Raspberry Pi CM3 dev board breaks through with $38 price

Waveshare’s $38 “Compute Module PoE Board” extends the Raspberry Pi CM3 with a PoE-enabled 10/100 LAN port, 4x USB, HDMI, MIPI-DSI and -CSI, 40-pin GPIO, and an optional case. We’ve seen a variety of embedded systems based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3, including IoT gateways such as CompuLab’s IOT-GATE-RPi and automation controllers like Techbase’s ModBerry or Brainboxes’ BB-400 NeuronEdge Controller, which is based on the wider temp, up to 32GB eMMC RPi CM3+. CM3-based development boards include Gumstix’s Alexa Voice Service, Kontron’s Passepartout, and balena’s balenaFin. among others. Waveshare‘s new Compute Module PoE Board joins this second group with a low $38 price and Power-over-Ethernet.

Xubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine - The winter is here

Sadly, Xubuntu 19.10 Eoan Ermine is an average distro. And it aligns with how the cycle of enthusiasm typically works in the Linux world, matching the whims of its decentralized developer community. A couple of years back, I was talking about the freshness in the Xfce world, just before Plasma kicked into high gear, and seemingly, Xfce took its place. Which explains why you get nominal, by-the-book, zero-excitement Xubuntu releases more recently. Alas, Ermine takes it one step further with functional issues. Most of the stuff actually works - solid networking, media, phones support, good app collection, excellent performance. But then, the packaging of it all is quite lackluster, and even a seemingly innocent thing like an icon theme seems to bring the distro to its proverbial knees. Thunar is quite rigid, and there's no sense of passion. I mean yes, desktops should be boring - but they should also allow their users to be able to explore and try new things, and in this regard, Xfce seems to have fallen behind. I's say 6/10. Okay, but going through motions ain't fun. Curtain.

Android Leftovers

• Android 10 arrives on the Xiaomi Redmi K20 & Mi 9T

• Xiaomi Mi A3 Android 10 update might arrive in January 2020 as Mi A2 Lite grabs December patch (Download link inside)

• LG G7 One Android 10 update might land next week

• Realme 3 Pro, Realme U1, Realme 1 Update Brings New Dark Mode Toggle, December 2019 Android Security Patch

• Tata Sky Binge+ Android set-top box to launch on Dec 16: Report

• Google Assistant ‘Interpreter Mode' Is Now Available On Android And iOS

• Wireless Charging Pad for Apple iPhone and Android Phones

• OPPO PDBM00 visits TENAA: HD+ display, triple rear cameras, and Android Pie

• BMW will install Android Auto on its cars beginning 2020

• Fortnite Chapter 2: How to download it to your Android phone with less headache

• 13 new and notable Android apps and live wallpapers from the last two weeks including Microsoft Math Solver, Craigslist, and Press (11/30/19 - 12/14/19)