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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.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ok that looks kind of dope. I was curious about the battery life. Now I'm curious about its future price.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

They estimated the production cost at 250 USD, so I imagine the kickstarter price will be starting around 300. But that's just a guess.