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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

Our Verdict It might be aimed primarily at creative types, but the new iPad Pro 12.9 is also the best tablet there’s ever been if portable cinema is your thing For Stunning picture quality Great sound with headphones Hugely powerful Against Expensive for a tablet At this stage, each new iPad feels like an incremental… Read more

Raspberry Pi Camera Module Captures Photos of the Moon

Home News (Image credit: MrAjAnderson) Dipping your toes into the world of astrophotography doesn’t require high-cost cameras or fancy equipment. Maker MrAjAnderson’s incredible project shows us the potential of several Raspberry Pi camera modules and how they can capture stellar images of space. This isn’t the first Raspberry Pi astrophotography rig we’ve covered—this Pi-powered space… Read more

Apple’s WWDC 2021 event confirmed for 7th June start

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Apple has announced that this year’s WorldWide Developers Conference will take place from the 7th to the 11th June. Like last year’s WWDC, the event will go ahead online. The big news is typically revealed at the keynote speech on day one. Apple CEO Tim Cook will get the ball… Read more

Robotic Raspberry Pi Co-Host Streams Games Live on Twitch

Home News (Image credit: HotSparkLab) One maker’s Raspberry Pi is another maker’s fun robotic co-host. Chris from HotSparkLab is all about streaming cool games like Star Citizen but it turns out his stream was missing something—a custom Raspberry Pi-powered counterpart to help liven up the show! This custom robot co-host is named Hot Spark and… Read more

Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo review: In a wonderful world of its own

(Pocket-lint) – During a week where the sun had non-stop been blinking between the clouds – almost teasing a glimpse of summer – it was perhaps inevitable, from the moment we arrived at Porsche HQ in Reading, UK, that the heavens opened. And didn’t stop properly pissing it down thereafter. But perhaps the car gods… Read more

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra review: Ultimate flagship or ultra disappointment?

(Pocket-lint) – When the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra touched down at Pocket-lint HQ it made for a moment of genuine excitement. This flagship, which has more features than, well, any other handset we’ve seen in recent times, is one of those rare moments of a company trying to be different; to standout for the right… Read more

Apple announces new $1 billion North Carolina campus and $80 billion additional US spending

Apple has announced new spending plans for the US, including the establishment of a 3,000-employee “campus and engineering hub” in North Carolina and the commitment of an additional $80 billion in investment across the country. Back in 2018, the firm said it would spend more than $350 billion in the US over the next five… Read more

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Machine Learning With Seeed’s reTerminal

Home News (Image credit: Seeed) Seeed Studio announced the reTerminal, its latest addon for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. This $195 Compute Module 4 machine learning and industrial application carrier board comes enclosed inside a robust case and sports a 5-inch touchscreen and plenty of expansion possibilities. Image 1 of 5 (Image credit: Seeed)… Read more

Meet RuhaCam, a Raspberry Pi 3D-Printed Open Source Camera

Home News (Image credit: Ruha Camera) Smile and say cheese! This Raspberry Pi project, known as RuhaCam, is ready to capture all of life’s finest moments. It was created by Ruha Cheng and Penk Chen who decided to develop an open-source approach to handheld digital cameras. The camera is housed inside of a 3D-printed shell… Read more

3D-Printed Housing for Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Adds Professional Touch

Home News (Image credit: eat-sleep-code) The Raspberry Pi HQ Camera module has appeared in some of the best Raspberry Pi projects we’ve seen, like this stellar astrophotography project. But this maker brings the HQ module into a professional environment with this custom, 3D-printed cinema-style housing project. It’s complete with a custom interface that also provides… Read more

Camera Extension Aims To Get Your Raspberry Pi Camera Closer To the Action

Home News (Image credit: THine Electronics) The official Raspberry Pi camera now comes in many forms, including the HQ camera, which offers interchangeable lenses. But one thing has remained the same—the flat flex cable that connects the camera to the connector on the Pi. THine Electronics announced a plug-and-play kit that aims to extend the… Read more

Paramount Plus is a powerful nostalgia machine, but it doesn’t feel necessary yet

Paramount Plus is maybe one of the best streaming services for people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s who are looking to get nostalgic about the television of their youth. Outside of that, Paramount Plus is a bit of a head-scratcher. There certainly seems to be a bunch to choose from, but with missing seasons,… Read more

German Retailer Sells Core i7-11700K Stock Before Launch, Benchmarks Arrive

Home News (Image credit: Hexus) Intel has a new problem on its hands: Reports indicate that German retailer Mindfactory has sold its entire stock of 120 Rocket Lake i7-11700K’s to customers well before Rocket Lake’s official debut, presumably late this month. The big sell-off of ‘unreleased’ Rocket Lake 11700Ks has resulted in many customers benchmarking… Read more

How to Build a Raspberry Pi Object Identification Machine

In this tutorial, we will train our Raspberry Pi to identify other Raspberry Pis (or other objects of your choice) with Machine Learning (ML). Why is this important? An example of an industrial application for this type of ML is identifying defects in circuit boards. As circuit boards exit the assembly line, a machine can… Read more

How to Build a Motion-Triggered Raspberry Pi Security Camera

Home security camera systems have exploded in popularity while decreasing in price over the past few years. For example, you could purchase a Ring Indoor Security Camera for around $60, but there are some drawbacks: first, vendors like Ring often charge a monthly fee to store your data and second, you might not want video… Read more