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Raspberry Pi’s Carbon-Footprint Post Puts Hardware Supply Chains Under the Microscope
Tech News

Raspberry Pi’s Carbon-Footprint Post Puts Hardware Supply Chains Under the Microscope

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Raspberry Pi’s latest sustainability discussion is a useful reminder for hardware builders: carbon accounting depends on supply-chain data, manufacturing choices, packaging, power use, and product lifetime.

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Raspberry Pi local AI test bench with accelerator board
Maker Culture

LiteRT on Raspberry Pi AI HAT+: What Makers Should Test Before Offloading Models

August 15, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Raspberry Pi’s LiteRT update is useful for local AI builds, but hardware acceleration still needs a bench test plan before it becomes a field appliance.

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USB-C PD Trigger Boards Need a Power Budget Before They Replace the Barrel Jack
Maker Culture

USB-C PD Trigger Boards Need a Power Budget Before They Replace the Barrel Jack

August 14, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

USB-C PD trigger boards can clean up maker project power, but voltage negotiation, current limits, cable quality, fusing, and enclosure labeling still need planning.

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Pocket-sized maker cyberdeck concept with small screen, keyboard, battery, and Raspberry Pi-style board on a workbench
Maker Culture

A Raspberry Pi Zero Cyberdeck in an Altoids Tin Shows Why Tiny Field Terminals Are Hard

August 11, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Raspberry Pi highlighted a pocket cyberdeck built inside an Altoids tin. The fun build points to real constraints around displays, keyboards, power, and serviceability.

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Warm classroom maker bench with large adaptive switch buttons, microcontroller, 3.5 mm jack cables, mounting plate, multimeter, and notebook turned face do
STEM Lab

Adaptive Switch Interfaces Give STEM Labs a Better Reason to Teach Inputs

August 5, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Adaptive switch projects can teach inputs, debouncing, mounting, latency and durability while connecting classroom electronics to accessibility needs.

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Arduino-style microcontroller bench set up for RTOS timing and sensor tests
Tech News

Arduino Core on Zephyr Leaves Beta, Raising the Stakes for Classroom RTOS Projects

August 2, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Arduino Core on Zephyr 0.90.0 is officially stable and leaving beta, giving advanced Arduino projects a more serious RTOS path while raising new expectations for classroom documentation and testing.

Arduino Core on Zephyr Leaves Beta, Raising the Stakes for Classroom RTOS Projects Read More
Official Prusa INDX July 2026 update image showing the CORE One INDX toolchanger setup
Tech News

Prusa INDX Shipping Update Puts Toolchanging Back on the Maker Workbench

July 30, 2026August 4, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Prusa’s July INDX update gives makers a clearer timeline for the CORE One toolchanger kit — and a useful checklist for judging multi-material reliability.

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Adaptive Switch Interfaces Are a Practical STEM Hardware Lesson, Not Just an Accessibility Add-
STEM Lab

Adaptive Switch Interfaces Are a Practical STEM Hardware Lesson, Not Just an Accessibility Add-On

July 28, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Adaptive switches are a strong STEM hardware lesson because they turn input design into a real engineering problem: mounting, debounce, safety, feedback, and user fit.

Adaptive Switch Interfaces Are a Practical STEM Hardware Lesson, Not Just an Accessibility Add-On Read More
Prusa INDX update official image for multi-material 3D printing
Maker Culture

Prusa’s INDX Update Shows Why Multi-Material Upgrades Need a Readiness Check

July 25, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Prusa says the standard INDX Conversion Kit for CORE One/+ is moving toward first shipments. TVG turns the update into a practical readiness checklist for multi-material printer upgrades.

Prusa’s INDX Update Shows Why Multi-Material Upgrades Need a Readiness Check Read More
Professional documentary-style maker bench with a Raspberry Pi-sized single-board computer form factor, small camera module, breadboard sensors, USB power
Tech News

Raspberry Pi’s New AI Projects Book Points Makers Toward Local AI Builds

July 24, 2026 - by TVG Editorial Team - Leave a Comment

Raspberry Pi Press is promoting a new AI Projects with Raspberry Pi book. For TVG readers, the signal is less about a single title and more about local AI becoming a normal maker-lab workflow.

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