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      Pine64 Pinecil V2 Open-Source and Portable Soldering Iron

      GadgeteerZA · news.movim.eu / gadgeteerza-tech-blog · Wednesday, 23 August, 2023 - 20:34

    This is an IronOS open-source software portable soldering iron with temperature control, auto sleep, and auto shut-off based on movement. It costs around US$36-$45 depending on where you buy it. It can be powered off USB-C (even via a battery) or the 12V barrel DC jack.

    The hardware board schematics as well as software are all open-source. Pine64 encourages you to experiment with the software, and seeing its bootloader is safely in the ROM, this is reasonably safe to do.

    I hear there are some AliExpress knock-offs, so you should probably consult their Wiki page to ensure you are sourcing an original device.

    Watch https://youtu.be/Gbc0koEhKGA

    #technology #Pine64 #solderingiron #DIY #opensource

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      PineTab 2 is a RockChip-based, Linux-focused, repairable tablet

      news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 16 December, 2022 - 18:52 · 1 minute

    PCB for the PineTab 2 prototype

    Enlarge / PCB for the prototype PineTab 2, a successor to a tablet that hit production at the worst possible point in 2020. (credit: Pine64)

    Pine64, makers of ARM-based, tinker-friendly gadgets, is making the PineTab 2 , a sequel to its Linux-powered tablet that mostly got swallowed up by the pandemic and its dire global manufacturing shortages.

    The PineTab 2, as described in Pine64's "December Update," is based around the RK3566, made by RockChip. Pine64 based its Quartz64 single-board system on the system-on-a-chip (SoC), and has all but gushed about it across several blog posts. It's "a dream-of-a-SoC," writes Community Director Lukasz Erecinski, a "modern mid-range quad-core Cortex-A55 processor that integrates a Mali-G52 MP2 GPU. And it should be ideal for space-constrained devices: it runs cool, has a variety of I/O options, solid price-to-performance ratio, and "is genuinely future-proof." While Linux support was scarce early on, development for RK3566 is "booming," and it's now a prime candidate for mobile operating systems, Erecinski writes.

    The PineTab 2 is a complete redesign, Erecinski claims. It has a metal chassis that "is very sturdy while also being easy to disassemble for upgrades, maintenance, and repair." The tablet comes apart with snap-in tabs, and Pine64 will offer replacement parts. The insides are modular, too, with the eMMC storage, camera, daughter-board, battery, and keyboard connector all removable "in under 5 minutes." The 10.1-inch IPS display, with "modern and reasonably thin bezels," should also be replaceable, albeit with more work.

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      PinePhone Picks a Default OS — But Not the One I Expected

      pubsub.do.nohost.me / OMG Ubuntu · Monday, 15 February, 2021 - 17:43

    If you’ve been patiently waiting to learn which mobile Linux operating system the PinePhone will ship with, you’re in luck! PINE64 has announced Manjaro ARM running Plasma Mobile will be the default software preloaded on […]

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