James A. Chambers

If you've just received a new StarFive VisionFive 2 you may be having trouble to get it to boot with the latest images.

The StarFive VisionFive 2 comes with a M.2 M-key PCIe 2.0 slot that we can use with a 2280 NVMe drive.

I've reviewed several RISC-V boards on the site at this point including the Lichee RV and the Mango Pi MQ Quad.

I've had the original Google Pixel Buds buds (first generation) for a couple of years now.

I have reviewed the Mango Pi MQ-Pro (a RISC-V board) in the past and I was impressed enough that I wanted to try one of Mango Pi's other boards.

Orange Pi has not released the WiFi module for the Orange Pi 5 yet which has left some people in a difficult position.

When I replaced my old keyboard I decided to get a keyboard with Cherry MX Quiet switches as I love mechanical keyboards but wanted to cut down on the noise.

The Orange Pi 5 has a nice M.2 NVMe slot but unfortunately most of the official images will not boot if you try to directly image a NVMe drive.

The Lichee RV 86 Panel is a RISC-V powered Linux computer complete with screen!

The Orange Pi 5 has finally arrived!

Recently I've been trying to learn more about options to set up my own sensors within the house.

The support for open-source RISC-V hardware continues to improve across the board as more board manufacturers continue to adopt them and ship high quality boards powered by RISC-V.

The Orange Pi 5 is on the horizon with my order scheduled to arrive around the end of the first week of December.

The Banana Pi P2 Zero is a single board computer that has a quad-core processor as well as a 8GB eMMC and 512MB of RAM.

The ODROID N2+ is a single board computer available in 2GB and 4GB options.

Libre Computers is a company making single board computers that are much more open-sourced than the Raspberry Pi (especially when it comes to hardware).

The Rock Pi 4C Plus is a bit different to boot with a SSD than it's predecessors.

We continue to see a storage technology evolution take place with single board computers.

I recently reviewed the BIGTREETECH CB1 alternative to the Compute Module 4 and I was very surprised how well it worked with my existing I/O boards.

Recently Ubuntu has received official preview images for some RISC-V boards.

I've recently been reviewing many different single board computers that are outside of the Raspberry Pi ecosystem due to the ongoing pricing and availability issues with the Pi.

The "Renegade" by Libre Computers is a $50 single board computer.

Recently I reviewed the Libre Computers "Le Potato" and I really like it.

In the past I've written about my rechargeable handheld dust removal tool I've used to clean dust from electronics.

The Banana Pi M2 Zero definitely has a very familiar form factor.

The "Le Potato" by Libre Computers is a $40 single board computer.

The ODROID XU4 and XU4Q can be a bit more tricky to boot from USB drives such as a SSD due to them not using the fantastic Petitboot bootloader like many of their newer boards have.

The "Le Potato" single board computer available from Libre Computers is an alternative to the Raspberry Pi.

I recently wrote a getting started guide for the Tinker Board as even though the newer models tend to be quite expensive the older models can often be found for a lot cheaper.

Recently I reviewed the ODROID M1 and it's a fantastic board.

It's no secret that there's a massive Raspberry Pi shortage right now for consumers due to the Raspberry Pi Foundation's strategy of allocating boards to business and IoT projects first and then official resellers get whatever is left.

This is a new Docker container to automatically set up and run a Minecraft server that both Java and Bedrock players can connect to!

During my recent coverage of SBCs I've been benchmarking them using SSDs.

Configuring the ODROID N2+ for USB booting can be a little bit tricky.

The ODROID Go Super is the latest model of the popular handheld retro gaming consoles made by ODROID.

I recently received several ODROID products I wanted to review and benchmark in my quest to explore the rest of the SBC world outside of Raspberry Pi.

I've covered eMMC modules on the site before as being a fantastic performance option.

I just received a very exciting upgrade for my HackRF One.

Today I'm very excited to review the ODROID M1 board.

When installing Ledger Live on Ubuntu 22.04 I ran into an issue where during the genuine check it would not find my device.

I've previously covered getting your HackRF set up in Linux and getting the firmware updated.

My wife got me a Tinker Board several years ago as a gift and I always meant to cover it on the site but got busy and forgot about it.

When my wife and I were trying to play Cyberpunk 2077 on our last-gen console it was extremely painful and not just because of the bugs.

Chances are if you own a vehicle at some point you've experienced a check engine light on your vehicle.

This is a new Docker container to automatically set up and run a Minecraft server that both Java and Bedrock players can connect to!

Recently I reviewed the Orange Pi Zero 2 and thought it was a fantastic board.

It's quite a bit more tricky to install Android on the Orange Pi than Linux (which is as simple as writing the image to the SD card with Etcher).

The eMMC to SD card adapter shows up a lot in IoT devices.

One of my favorite things about the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 is that you basically get to choose your own IO board that the Compute Module 4 plugs into.

I won't lie.