Best of Jeff Geerling — June 2024

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   Testing Raspberry Pi's AI Kit - 13 TOPS for $70

   Raspberry Pi has launched the AI Kit, an addon that combines a Hailo-8L accelerator with a Raspberry Pi 5. The Hailo-8L offers 8 TOPS/W efficiency, putting it on par with Nvidia's edge devices in terms of price and efficiency. Google's Coral TPU, a popular choice for Raspberry Pi machine learning/AI acceleration, is no longer actively supported. The Pi AI Kit undercuts other options on the market in terms of price and power efficiency.

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   Remote shell to a Raspberry Pi at 39,000 ft

   The post discusses a new remote shell feature available in Raspberry Pi Connect, addressing the limitations of using VNC or remote desktop on unstable or low bandwidth connections, such as airplane WiFi. Remote terminal access via Raspberry Pi Connect is highlighted as a more stable and practical solution, eliminating the need for exposing the Pi to the internet or setting up a private VPN.

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