Although it’s slightly weird-looking, we’re fairly sure that the image above is not an April Fool prank. UK-based seller of useful things Pimoroni has taken to Twitter to announce the Servo 2040, an 18-channel servo controller “for making things with lots of moving parts”. Servo 2040, as you might expect, is a standalone servo controller…
Semiconductor firm Microchip has launched a new controller that paves the way for next-generation SSDs with record-breaking capacity and performance. The Flashtec NVMe 4016 controller delivers upwards of 14GB/second throughput and 3 million IOPS, and features 16 NAND channels that make the most of the speed and bandwidth on offer with PCIe 5.0. The new…
Via Labs has introduced the VL830 device, one of the industry’s first USB4 endpoint device controllers. This should enable peripheral manufacturers to build highly integrated USB4 hubs that will be able to compete against Thunderbolt 3/4 hubs, hopefully at lower price points. The USB 4 specification takes a lot of pages from Intel’s Thunderbolt 3 and was released…
InnoGrit has introduced its first controller designed for performance-mainstream SSDs that combine high performance and relatively low cost. The Rainier QX SSD controller is a cheaper version of the company’s flagship IG5236 ‘Rainier’ controller that still features a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface, fewer NAND channels, but supports ultra-high NAND interface speeds. As a result, drives…
Sony is one of the companies that does not hesitate to use proprietary technologies and standards if it needs to. It appears that, to improve the storage subsystem of its PlayStation 5 console, the company had to ask a third-party for help. But a big question is whether storage technology developed for the PlayStation 5…
When the universe came to light, first there was the KFConsole – a finger lickin’ good gaming console built around PC hardware that featured its own chicken chamber. The world is still reeling from that particular design – and it seems that McDonald’s has also looked at gaming hardware as a way to increase its…
Depending on where you live, it may or may not be legal to own a tank, but if you’ve got panzers on the mind, try starting out with something like Mellow Fire’s Raspberry Pi-powered tank Zippy. Some of the best Raspberry Pi projects we’ve come across use remote control features but the most exciting ones…
Gigabyte has introduced its new Vision-branded 10GbE network adapter that is designed specifically for creators. The card comes with a white heat spreader and is based on one of Marvell’s latest 10GbE network controllers. The Gigabyte Vision 10G LAN Card (GC-AQC113C) is a PCIe 3.0 x4 card powered by the Marvell AQtion AQC113Ccontroller and featuring an RJ45 connector that…
Redditor Dr2mod is at it again; We recently shared Dr2mod’s SDR airplane monitor and today we’re excited to share another cool Raspberry Pi project they’ve created—a 3D-printed robotic arm operated wirelessly by a PS4 controller. According to the Dr2mod, the robotic arm was printed a while ago and gathering dust, unused on a shelf. To…
It’s hard to believe that Bop It, the popular handheld game from the ’90s, is over 20 years old. Many new features have been added to the device over the years, but this Raspberry Pi project adds a few more that we haven’t quite seen before. The best Raspberry Pi projects are ones you can…