Every once in a while, there's a little project that pops up in my feed that is just so neat, it's hard to resist buying it.
I have a couple boxes full of these things.
Meet the Beepberry:
This thing is the brainchild of SQFMI, a group who seems to know exactly how to tickle the interest of a tech enthusiast who loves little gadgets.
Yesterday André Costa emailed me about his new website, rpilocator.
It's a website to track Raspberry Pi 4 model B, Compute Module 4, Pi Zero 2 W, and Pico availability across multiple retailers in different countries.
In his own words:
This database was created out of frustration trying to locate a Raspberry Pi product in the height of the chip and supply chain shortages of 2021. I got tired of visiting multiple websites every day trying to figure out if there were any Raspberry Pi's in stock. I coded this website in a few days during my spare time and had it hosted on a Raspberry Pi for a couple of weeks before deciding to make it publicly available. This is not hosted on a Raspberry Pi anymore.
I appeared earlier today on Tom's Hardware's The Pi Cast, and discussed the recently-released Pi Zero 2 W. We talked hardware, projects, and performance, and I even gave some spoilers for the video I'll be posting tomorrow about my Null 2 retro gaming handheld build with the Zero 2 W.
Check out the video on their YouTube channel or watch it via embed below:
Today, Raspberry Pi released their new Zero 2 W, and it includes a new Raspberry Pi-branded chip, labeled RP3A0-AU.
I was able to get early access to the Zero 2, and I have a full review of the device on my YouTube channel, but I wanted to share more of the X-ray images I took of the device to reveal its inner workings, and because I just think they look cool. Also, I paid a bit of money to get these pictures, so might as well share!
First, here's what the Zero 2 W looks like in person:
And here's what it looks like via X-ray:
