TL;DR
Housekeeping
New PineTalk episode is out
Quarterly Q&A on August 13, at 8:00PM CEST (UTC+2)
Alternative payment methods available in Pine Store again
The Pinebook Pro is available
PINE64 EU has launched
Pinecil (V2)
New RISC-V SoC
Adds BLE – opening potential for OTA updates & remote telemetry
Automatic detection of tip resistance
Compatible with existing peripherals and accessories, including cases
Range of new, shorter 6.2ohm tips for higher power level
IronOS already ported
Counterfeit protection; future option for users to verify if their Pinecil V2 is legit
Available very soon
Star64
Congratulations to Gav for being the first to solve the riddle!
Star64 is in final layout stages and we want to bring it to the market soon
Uses StarFive JH7110 64bit CPU paired with BXE-2-32 GPU
Available in 4 and 8GB RAM configuration
Equipped with 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports (a variant with 1x GbE will be available later on for $5 less), PCIe, USB 3.0 as well as 2x USB 2.0 and GPIO
Follows Quartz64 model-A pricing and footprint
PineSound
PineBuds plastic molding is now complete and first test molds underway
Hoping to being PineBuds to the market as soon as possible – maybe in October
Similarly to the Pinecil and PineTime, PineBuds have been built to deliver a great out-of-the-box experience for everyone, while also offering depth for tinkerers and those who wish to hack
QuartzPro64 & Quartz64
QuartzPro64 dev units started shipping; we’re still accepting coupon requests from developers
Quartz64 receives DietPi support; now supported by Armbian, Manjaro, DietPi as well as giving option to run Arch Linux and NetBSD
Pillow submitted patches enabling PCIe and analog audio, a fix for fast SD cards has been accepted upstream, and patches enabling JPEG encoder have been merged
PineTime
Infinitime 1.10 released with many changes & improvements under the hood
It is now possible to dismiss notifications
Tweaks to display, colour and gamma settings – making things look better
InfiniSim new features include animations & allows screen capture in GIF format
Ongoing work to improve memory situation by leveraging additional 4MB of internal flash
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