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Pico Breakout Garden Base for use with Pimroni's range of Breakout Garden boards.Pimoroni Pico VGA Demo Base, used with Programmable IO to emulate a VGA output.Pico Omnibus / Decker Expanders, providing 2/4 times the number of GPIO pins for addons.Pico Proto, quickly prototype permanent Pico based projects,Pico RGB Keypad to create your own USB keyboard with 16 RGB keys.Pico Explorer Base, an electronics playground with speakers, 1.54" IPS screen, motor drivers and Breakout Garden connectors.Pico Unicorn Pack, 112 RGB LEDs and four buttons for light based animations.Pico Audio Pack, to create a 32-bit 384KHz stereo audio synth or it can be used as a custom USB soundcard.Pico Scroll Pack, a 7 x 17 grid of single color LEDs which can be used to scroll messages.Pico Display Pack, a 1.14" IPS LCD and four buttons that can be used to display images, text and basic user interfaces.The Raspberry Pi Pico and the RP2040 SoC seem to have come from nowhere, but it looks like in just a few hours, … [Read more...] about ‘Pi Silicon’ Partners Reveal RP2040 Boards and Accessories

The ThinkPad 13 hits a 520:1 contrast ratio at maximum brightness. Again, that’s okay, but not great. The Zenbook hits 820:1, for example. Some affordable laptops like the Satellite Radius 14 are far worse (it’s contrast ratio was a horrible 90:1). But that doesn’t make this display good. If you’re watching a movie on the ThinkPad 13 with a lot of dark scenes, you’re likely to miss out on a lot of shades of grey. Watching the trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse, we noticed darker scenes were a muddled mess. … [Read more...] about Lenovo ThinkPad 13 Ultrabook review

I simply haven’t had enough time to try every feature on the camera yet, as there are loads. Here are a few that I’ve tried that work well, and aren’t seen on other phones. In Pro Mode for video, there’s a new BT Mix audio option, which lets the phone capture audio from a Bluetooth source and the phone itself, providing natural ambient sound paired with narration. I tried this with a pair of Galaxy Buds Live, and it’s genuinely very effective. I can see it being welcomed by vloggers. Single Take mode, where the camera captures a host of content from one short video, gives more choice and has more effective artificial intelligence. … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra review: 2021’s true S Series phone, and the best yet

RP2040 Board Comparison SoCGPIOExtra FeaturesDimensionsRaspberry Pi PicoDual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 2MB of on-board Flash memory26 × multi-function GPIO pins 2 × SPI, 2 × I2C, 2 × UART, 3 × 12-bit ADC, 16 × controllable. 8 × Programmable I/O (PIO) state machines for custom peripheral supportAccurate clock and timer on-chip. Castellated module allows soldering direct to carrier boards.21 x 51mmAdafruit Feather RP2040Dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 4MB of on-board Flash memory21 GPIO Pins, 4 x 12 bit ADC, 2 x I2C, 2 x SPI, 2 x UART, 16 x PWM, STEMMA QT200mA lipoly charger, RGB Neopixel, Reset Button, USB C50.8 x 22.8mmAdafruit ItsyBitsy RP2040Dual-core Arm Cortex M0+ processor, flexible clock running up to 133 MHz, 264KB of SRAM, and 4MB of on-board Flash memory23 GPIO Pins, 4 x 12 bit ADC, 2 x I2C, 2 x SPI, 2 x UART, 16 x PWM, … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Pico: Tutorials, Pinout, Everything You Need to Know

On the other hand, the OnePlus 8 Pro has a noticeably better screen. With a resolution of 3168 x 1440 pixels, its 6.78-inch Fluid AMOLED screen packs 513 pixels per inch, providing a great level of detail, color, and clarity. The S21 Plus’ 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED display doesn’t really measure up to this, housing 2400 x 1080 pixels, which makes for only 394 ppi. Both phones also boast a very impressive 120Hz refresh rate, which really pushes the OnePlus 8 Pro’s screen over the edge as far as quality is concerned. … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus vs. OnePlus 8 Pro