• Coldus12@reddthat.com
    4·
    1 month ago

    Everybody is like “Ooooh it runs blender”. It’s kickstarter my dudes, these are promo renders. There is basically no information on the linked page other than “launching soon” (as in the kickstarter campaign is launching soon). So they probably haven’t yet gotten anything to run on this (so we know nothing about the UI /OS if they modified anythinf / plan to do so, or basically anything at all…)

    • themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      30 days ago

      I mean. The RPI runs a fork of debian, and can definitely launch blender. It can’t run it well and good luck using blender without a mouse, but i have 0 doubts that this thing can open a blender window.

    • unyons@feddit.orgEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      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.

    • Prethoryn Overmind@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 month ago

      Honestly, I don’t know how old you are but I am 29 and as someone who loves modern tech I have fallen in love with old retro tech colors and designs as well.

      I recently have been modifying old gaming hardware like my GameCube and buying things like Gamboys and Nintendo DS:s and even modern takes on old hardware like the Analogue Pocket.

      I absolutely love the way these look in this image.

  • astrsk@fedia.io
    3·
    1 month ago

    Looks like the DevTerm, uConsole line from clockwork pi. Love to see more retro-future designs like this!

    • xyzzy@lemm.ee
      1·
      1 month ago

      Yep, I have a uConsole. I’ve used it for playing text adventure games on flights. It has a Pi CM4 and a couple large Li-ion batteries, but it only lasts about 4 hours or so before it needs to be charged. A little silly.

  • fury@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 month ago

    I hope they include a magnifying glass so I can read it. Where are all the mobile-first touch friendly UIs on devices like these? I know of only one that tried to do it right, the CutiePi. Everyone else just ships plain old desktop Linux and it’s not a great experience on a small screen.

    • GHiLA@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      Oh, you actually want to use it?

      I thought stuff like this was only meant for YouTubers to put in their backgrounds while they talk about 3D printers.

      • ApollosArrow@lemmy.worldOP
        0·
        1 month ago

        Display art was also my assumption, clocks, plays lists, posters, etc. Most people I know would get one of their other versions so they can turn it into a retro game machine that has the direction pad.

        • GHiLA@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 month ago

          The emulation community isn’t concerned in the least with the Raspberrypi anymore, practically. Cheap eBay AMD and Intel SBC, demand for Switch and PS3 emulation saw to that, and Anbernic and Retroid.

          DIY is fun, but it kills it for me when there’s a $200 product of equivalent specs to what you’re spending night after night in Fusion360 building for the same price and a lot less time.