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Voicemod has released a new portable device called Key Pocket that enables real-time voice changing and soundboard effects on iOS and Android mobile devices via a USB-C connection, available for $99.90 or with a Pro license bundle.
Soar is a fast, modern, bloat-free Linux package manager written in Rust, supporting static binaries, AppImages, and portable packages without requiring root, with distro-independent installation and secure builds.
A Wired review of the BenQ GV50 projector, highlighting its portability and flexible mounting but noting trade-offs in picture quality, connectivity, and processing performance.
Runware announced the Sonic Inference Pod, a portable modular data center for AI inference that aims to offer lower cost, faster deployment, and flexible scaling compared to traditional data centers.
This project provides self-contained, highly-portable Python distributions with minimal runtime dependencies, useful for embedding Python in larger binaries or running on diverse systems.
An individual is experimenting with using locally measured AI activity as a portable professional credential.
8BitDo's FlipPad is a thin, lightweight USB-C gamepad that transforms a smartphone into a Game Boy-like handheld, offering a pocketable and battery-free alternative to Bluetooth controllers.
A new open-source format for sharing and exporting Agent Team templates, enabling easy import/export among different agent systems like Raft, Bloom, and others.
USB-Uncensored-LLM is an open-source project that can load large language models like Gemma and Qwen into a USB drive, enabling plug-and-play, offline operation, cross-platform compatibility. Users can use a private AI assistant on any computer without the need for internet.
GPT2-BASIC implements a GPT-style transformer inference engine in FreeBASIC for DOS systems, using fixed-point arithmetic and local model artifacts to run AI-assisted tasks on vintage hardware.
TokenSpeed-Kernel is a portable, high-performance kernel system for LLM inference that enables zero vendor-specific model code and supports multiple GPU architectures, achieving up to 3.6x higher throughput on AMD MI355X.
A review of the Xteink X4, a £40 e-ink reader small enough to stick to a phone. It highlights the device's lightweight design, decent stock firmware, and a thriving custom firmware scene with options like CrossPoint, Papyrix, and Inx.
MicroUI is a minimal, portable immediate-mode UI library written in ANSI C, providing basic controls like windows, buttons, sliders, and textboxes within a fixed memory footprint.
Logitech announced the Mobi Fold, a compact folding travel mouse with Bluetooth connectivity, USB-C charging, and a hinge tested to withstand 15 years of daily use, available in multiple colors for $79.99.
A guide to writing ARM64 assembly code that is portable across Apple's Darwin and Linux/BSD systems, covering differences in ABI, symbol naming, and vector mnemonics.
A portable GPU ISA called WAVE that compiles kernels to a common binary and translates to vendor-specific backends (Metal, PTX, HIP, SYCL), with verified results across multiple GPUs.
The author shares their experience with the XTEINK X4, a very small e-reader with excellent build quality, running the minimalist cross point firmware, and using OpenDyslexic font for comfortable idle reading.