Solar-powered PV PI HAT delivers continuous off-grid operation for Raspberry Pi projects

Kickstarter recently featured the PV PI, a solar charging HAT designed to power Raspberry Pi and other 5V single board computers from a 12V LiFePO4 battery. The add-on enables continuous 24/7 off-grid operation through MPPT-based solar charging and intelligent power management. Developed by Melbourne-based engineer Luke Ditria and his team at AutoEcology, the PV PI […]

Ubuntu Server 25.10 Performance On AMD EPYC With “amd64v3” Optimized Packages

Last week Canonical announced Ubuntu “architecture variants” with initially supporting “amd64v3” optimized packages built using the x86_64-v3 micro-architecture feature level. For this initial debut in the Ubuntu 25.10 archive an initial subset of packages are built using that higher feature level that can assume AVX/AVX2 and other more recent CPU ISA additions. More details on that and some initial desktop benchmarks can be found within the Ubuntu 25.10 amd64v3 Benchmarks article. Complementing that are some Ubuntu Server 25.10 benchmarks carried out on an AMD EPYC “Turin” server of the base amd64 packages versus amd64v3…

CachyOS Continues Delivering Leading Performance Over Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora Workstation 43

With Intel having sunset Clear Linux, when it comes to aggressive out-of-the-box Linux performance there is the Arch Linux based CachyOS as the leading contender. Given the recent releases of Ubuntu 25.10 and Fedora Workstation 43, if you are curious about the out-of-the-box performance here are some fresh benchmarks of all three using the Framework Desktop.

Intel ANV Vulkan Driver Finally Exposes Pipeline Binary “VK_KHR_pipeline_binary”

Introduced back in August of 2024 with Vulkan 1.3.294 was VK_KHR_pipeline_binary as a pipeline binary extension to retrieve binary data associated with individual pipelines. The focus of this is to bypass the Vulkan pipeline caching mechanism and so applications can manage caches themselves. Finally today for Mesa 26.0-devel the Intel “ANV” open-source Vulkan driver has enabled this extension…

Grinn GenioBoard Offers MediaTek Genio 700 SoM, Dual M.2 Expansion, and CRA-Ready Security

Grinn has unveiled the GenioBoard, a compact single-board computer aimed at accelerating development of embedded and AI-enabled systems. It integrates the company’s GenioSOM-510 and GenioSOM-700 modules built on MediaTek’s Genio processor family, combining multiple Arm Cortex-A cores with an integrated GPU and NPU for edge inference applications. Powered by the MediaTek Genio 700, which integrates […]

How to Use Blur in Kdenlive: Full, Partial, and Tracking Effects

Learn how to apply blur effects in Kdenlive, including fullscreen blur, partial blur using alpha mask, manual keyframed blur, and motion tracking blur. This video shows how each method works and compares their results. While motion tracking offers speed and automation, manual tracking provides better precision when the object moves unpredictably making it ideal for creators who need to hide faces, license plates, or sensitive details directly in Kdenlive.