Hardware

Microsoft Windows Dev Kit 2023 vs Apple Mac mini with M1 Chip

by Chris Pietschmann | Oct 26, 2022

Microsoft started shipping its Windows Dev Kit 2023 which is a new hardware device built for developers to use for developing, testing, and running...

NVIDIA Releases Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit

by Chris Pietschmann | Oct 5, 2020

NVIDIA released a lower cost 2GB version of the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Development Kit that also includes Wifi. This new Jetson Nano Developer Kit is...

Surface Duo with Dan Patrick on Microsoft Cloud IT Pro Podcast

by Dan Patrick | Oct 1, 2020

I was lucky enough to join Ben Stegink and Scott Hoag for a detailed discussion about the new Surface Duo. We spend an hour talking Duo and...

Surface Duo First Impressions

by Dan Patrick | Sep 15, 2020

The first-ever Microsoft Android phone arrived yesterday, and I have to say I'm impressed with the device. It's been about 72 hours since I received...

Nvidia acquiring ARM for $40 Billion – Create AI Powerhouse

by Chris Pietschmann | Sep 13, 2020

Nvidia has recently reported they will be acquiring ARM Holdings; the company behind ARM microprocessors. Nvidia is the top graphics processor...

Surface Duo Hardware First Look

by Dan Patrick | Sep 1, 2020

The first Android phone ever to be released by Microsoft is almost upon us and it is a bold design. Let's take a look at what it gives you in terms...

Raspberry Pi 4 Available in 2, 4, and 8 GB Options

by Chris Pietschmann | Jun 14, 2020

The Raspberry Pi is a popular single board computer with many different uses from Internet of Things (IoT) to learning about computer science and...

Check Hyper-V (Intel VT-x) Virtualization Support on macOS Computer

by Chris Pietschmann | May 21, 2020

Many Developers and other IT Professionals use macOS (via a Macbook Pro or other Apple computer) and do need to run Windows on their machine under...

Block Ads, Trackers, and NSFW Sites on Your Network using Pi-hole and Raspberry Pi

by Chris Pietschmann | May 5, 2020

Pi-hole is free and open source software for setting up a DNS (Domain Name Service) and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server with...

Microsoft HoloLens 2 Hardware Specs vs HoloLens 1

by Chris Pietschmann | Jan 15, 2020

A while back I wrote up a summary of the hardware specifications for the first generation HoloLens. Here's a short write up of the hardware...

BuildHololens.com is merging with BuildAzure.com

by Chris Pietschmann | Sep 30, 2019

I'd like to announce that the BuildHoloLens.com website is being merged with BuildAzure.com. I appreciate all those who have subscribed to...

Microsoft xCloud: Azure Powered Game Streaming

by Chris Pietschmann | Jun 24, 2019

Microsoft is building a game streaming network to unlock console quality gaming on any device. Microsoft has realized that not all gamers are going...

Azure IoT Developer Kit (AZ3166) Manufacturing Delayed, Shipping pushed to Sept 21

by Chris Pietschmann | Sep 8, 2017

The new Azure IoT Developer Kit is a pretty nice IoT prototyping board with tons of sensors and things built-in. On Aug 11, 2017, Microsoft, MXChip...

Azure IoT Developer Kit Ready for Pre-Order

by Chris Pietschmann | Aug 11, 2017

The new Microsoft Azure IoT Developer Kit board is pretty amazing! It is Arduino compatible and includes many sensors, buttons, and an OLED display...