How to Install Buzz – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)

Buzz is a free, open-source audio transcription tool that brings OpenAI’s Whisper models to your Linux desktop. It runs completely offline, ensuring your files never leave your machine—crucial for privacy. Buzz processes everything locally using AI models trained on diverse languages and accents, supporting batch transcription, real-time recording, and multiple output formats. Why Install Buzz […]

How to Install Upscayl – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)

Upscayl is a free, open-source AI image upscaler that runs entirely offline on your Linux machine. It offers batch processing, multiple AI models (including RealESRGAN), and preserves image quality without cloud dependencies or subscription fees. However, installing it correctly requires specific dependencies and configuration steps that vary by distribution. Why Install Upscayl on Linux? Upscayl […]

Free Stuff - April 2025

The belated April 2025 recipient for the Great Scott Gadgets Free Stuff Program is Ashen Chathuranga from Sri Lanka! Ashen is a university student who plans to use the HackRF One we are sending him for multiple academic projects, including an open source satellite monitoring station and researching radio wave penetration. We are glad we could provide Ashen with equipment to further his education and support his academic journey!

Orange Pi AI Studio Pro – A Huawei Ascend 310 AI box with up to 352 TOPS, 192GB RAM

Orange Pi AI Studio is a USB4 box designed for artificial intelligence applications, equipped with up to two Huawei Ascend 310 AI octa-core ARM 64-bit processors, delivering up to 176 TOPS per chip, as well as up to 192GB RAM. This follows the Orange Pi AIPro introduced last year, with an unnamed Huawei Ascend SoC delivering up to 20 TOPS NPU. The basic version of AI Studio has up to 96GB of LPDDR4X memory and 32MB of SPI Flash. The interface of the device is very simple, featuring a 12V 10A DC power interface, a USB 4.0 Type-C port, a...

The AI Emperor Has No Clothes

The AI Emperor Has No Clothes

If the size of the current AI bubble can be estimated by how many

I receive per day... then I'd say we're nearing the pop.

There is no way the trillions of dollars of valuation placed on AI companies can be backed by any amount of future profit.

Intel N97 mini-ITX motherboard targets industrial automation, digital signage, networking appliances

The Jetway DMTX-ADN1 is a mini-ITX industrial motherboard built around the Intel N97 Alder Lake-N SoC with support for DDR5 memory, multiple displays, and a wide temperature range. It targets applications in industrial automation, kiosks, digital signage, and networking appliances. The motherboard supports up to 32GB DDR5 4800MHz memory, triple display setups via HDMI 2.0b, DP 1.4, and a 24-bit dual-channel LVDS/eDP interface, and offers a SATA III port and two M.2 M-Key sockets for NVMe or SATA drives. It also features an M.2 E-Key 2230 socket for wireless expansion with CNVi support, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a range...

Not all OCuLink eGPU docks are created equal

Not all OCuLink eGPU docks are created equal

I recently tried using the Minisforum DEG1 GPU Dock with a Raspberry Pi 500+, using an M.2 to OCuLink adapter, and this chenyang SFF-8611 Cable.

After figuring out there's a power button on the DEG1 (which needs to be turned on), and after fiddling around with the switches on the PCB (hidden under the large metal plate on the bottom; TGX to OFF was the most important setting), I was able to get the Raspberry Pi's PCIe bus to at least tell...

Free Stuff - March 2025

The belated March 2025 recipient for the Great Scott Gadgets Free Stuff Program is Mrinal Kumar from India! Mrinal is currently running a small, free cybersecurity learning group for young adults aged 18-21 who come from financially limited backgrounds. Currently, there are about 15 students who actively participate in regular meetings to study the fundamentals of cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and responsible digital security practices.

We will be sending Mrinal and his students a HackRF One so he can introduce them to software-based cybersecurity and the world of wireless and RF security. He tells us that they will explore signals, learn about...

Linux 6.17 release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.17 has just been released on LKML: No huge surprises this past week, so here we are, with kernel 6.17 pushed out and ready to go. Below is the shortlog for just the last week – not the full 6.17 release – as usual. It’s not exciting, which is all good. I think the biggest patch in there is some locking fixes for some bluetooth races that could cause use-after-free situations. Whee – that’s about as exciting as it gets. Other than that, there’ the usual driver fixlets (GPU and networking dominate as usual, but “dominate” is still pretty...

Почему он такой длинный? Возможно это провал

В предисловии В своём посте на Хабре «Возможно это провал» я пообещал, что буду регулярно делиться новостями по проекту Atmy (ранее — Nebo) и не оставлять всё за кадром. Habr Ниже — очередной отчёт о том, что нового происходит.