Liliputing https://liliputing.com/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:17:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://liliputing.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-lp_icon_1024-e1582423214846-32x32.png Liliputing https://liliputing.com/ 32 32 4896475 Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs https://liliputing.com/volla-phone-plinius-is-a-rugged-phone-that-ships-with-ubuntu-touch-or-google-free-android-and-mid-range-specs/ https://liliputing.com/volla-phone-plinius-is-a-rugged-phone-that-ships-with-ubuntu-touch-or-google-free-android-and-mid-range-specs/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:17:28 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199683 The Volla Phone Plinius is a smartphone with a 6.67 inch, 2400 x 1080 pixel, 120 Hz OLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, and a semi-rugged design. It’s also the latest in a line of phones from Volla that ship with a choice of two different operating systems: a Google-free version of Android called Volla […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/volla-phone-plinius-is-a-rugged-phone-that-ships-with-ubuntu-touch-or-google-free-android-and-mid-range-specs/feed/ 1 199683 Anbernic RG Rotate handheld game console with flip-out display coming soon for $88 and up https://liliputing.com/anbernic-rg-rotate-handheld-game-console-with-flip-out-display-coming-soon-for-88-and-up/ https://liliputing.com/anbernic-rg-rotate-handheld-game-console-with-flip-out-display-coming-soon-for-88-and-up/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:54:49 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199667 Handheld devices with square displays that flip upward to reveal a keypad or gamepad are having a moment… again. Last month a company called FROG Technologies introduced a phone that gives strong Motorola Flipout vibes, while handheld game console maker Anbernic has been sharing teasers for an upcoming model called the Anbernic RG Rotate. Now […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/anbernic-rg-rotate-handheld-game-console-with-flip-out-display-coming-soon-for-88-and-up/feed/ 0 199667 Motorola razr fold: A $1,900 book-style foldable with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 16GB RAM, a 6,000 mAh battery and 80W charging https://liliputing.com/motorola-razr-fold-the-book-style-foldable-features-snapdragon-8-gen-5-16gb-ram-a-6000-mah-battery-and-80w-charging/ https://liliputing.com/motorola-razr-fold-the-book-style-foldable-features-snapdragon-8-gen-5-16gb-ram-a-6000-mah-battery-and-80w-charging/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:26:27 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=197922 Motorola has been selling foldable phones for more than 5 years. But up until now the company has focused primarily on flip phones that give you a compact device when folded and a full-sized phone when you flip the screen upward. The Motorola razr fold is the company’s first book-style foldable that’s set to compete […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/motorola-razr-fold-the-book-style-foldable-features-snapdragon-8-gen-5-16gb-ram-a-6000-mah-battery-and-80w-charging/feed/ 5 197922 Now you can run Linux on some PS5 consoles, use them to play Steam games https://liliputing.com/now-you-can-run-linux-on-some-ps5-consoles-use-them-to-play-steam-games/ https://liliputing.com/now-you-can-run-linux-on-some-ps5-consoles-use-them-to-play-steam-games/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:37:33 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199647 Modern game consoles are basically PCs… so much so that Microsoft’s next Xbox is expected to support PC games and rumor has it that it’ll run a version of Windows. But folks have been using another operating system to effectively unlock the potential of older game consoles for years… and now there’s a way to […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/now-you-can-run-linux-on-some-ps5-consoles-use-them-to-play-steam-games/feed/ 6 199647 Bring Home Assistant to a Google Home Mini with this $85 drop-in board (open hardware) https://liliputing.com/bring-home-assistant-to-a-google-home-mini-with-this-85-drop-in-board-open-hardware/ https://liliputing.com/bring-home-assistant-to-a-google-home-mini-with-this-85-drop-in-board-open-hardware/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:29:46 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199636 The Google Home Mini (1st-gen) is a small smart speaker that launched in 2017 as an inexpensive internet-connected device that let you talk to Google