Crowdfunded Pilet handheld PC redesigned to use Raspberry Pi CM5 for brains… even though backers expected it to work with a Raspberry Pi 5 CM5 More than a year after launching a crowdfunding campaign for a pair of Raspberry Pi-powered handheld computers, the folks at Soulsircuit have announced a major change... and backers aren't particularly pleased. The Pilet 5 and Pilet 7 handhelds were originally positioned as handheld computer that would use a credit card-sized Raspberry Pi 5 Model B computer for brains. But this week Soulscircuit announced that the version that eventually ships to backers will be designed for a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 instead.

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Pilet hits Kickstarter for $200 and up: Portable modular computer powered by a Raspberry Pi 5 The Pilet 5 is a Raspberry Pi 5-powered handheld computer with a 5 inch display, a built-in keyboard, and a set of buttons, joysticks, and scroll wheels for navigation and gaming. And the Pilet 7 is a portable computer with a larger display and a modular design: you can attach a keyboard, gamepad, or other accessories to the bottom. Both are open source hardware projects that have been…

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Raspberry Pi-powered Pilet 5 and Pilet 7 handheld computers coming soon to Kickstarter SoulScircuit's Pilet line of computers are handheld PCs powered by a Raspberry Pi 5 and featuring retro-inspired designs with beige, orange, black, and grey color schemes. The Pilet 7 is a modular tablet computer with a 7 inch display an add-on slot that lets you connect a keyboard, game controller, or other accessories. And the Pilet 5 is a more compact version with a 5 inch screen and a built-in keyboard.

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