This first article in a series explains the core AI concepts behind running LLM and RAG workloads on a Raspberry Pi, including why local AI is useful and what tradeoffs to expect.

Tom Fenton's benchmark data across the Pi 400, Pi 500, Pi 500+, and Pi 5 shows the Pi 500+ delivering the strongest all-around desktop performance with notable gains in CPU, graphics, and networking.

[Nagy Krisztián] had an Intel 286 CPU, only… There was no motherboard to install it in. Perhaps not wanting the processor to be lonely, [Nagy] built a simulated system to bring the chip back to life.

Volos Projects recently showcased an easy-to-reproduce, inexpensive DIY ESP32-S3 Internet radio based on a Waveshare ESP32-S3-LCD-1.54 development board ...