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Re:Biscuit on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @09:01AM (#48021974)
I recently got one of the Xteink X4 devices mainly as something to play with. Crosspoint is a big improvement over the vanilla firmware. This looks like a great evolution and I'll definitely give it a look.

On the device itself, for the price it feels like a very well built device and the screen is not bad at all. Took a few weeks to arrive in the UK from China. Can highly recommend if you want something small/compact for reading on the go that isn't your phone.

Re:Traintrackr – Live LED Maps on Saturday January 24, 2026 @05:12AM (#46742351)
Very cool looking product. I'd seen the original product linked before but I really like the look of these! The screen looks unusual too, I've seen single colour OLED screens of a similar size but not multi colour LED ones. I'm not in the market for one of these but I'd love to get one of the screens to play with!
Re:Open Source PC That Fits in Your Pocket on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @11:31AM (#33009135)
I see why this is tricky, because I'd argue a Mac Mini fulfils that requirement - but it doesn't do the power delivery aspect. If you ignore the power requirements it becomes much easier.

It's funny because I searched for it and Intel has a page on this exact thing about their lineup of NUCs - https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000...

It'd be a small market for sure, which is why I don't think you see it. Personally I'd maybe grab a MacBook Air or something as that is likely the best "power to weight" ratio for a laptop.

Your mention of the Framework desktop case seems like it would work no? As it can be powered over USB-C? Or does it not do output over the same port?

I recently got Pterodactyl setup on my home server and I just wanted to say that it's an incredible project and it works great. I run various game servers on a whim and it's been easy to spin them up. Many thanks for your hard work.