Assistant to get answers to questions, save task and timers, play music, and more. But what if you don’t want a device that sends your voice queries to Google sitting […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/bring-home-assistant-to-a-google-home-mini-with-this-85-drop-in-board-open-hardware/feed/ 11 199636 ACEMAGIC F5A mini PC gets a Ryzen AI HX 470 spec bump https://liliputing.com/acemagic-f5a-mini-pc-gets-a-ryzen-ai-hx-470-spec-bump/ https://liliputing.com/acemagic-f5a-mini-pc-gets-a-ryzen-ai-hx-470-spec-bump/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:23:25 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199621 The ACEMAGIC F5A AI 470 is a small desktop computer with support for up to three SSDs and a robust set of ports that includes two USB4 ports and an OCuLink port that provides an external PCIe 4.0 x4 connection for graphics docks or other add-ons. It’s also a rather modest update to last year’s ACEMAGIC […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/acemagic-f5a-mini-pc-gets-a-ryzen-ai-hx-470-spec-bump/feed/ 2 199621 Beelink EX Mate Pro is an 80 Gbps USB4 v2 dock with four M.2 slots and a familiar design https://liliputing.com/beelink-ex-mate-pro-is-an-80-gbps-usb4-v2-dock-with-four-m-2-slots-and-a-familiar-design/ https://liliputing.com/beelink-ex-mate-pro-is-an-80-gbps-usb4-v2-dock-with-four-m-2-slots-and-a-familiar-design/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:53:30 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199606 The Beelink EX Mate Pro is a USB docking station that you can plug into a laptop to add storage, a few extra USB ports, HDMI output, and a 2.5 GbE LAN port. But there are two things that really make this dock interesting… if not necessarily the best bargain. One is that it has two […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/beelink-ex-mate-pro-is-an-80-gbps-usb4-v2-dock-with-four-m-2-slots-and-a-familiar-design/feed/ 1 199606 GPD BOX is a Panther Lake mini PC with optional MCIO 8i port for PCIe 5.0 x8 external connection https://liliputing.com/gpd-box-is-a-panther-lake-mini-pc-with-optional-mcio-8i-port-for-pcie-5-0-x8-external-connection/ https://liliputing.com/gpd-box-is-a-panther-lake-mini-pc-with-optional-mcio-8i-port-for-pcie-5-0-x8-external-connection/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:26:46 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199592 The GPD BOX is a mini PC with an Intel Panther Lake processor, support for up to 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory, and two M.2 2280 slots for storage. It’s also one of the first mini PCs to feature an optional MCIO 8i port that functions as an external PCIe 5.0 x8 connector, allowing you to attach a […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/gpd-box-is-a-panther-lake-mini-pc-with-optional-mcio-8i-port-for-pcie-5-0-x8-external-connection/feed/ 1 199592 Tank Pad Ultra is a $599 rugged tablet with a 1080p projector built in https://liliputing.com/tank-pad-ultra-is-a-rugged-tablet-with-a-1080p-projector-built-in/ https://liliputing.com/tank-pad-ultra-is-a-rugged-tablet-with-a-1080p-projector-built-in/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:42:52 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199044 The 8849tech Tank Pad Ultra is a rugged Android tablet with a big battery, a durable body, and a built-in projector. In other words, it sounds a lot like last year’s Tank tablet. But the new model has a brighter, higher-resolution projector and… a less powerful processor, for some reason. First introduced earlier this month, the new […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/tank-pad-ultra-is-a-rugged-tablet-with-a-1080p-projector-built-in/feed/ 1 199044 Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO (2026) dual-screen gaming laptop is ridiculously powerful… and expensive https://liliputing.com/asus-rog-zephyrus-duo-2026-dual-screen-gaming-laptop-is-ridiculously-powerful-and-expensive/ https://liliputing.com/asus-rog-zephyrus-duo-2026-dual-screen-gaming-laptop-is-ridiculously-powerful-and-expensive/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:16:39 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199574 The Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO (2026) is a gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H Panther Lake processor, 32GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory, a 1 TB PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 discrete graphics with up to 135W TGP. Those features alone would probably make this powerful machine a pretty […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/asus-rog-zephyrus-duo-2026-dual-screen-gaming-laptop-is-ridiculously-powerful-and-expensive/feed/ 3 199574 Lilbits: Microsoft Updates… Windows Update, Valve’s new Steam Controller is almost here, and reMarkable lays off 40% of its workforce https://liliputing.com/lilbits-microsoft-updates-windows-update-valves-new-steam-controller-is-almost-here-and-remarkable-lays-off-40-of-its-workforce/ https://liliputing.com/lilbits-microsoft-updates-windows-update-valves-new-steam-controller-is-almost-here-and-remarkable-lays-off-40-of-its-workforce/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:43:34 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199567 Windows Update is one of those features that it’s easy to have a hate/hate relationship with. Sure, it’s important to install security updates, bug fixes, and performance enhancements in a timely fashion. But sometimes you don’t want to do it right now, because it takes too long for your computer to shut down or start up… […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/lilbits-microsoft-updates-windows-update-valves-new-steam-controller-is-almost-here-and-remarkable-lays-off-40-of-its-workforce/feed/ 3 199567 GPD’s G2 GPU Dock supports PCIe 5.0 x8 via a MCIO 8i connector https://liliputing.com/gpds-new-mcio-8i-graphics-dock-and-mini-pc-support-pcie-5-0-x8-speeds/ https://liliputing.com/gpds-new-mcio-8i-graphics-dock-and-mini-pc-support-pcie-5-0-x8-speeds/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:37:50 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199542 Handheld gaming PC maker GPD has two new devices on the way, and neither are handhelds. One is a mini PC and the other is a GPU dock. What they have in common is that they’re some of the first consumer-focused devices with an MCIO 8i connector with support for PCIe 5.0 x8 connections using […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/gpds-new-mcio-8i-graphics-dock-and-mini-pc-support-pcie-5-0-x8-speeds/feed/ 1 199542 System76 Pangolin Pro is a 3.6 pound Linux laptop with a 16 inch screen and Ryzen AI 7 350 https://liliputing.com/system76-pangolin-pro-is-a-3-6-pound-linux-laptop-with-a-16-inch-screen-and-ryzen-ai-7-350/ https://liliputing.com/system76-pangolin-pro-is-a-3-6-pound-linux-laptop-with-a-16-inch-screen-and-ryzen-ai-7-350/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:17:38 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199517 The new System76 Pangolin Pro is a Linux laptop with a 16 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel, 165 Hz matte LTPS display, an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 “Krackan Point” processor. Compared with the previous-gen Pangolin laptop, that processor upgrade along might be enough reason to call this a “pro” model. But it also has a […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/system76-pangolin-pro-is-a-3-6-pound-linux-laptop-with-a-16-inch-screen-and-ryzen-ai-7-350/feed/ 11 199517 Banana Pi introduces a tiny RISC-V computer with up to 60 TOPS of AI performance https://liliputing.com/banana-pi-and-radxa-introduce-tiny-risc-v-computers-with-up-to-60-tops-of-ai-performance/ https://liliputing.com/banana-pi-and-radxa-introduce-tiny-risc-v-computers-with-up-to-60-tops-of-ai-performance/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:47:51 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199501 The Banana Pi BPI-SM10 is a tiny computer with SpacemiT K3 RISC-V processors, support for up to 32GB of LPDDR5-RAM, and an emphasis on AI thanks to the chip’s support for up to 60 TOPS of AI performance. Banana Pi hasn’t announced how much its model will cost yet, but the compute module that powers […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/banana-pi-and-radxa-introduce-tiny-risc-v-computers-with-up-to-60-tops-of-ai-performance/feed/ 6 199501 Asus launches Zenbook DUO dual-screen laptop with Intel Panther Lake for $2499 and up https://liliputing.com/asus-launches-zenbook-duo-dual-screen-laptop-with-intel-panther-lake-for-2499-and-up/ https://liliputing.com/asus-launches-zenbook-duo-dual-screen-laptop-with-intel-panther-lake-for-2499-and-up/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:39:24 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199484 The Asus Zenbook DUO (UX8407) is a 3.6 pound laptop with support for up to an Intel Core Ultra X9 388H Panther Lake processor, dual Thunderbolt ports, and a 99 Wh battery. But its defining features are the displays. Plural. The laptop has two 14 inch, 2880 x 1800 pixel, 48-144 Hz OLED touchscreen displays: one […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/asus-launches-zenbook-duo-dual-screen-laptop-with-intel-panther-lake-for-2499-and-up/feed/ 2 199484 LincStation E1 is a cheap NAS that supports up 2 HDDs + 2 SSDs (crowdfunding for $129 and up) https://liliputing.com/lincstation-e1-is-a-cheap-nas-that-supports-up-2-hdds-2-ssds-crowdfunding-for-129-and-up/ https://liliputing.com/lincstation-e1-is-a-cheap-nas-that-supports-up-2-hdds-2-ssds-crowdfunding-for-129-and-up/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:07 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199470 The LincStation E1 from LincPlus is a compact network-attached storage device that measures just 219 x 88 x 140mm (8.6″ x 3.5″ x 5.5″). But it’s a versatile little system with support for up to 76TB of total storage if you max out its four storage options: two bays for SATA hard drives and two […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/lincstation-e1-is-a-cheap-nas-that-supports-up-2-hdds-2-ssds-crowdfunding-for-129-and-up/feed/ 5 199470 Run Linux apps on Windows 95 with Windows 9x subsystem for Linux https://liliputing.com/run-native-linux-apps-on-windows-95-with-windows-9x-subsystem-for-linux/ https://liliputing.com/run-native-linux-apps-on-windows-95-with-windows-9x-subsystem-for-linux/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:26:14 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199462 Microsoft introduced a Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with Windows 10. Initially it allowed you to run command line Linux utilities in Windows, but over time Microsoft added support for applications with a graphical user interface. But WSL still only officially supports Windows 10 and Windows 11. What if you want to run Linux apps […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/run-native-linux-apps-on-windows-95-with-windows-9x-subsystem-for-linux/feed/ 4 199462 Framework wants its Wireless TouchPad Keyboard to be a better keyboard for your living room https://liliputing.com/framework-wants-its-wireless-touchpad-keyboard-to-be-a-better-keyboard-for-your-living-room/ https://liliputing.com/framework-wants-its-wireless-touchpad-keyboard-to-be-a-better-keyboard-for-your-living-room/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:50:49 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199449 Most modern laptop computers have trackpads below the keyboard. But if you’re using a desktop computer (or a laptop positioned so you can use it like a desktop), then odds are that you use a mouse and keyboard. That’s not the ideal setup for every situation though. When you’re sitting on your couch and interacting […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/framework-wants-its-wireless-touchpad-keyboard-to-be-a-better-keyboard-for-your-living-room/feed/ 18 199449 Framework Laptop 16 OCuLink Dev Kit supports external PCIe 4.0 x8 GPUs and other accessories https://liliputing.com/framework-laptop-16-oculink-dev-kit-supports-external-pcie-4-0-x8-gpus-and-other-accessories/ https://liliputing.com/framework-laptop-16-oculink-dev-kit-supports-external-pcie-4-0-x8-gpus-and-other-accessories/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:06:38 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199440 The Framework Laptop 16 is a modular laptop with an Expansion Bay designed to let you add a discrete GPU to the notebook.. or swap out one GPU for another. But later this year Framework plans to give users another way to use that Expansion Bay. An upcoming Framework OCuLink Dev Kit makes it possible to […]

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]]> https://liliputing.com/framework-laptop-16-oculink-dev-kit-supports-external-pcie-4-0-x8-gpus-and-other-accessories/feed/ 2 199440 Framework Laptop 13 Pro is a modular laptop with longer battery life, better screen, and up to Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake https://liliputing.com/framework-laptop-13-pro-is-a-modular-laptop-with-longer-battery-life-better-screen-and-up-to-intel-core-ultra-x7-panther-lake/ https://liliputing.com/framework-laptop-13-pro-is-a-modular-laptop-with-longer-battery-life-better-screen-and-up-to-intel-core-ultra-x7-panther-lake/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:12:36 +0000 https://liliputing.com/?p=199407 Framework has been selling modular, customizable, repairable, and upgradable laptop since 2021. But while most laptop makers ship brand new models every year or two, Framework has taken a different approach by keeping the same chassis for its 13 inch laptop year after year, which means that every time the company has released a new […]

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