Hacker News with Generative AI: Hardware

Banked Memories for Soft SIMT Processors (arxiv.org)
Recent advances in soft GPGPU architectures have shown that a small (<10K LUT), high performance (770 MHz) processor is possible in modern FPGAs.
Hardware, Computer Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, FPGA
6 points by matt_d 7 hours ago | 0 comments
Installing AIX PS/2 v1.3 on a 486 (hardwarehacks.org)
In late August of 2022, after two years of remaining relatively healthy, COVID-19 finally caught up with me.
Operating Systems, Retro Computing, Hardware
23 points by EvanAnderson 8 hours ago | 10 comments
Tenstorrent Launches Blackhole Developer Products at Tenstorrent Dev Day (tenstorrent.com)
Tenstorrent launched the next generation Blackhole™ chip family today at their DevDay event in San Francisco.
Hardware, AI, New Releases, Computer Vision
57 points by fidotron 8 hours ago | 15 comments
Switch 2's new "Game-Key Cards" are the worst of digital and physical (sethmlarson.dev)
So the Switch 2 got announced in a Nintendo Direct yesterday. The event itself was essentially an unending series of incredible new information about the Switch 2 console and games. Here are my mixed thoughts, especially about things that weren't included in the live stream.
Gaming, Hardware, Criticism, Nintendo
6 points by SethMLarson 10 hours ago | 1 comments
What is "MicroSD Express," and why is it mandatory for the Nintendo Switch 2? (arstechnica.com)
The microSD Express standard has existed for a long time, but it hasn't seen wide adoption in a mass-market consumer device. Enter Nintendo's new Switch 2.
Gaming, Technology, Hardware, Nintendo, Storage
3 points by kwiktrip 12 hours ago | 0 comments
Framework Laptop 12 pre-orders open next week (frame.work)
At the end of our launch livestream last month, we teased Framework Laptop 12, a colorful little laptop that is the ultimate expression of our product philosophy. We received a ton of interest around this product, and we have a lot more to share on Framework Laptop 12… in exactly a week!
Hardware, Laptops, Pre-orders, New Products
20 points by rbanffy 15 hours ago | 1 comments
Framework Laptop 12 Pre-Orders Open Next Week (phoronix.com)
Hardware, Laptops, Pre-Orders, New Releases
13 points by rbanffy 15 hours ago | 0 comments
DIY Synths Database (snnkv.com)
Curated collection of 75 DIY-friendly hardware synthesizers and related standalone musical equipment. All open source.
DIY Electronics, Music Production, Open Source, Hardware
154 points by guardienaveugle 21 hours ago | 23 comments
Nintendo Switch 2: Everything Announced (ign.com)
The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct has finally arrived and Nintendo revealed a TON of new details about the Switch 2 hardware and the games that will be launching alongside it and in the future.
Gaming, Hardware, Nintendo, New Releases, Video Games
3 points by terrycody 23 hours ago | 1 comments
Framework Laptop 12 pre-orders open next week (frame.work)
At the end of our launch livestream last month, we teased Framework Laptop 12, a colorful little laptop that is the ultimate expression of our product philosophy. We received a ton of interest around this product, and we have a lot more to share on Framework Laptop 12… in exactly a week!
Hardware, Laptops, New Releases
24 points by hedgehog 1 day ago | 16 comments
Framework Laptop 12 – more details and teardown [video] (youtube.com)
Laptops, Hardware, Teardown, Video Reviews
4 points by sandreas 1 day ago | 1 comments
Zero Day in Microchip SAM Microcontrollers (recessim.com)
This write-up will cover analysis of the Microchip (ATMEL) SAM4C32 microcontroller vulnerability that allows an attacker to gain unlocked JTAG access to a previously locked device.
Security, Microcontrollers, Vulnerabilities, Hardware
72 points by BitBangingBytes 1 day ago | 20 comments
Nintendo unveils Switch 2 ahead of June 5 launch (arstechnica.com)
In a highly anticipated Nintendo Direct presentation this morning, the company revealed new information about the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware and software ahead of a newly announced June 5, 2025, release date.
Gaming Consoles, Nintendo, Hardware, Release Dates
120 points by moelf 1 day ago | 167 comments
Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Card Overview (nintendo.com)
Game-key cards are different from regular game cards, because they don’t contain the full game data. Instead, the game-key card is your "key" to downloading the full game to your system via the internet.
Nintendo Switch, Gaming, Hardware, Downloads
7 points by hnburnsy 1 day ago | 3 comments
Measuring Acceleration Structures (zeux.io)
Hardware accelerated raytracing, as supported by DirectX 12 and Vulkan, relies on an abstract data structure that stores scene geometry, known as “acceleration structure” and often referred to as “BVH” or “BLAS”. Unlike geometry representation for rasterization, rendering engines can not customize the data layout; unlike texture formats, the layout is not standardized across vendors.
Graphics, Computer Graphics, Hardware, Ray Tracing, Game Development
78 points by ibobev 2 days ago | 5 comments
The Nvidia DGX Spark Is a Tiny 128GB AI Mini PC Made for Scale-Out Clustering (servethehome.com)
With 20 Arm cores connected using C2C to a Blackwell generation GPU, 128GB of LPDDR5X memory, and 200GbE NVIDIA ConnectX-7 networking, the NVIDIA DGX Spark is exciting. At $3999 it is far from cheap. On the other hand, we expect folks to create the most awesome clusters with this.
