GoKawiil - Tech News

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Gpiozero Flow (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: raspberry pi, gpiozero, python library

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Qualcomm is raising phone chip prices starting September 1st (theverge.com)

2026-07-29 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: qualcomm, snapdragon, apple

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Disgruntled gamer builds booby-trapped Steam Deck with 3D-printed spikes and a built-in taser — Raspberry Pi powers speaker, camera, and alarm to stop family members draining his battery (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-27 | by Mark Tyson | tags: steam deck, raspberry pi, blender

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Google Chrome Arrives on ARM64 Linux, Widevine DRM Included (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | by Joey Sneddon | tags: google chrome, arm64 linux, raspberry pi

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Modder rigs his Steam Deck with spikes and an automated taser to stop family members from borrowing it (techspot.com)

2026-07-27 | by Rob Thubron | tags: steam deck, raspberry pi, 3d printing

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Scanwheel is a drum style mechanical television you can build yourself (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | tags: scanwheel, raspberry pi pico, symbol technologies

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The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | by Repro Dev | tags: plex, jellyfin, xbmc

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The death and rebirth of my home server (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: nixos, raspberry pi, smb

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Pico W firmware creates driverless USB WiFi bridge (Layer-2) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-18 | by Jean-Luc Aufranc | tags: pico-wifi, raspberry pi pico, infineon cyw43439

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Speech Recognition and TTS in less than 500kb (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-14 | tags: moonshine micro, raspberry pi rp2350, neural speech synthesis

11.

How to build a circular LCD clock (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-11 | tags: brightness, clock, raspberry

12.

A behind-the-scenes look at Midjourney’s medical scanner leaves many questions unanswered (theverge.com)

2026-07-03 | by Robert Hart | tags: midjourney, ultrasound, raspberry pi

13.

Oomwoo, an open-source robot vacuum you build yourself (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | get Oomwoo DIY Robot Kit → | tags: oomwoo, raspberry pi, ros 2

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Building an Open-Source Robot Vacuum – Meet Oomwoo (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | get Oomwoo Robot Vacuum → | tags: raspberry pi, ros 2, lidar

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Oomwoo is a new open-source robot vacuum you can 3D print yourself, sidesteps cloud security risks by running fully offline — project combines Raspberry Pi, 2D LiDAR, and a 3D-printed chassis (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Luke James | get Raspberry Pi Robot Kit → | tags: oomwoo, raspberry pi, lidar

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Kali Linux 2026.2 released with 9 new tools, NetHunter updates (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-06-30 | get Kali Linux Official T-Shirt → | tags: kali linux, nethunter, raspberry pi

17.

I Don't Maintain My Homelab (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-29 | by Christian Cleberg | get Home Lab Server Kit → | tags: raspberry pi, home assistant os, hypervisors

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I built a whole-home ad blocker with a $7 ESP32-S3 board - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-29 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi Module → | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

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It’s now the Arduino Uno Q’s turn to get a price hike (theverge.com)

2026-06-26 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Arduino Uno R3 Kit → | tags: arduino, uno q, qualcomm dragonwing

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Why your RAM options cost 4X more now than last year - even legacy tech prices aren't immune (zdnet.com)

2026-06-24 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: ram, ai data centers, g.skill

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Raspberry Pi Pico W as USB Wi-Fi Adapter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-24 | get Raspberry Pi Pico W Kit → | tags: raspberry pi, pico w, usb

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Home Assistant OS 18 is here to make smart home setup faster and less frustrating (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get Smart Home Hub Controller → | tags: home assistant, raspberry pi, linux kernel

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Optocam Zero: a Pi Zero based digital camera made using off the shelf components (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Raspberry Pi Zero Camera Kit → | tags: raspberry pi zero, optocam zero, kodak charmera

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CrankGPT is a private AI chatbot that’s powered entirely by your hand (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get AI Handheld Chatbot Device → | tags: crankgpt, raspberry pi 5, squeez labs

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Modos Color Monitor Pushes E-Paper Displays Further (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Matthew S. Smith | get E Ink Color Display Kit → | tags: epaper display, modos flow, enchanter controller

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Digital entrepreneur creates humorous 'physical NFT minting device' using a Raspberry Pi in quest for 'infinite money machine' — contraption trained on M3 MacBook can generate an NFT in 3 seconds, has so far sold one for $9.92 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Mark Tyson | get Raspberry Pi NFT Minting Kit → | tags: nft, raspberry pi, apple macbook m3

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I programmed a $7 ESP32-S3 board to block all computer's web ads - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi Module → | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

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How I block ads with a $7 Raspberry Pi alternative - it's easy (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Pi-hole Network Ad Blocker → | tags: raspberry pi, esp32, ad blocking

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Raspberry Pi 5 – 16GB RAM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | by Adafruit Industries | get Raspberry Pi 5 Kit → | tags: hdmi, performance, processor

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Raspberry Pi 5 – 16 GB, $350 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-10 | by Adafruit Industries | get Raspberry Pi 5 Kit → | tags: hdmi, performance, processor