non-backlit keyboard, it probably would have been even cheaper before RAMageddon. news.samsung.com/us/samsung-e...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The PocketBook Q is the first phone-sized eReader from PocketBook, featuring a 5.84 inch, 788 x 1576 pixel E Ink display with a front light, an RK3566 processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB storage, Bluetooth audio, and a €199 price tag. pocketbook.de/news/neu-auf...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The upcoming Bigme HiBreak Dual 3 is an upcoming dual-screen smartphone with E Ink and LCD displays. The specs are very similar to the HiBreak Dual 2, but the design has been updated so it doesn't look as much like two phones stuck together. www.ithome.com/0/995/144.htm

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Pine64 is halting production of Linux devices like the PineTab2 tablet and PineNote E Ink slate due to the DRAM/eMMC shortage, and will reevaluate based on pricing & availability in mid 2027. Non-Linux devices like the PineTime and Pinecil will continue. www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/p...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Update: Some more details about the Hisense A10 smartphone with an E Ink screen on one side and a detachable LCD on the other. It has a Qualcomm QCM6690 processor, wireless charging, NFC, and IR remote functionality. liliputing.com/hisense-a10-...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The AMD Ryzen Halo mini workstation with Ryzen AI MAX+ 395, 128GB LPDDR5x RAM, a 2TB SSD, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and Windows and Linux support is now available from Micro Center... for $4000. www.amd.com/en/blogs/202...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

ACEMAGIC Kron Mini K5 is an upcoming mini PC with a 25 watt, Intel Core 5 320 hexa-core Wildcat Lake processor, 2.5 GbE LAN, and triple display support. www.facebook.com/groups/acema...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

After facing delays, Valve says its Steam Machine mini PC for gaming and Steam Frame headset will begin "shipping this summer." There's still no word on how much they'll cost, but given RAM & storage prices, probably more than originally planned. steamcommunity.com/groups/steam...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The AYANEO KONKR Pocket Block is an upcoming handheld game console with a vertical design, Android software, and "AI-driven concepts and features." No specs, pricing, or availability details have been announced yet. www.ayaneo.com/article/932

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The new Framework Laptop 13 Pro will ship with an Intel Panther Lake chip with up to a 16-core CPU and Intel Arc graphics, user-replaceable LPCAMM2 memory, and a larger 74 Wh battery. It's the first major redesign of Framework's 13 inch laptop.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Framework previews an OCuLink kit for the Framework Laptop 16, with a PCIe x8 adapter, an external GPU module dock, and everything else you need to add an eGPU or other high-speed accessories.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Framework introduces a new one-piece haptic touchpad module for the Framework Laptop 16 (instead of 3 part), a one-piece keyboard, a new Ryzen AI 5 340 mainboard option, and a 10 Gigabit Ethernet module (made with a partner).

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A 30 second video shows an upcoming Anbernic handheld game console with a small square touchscreen display that flips upward to reveal a gamepad. There are no details about specs, pricing or availability yet. www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

According to @evleaks, the next reMarkable tablet will be called the reMarkable Paper Pure and it's expected to be "more mass-market focused" than existing models, suggesting a cheaper E Ink tablet... or maybe one with more functions? x.com/evleaks/stat...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Zinwa is designing a modern Android phone with a MediaTek Dimensity 9300 processor and a body inspired by the BlackBery Key2, complete with a nearly identical thumb keyboard. But expect smaller bezels for a more compact design.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Update: The first official pictures of the Nothing Phone (4a) show that the Glyph Bar will be located near the top right side, while also confirming that the phone will have three cameras. liliputing.com/nothing-rein...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The Zotac CM5-PICO is a 115 x 76 x 31mm industrial mini PC powered by a Raspberry Pi CM5 with dual HDMI, USB-C and dual USB 3.2 Type-A, and M.2 2280 and M.2 3024support for SSDs, cellular modems, or NPUs, among other things. www.zotac.com/us/page/ise2...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

These USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C SSD enclosures are kind of ridiculous, but also kind of adorable. One looks like a floppy drive, the other like a computer icon for a file folder... which in turn is skeuomorphic design meant to look like an actual folder. www.ithome.com/0/909/297.htm

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

The Akasa Skyline 3 Pro is a new aluminum fanless case for the Asus Tinker Board 3 and 3S (single-board PCs with RK3566 quad-core Arm Cortex-X55 processors). akasa.co.uk/search/SKYLI...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

This Maxsun motherboard is a mini ITX mainboard with four full-sized DIMM slots for up to 256GB of total DDR5 memory (if anyone can afford that these days). It has an Intel LGA1851 socket and PCIe 5.0 support. videocardz.com/newz/maxsun-...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The AYANEO Pocket Vert is an upcoming Android handheld game console with a 3.5 inch, 1600 x 1440px (615 ppi) display and a Game Boy-like vertical design with a D-Pad, 7 front buttons, rear shoulders and a volume knob. Specs & pricing TBA. www.ayaneo.com/article/900

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The Orico OmniPlus is a Mac Mini lookalike with the guts of an inexpensive Windows laptop including an AMD Ryzen 5 7535H processor. But it has a decent set of I/O features including dual 40 Gbps USB4 ports and two 2.5 GbE LAN ports. www.ithome.com/0/894/140.htm

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The upcoming AYANEO AM03 mini PC has an unusual design that includes a curved RGB light bar and five physical buttons on top, a panel that covers the front ports when not in use, and maybe that's a speaker on the side? No specs announced yet.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

This handheld Linux PC combines a 5.5 inch 720p LCD display with a thumb keyboard, a clamshell case, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, an 8,000 mAh battery, and a 4G LTE modem. It's still a work in progress, but the developer eventually hopes to launch a crowdfunding campaign. www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The Samsung Internet web browser is making the jump from mobile to desktop with the first beta release of Samsung Internet for PC. It's a Chromium-based browser with support for cross-device sync and "some" Galaxy AI features. news.samsung.com/global/samsu...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Mobile Linux user interface Phosh 0.50.0 brings initial support for workspaces, keyboard updates including automatically adding a space after a period and full-word deletion, and under-the-hood work to adapter GNOME 49 changes. social.phosh.mobi/@phosh/statu...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

HMD Touch 4G is an unusual phone launching in India this week - leaks point to a small phone with a squat 3.2 inch display, a Nokia Lumia-inspired camera bump that's somewhere between a feature phone and a smartphone. www.gsmarena.com/hmd_teases_t...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The iPhone Air measures just 5.6mm thick, but has a camera bump and a 48MP camera that also takes 2X telephoto shots. It's an eSIM-only phone with a 6.5 inch ProMotion display, an A19 Pro processor, and Center Stage front camera.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Apple iPhone 17 features a 6.3 inch ProMotion display with 10-120 Hz refresh rates, Apple A19 processor, and a new Center Stage selfie camera with a square sensor, image stabilization, and portrait & landscape shots taken while holding the phone vertically.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

AYANEO Pocket AIR Mini will be an entry-level Android handheld with a 4.2 inch, 1280 x 960, 4:3 display, RGB backlit analog sticks, and enough performance for N64, PS, and Dreamcast games.

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

AYANEO provides a first look at the upcoming Pocket AIR Mini, its upcoming Android handheld game console with an "entry-level price." Previously known as CODE R, it's the company's first play for the budget market. weibo.com/5394952951/Q...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chip for mid-range phones promises a modest 7% boost in CPU and GPU performance over the Gen 3 version, plus support for to a 2900 x 1300px display at 144 Hz. www.qualcomm.com/products/mob...

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Liliputing @liliputing.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

This tiny gaming PC is made from a MeLE Quieter 4C pocket-sized fanless PC, a 5 inch, 854 x 480px IPS LCD display, and a 6-key keyboard. Not all games work, but some are surprisingly playable. But overall this is an unlikely use case. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vukd...

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