https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulscircuit/pilet-opensource-modular-portable-mini-computer?
Something I would definitely not have a need for, but it looks pretty cool. They various types of configurations.
Everybody is like “Ooooh it runs blender”. It’s kickstarter my dudes, these are promo renders. There is basically no information on the linked page other than “launching soon” (as in the kickstarter campaign is launching soon). So they probably haven’t yet gotten anything to run on this (so we know nothing about the UI /OS if they modified anythinf / plan to do so, or basically anything at all…)
I mean. The RPI runs a fork of debian, and can definitely launch blender. It can’t run it well and good luck using blender without a mouse, but i have 0 doubts that this thing can open a blender window.
https://soulscircuit.com/pilet
Their own website has a bit more info, including a demo video of it running debian. The primary focus of the project is the hardware itself, but the rasberry pi base means that there is a giant pool of available software already out there.
This is what computers were supposed to look like when i was young.
Honestly, I don’t know how old you are but I am 29 and as someone who loves modern tech I have fallen in love with old retro tech colors and designs as well.
I recently have been modifying old gaming hardware like my GameCube and buying things like Gamboys and Nintendo DS:s and even modern takes on old hardware like the Analogue Pocket.
I absolutely love the way these look in this image.
I’m old enough that computers in private homes were science fiction when I was young.
They still are today! You just have to pick up an old book
Looks like the DevTerm, uConsole line from clockwork pi. Love to see more retro-future designs like this!
Yep, I have a uConsole. I’ve used it for playing text adventure games on flights. It has a Pi CM4 and a couple large Li-ion batteries, but it only lasts about 4 hours or so before it needs to be charged. A little silly.
Seems similar to https://www.clockworkpi.com/
This does look very similar. For some reason this is giving me more of a black berry esthetic vibe.
I’d have no use for this but it looks super neat
I hope they include a magnifying glass so I can read it. Where are all the mobile-first touch friendly UIs on devices like these? I know of only one that tried to do it right, the CutiePi. Everyone else just ships plain old desktop Linux and it’s not a great experience on a small screen.
Oh, you actually want to use it?
I thought stuff like this was only meant for YouTubers to put in their backgrounds while they talk about 3D printers.
I love this, I would instantly back it asap