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Networking, Computing, Supercomputing
15 points by PaulHoule 2 days ago | 5 comments
Attention is NOT all you need: Qwerky-72B trained using only 8 AMD MI300X GPUs (recursal.ai)
We are proud to announce the updated Qwerky-72B and 32B.
Machine Learning, Hardware, AI Research
19 points by jtatarchuk 2 days ago | 3 comments
Dual RTX 5090 Beats $25,000 H100 in Real-World LLM Performance (hardware-corner.net)
AI enthusiasts looking for top-tier performance in local LLMs have long considered NVIDIA’s H100 to be the gold standard for inference, thanks to its high-bandwidth HBM3 memory and optimized tensor cores. However, recent benchmarks show that a dual RTX 5090 setup, while still pricey, outperforms the H100 in sustained output token generation, making it an ideal choice for those seeking the best possible performance for home use, especially for models up to 70B parameters.
AI, Hardware, Performance, Benchmarking
29 points by mdp2021 2 days ago | 12 comments
Measuring Acceleration Structures (zeux.io)
Hardware accelerated raytracing, as supported by DirectX 12 and Vulkan, relies on an abstract data structure that stores scene geometry, known as “acceleration structure” and often referred to as “BVH” or “BLAS”. Unlike geometry representation for rasterization, rendering engines can not customize the data layout; unlike texture formats, the layout is not standardized across vendors.
Hardware, Ray Tracing, Computer Graphics
13 points by luu 2 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Terminal dashboard that throttles my PC during peak electricity rates (naveen.ing)
Show HN, Terminal, Energy Efficiency, Optimization, Hardware
98 points by naveen_k 2 days ago | 58 comments
Windows on ARM on a Smart Watch (gus33000.me)
Many years of spending, sorry, losing time making Windows on ARM run on anything not a computer, I started getting bored
Windows, ARM, Smartwatch, Hardware, Operating Systems
56 points by todsacerdoti 3 days ago | 9 comments
Notes on the Pentium's microcode circuitry (righto.com)
Most people think of machine instructions as the fundamental steps that a computer performs. However, many processors have another layer of software underneath: microcode. With microcode, instead of building the processor's control circuitry from complex logic gates, the control logic is implemented with code known as microcode, stored in the microcode ROM. To execute a machine instruction, the computer internally executes several simpler micro-instructions, specified by the microcode.
Computer Architecture, Microcode, Hardware, Processors, History
180 points by leotravis10 3 days ago | 32 comments
Nvidia's latest AI PC boxes sound great – for data scientists with $3k to spare (theregister.com)
Nvidia's latest AI PC boxes sound great – if you're a data scientist with $3,000 to spare
Nvidia, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Data Science, Finance
44 points by rntn 4 days ago | 55 comments
Build an 8-bit computer from scratch (eater.net)
Hardware, Electronics, DIY, Retro Computing, Programming
82 points by jcartw 4 days ago | 10 comments
Nvidia GPU roadmap confirms it: Moore's Law is dead and buried (theregister.com)
As Jensen Huang is fond of saying, Moore's Law is dead – and at Nvidia GTC this month, the GPU-slinger's chief exec let slip just how deep in the ground the computational scaling law really is.
Nvidia, Moore's Law, Hardware, Technology, Computing
67 points by pseudolus 4 days ago | 62 comments
Tearing Down the Unitree Go2: A Robotics Expert's Deep Dive [video] (youtube.com)
Robotics, Hardware, Reviews, Video
4 points by viewtransform 4 days ago | 0 comments
An AlphaStation's SROM (thejpster.org.uk)
I have a thing for weird 90's RISC workstations running UNIX. So when Rob said "Hey, I have an AlphaStation in the boot of my car ..." obviously it came home with me.
Unix, Hardware, Retro Computing
70 points by ingve 4 days ago | 6 comments
Xfinity XB3 hardware mod: Disable WiFi and save 2 watts (github.com)
Comcast has a prepaid "Xfinity NOW" service that's cheaper than normal Xfinity, with unlimited data instead of a 1.2TB/month cap.
Comcast, Xfinity, Hardware, WiFi, Energy Saving
87 points by p1mrx 4 days ago | 43 comments
Open source, 3D-printable smart chess board (thangs.com)
Print. Click. Play. OpenChess is a fully open source smart chessboard designed to make interactive, intelligent gameplay accessible to everyone. By combining low-cost electronics, 3D printing, and customizable software, OpenChess empowers makers, educators, and chess lovers to build their own connected chess experience — without the high price tag.
Open Source, 3D Printing, Chess, Education, Hardware
63 points by bdcravens 4 days ago | 32 comments
An Ode to the Game Boy Advance (brainbaking.com)
In March 2001, Nintendo introduced an advanced portable model to the gaming market with the release of the Game Boy Advance (GBA, codenamed Advanced Game Boy or AGB). Equipped with a modernized 32-bit ARM CPU running at twice the speed of the Game Boy Color (GBC), this small device was more than capable of playing SNES-like games—still at the price of only two AA batteries.
Gaming, Retro Gaming, Nintendo, Video Games, Hardware
78 points by Brajeshwar 4 days ago | 40 comments