John Morrison

Microsoft Announces the Spark Dev Box – An Oddly Shaped Spark Machine

With NVIDIA’s RTX Spark ecosystem being launched recently, and Microsoft releasing Surface variants powered with said, Microsoft has announced the upcoming Spark Dev Box. With up to 128GB of unified memory and a claimed petaflop of AI compute, the system is aimed at developers for both the RTX Spark and Microsoft Surface ecosystems. I just …

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[PRESS RELEASE] ECS to Showcase AI-ready Computing Platforms at COMPUTEX 2026

NOTE: This is a press release. It presented exactly as the company released it with no editing by SFF.N. The photos and videos are in the same place they were in the Press Release where possible. May 26, 2026, Taipei: Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), a leading global provider of motherboards, mini PCs, and computing solutions, …

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Retro? Launch from Links – the LN5095W Fanless Mini PC

VGA? Celeron? What is this, 2006? Links International has launched the LN5095W, a fanless mini PC that at first glance seems like a time traveller. The little PC features an Intel Celeron N5095, a ‘Jasper Lake’ processor launched in 2021. For reference, ‘Jasper Lake’ is an architecture within the ‘Tremont’ family, which is in the …

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ACEMAGIC Launches the G3A Mini PC ‘AI Workstation’

Coming in at 212 x 190 x 86 millimetres (3.46 Litres), ACEMAGIC’s G3A is a tiny ‘AI’ workstation PC. The unit features Intel LGA1700 for Intel 13th and 14th generation processors. Half height, dual-slot expansion cards are supported, with NVIDIA’s RTX PRO 4000 and RTX 2000 options noted in the source. The system is purported …

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Moore Threads Launches the MTT AICUBE

Now for something a little different. Moore Threads, purveyor of the finest Chinese silicon, has launched the MTT AICUBE. This little AI workstation is based on Moore Threads’ own Yangtze Intelligent SOC, a variant of the ARMv8 architecture. Some basic research shows me that 8 and 12 cores are possible with this processor, but no …

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Creative Launches the Sound Blaster AE-X PCIe Sound Card

Got a spare PCIe slot in your SFF rig and want to go for that extra ounce of hardware density? Creative has launched a new member in their long-running Sound Blaster range – the Sound Blaster AE-X. Featuring a ESS ES9039Q2M dual-channel DAC, the card in an upgrade over a lot of integrated sound solutions. …

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AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo SFF System Has a US$3,999 Price Point

It’s a cool looking unit, but boy will it cost you. The AI ‘tax’ is in full effect, with AMD’s upcoming Ryzen AI Halo coming in at an eye-watering US$3,999 MSRP. The Ryzen AI Halo (let’s just call it the “Halo” henceforth), was originally announced as a local AI development mini PC earlier this year …

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ASUS Announces the ROG NUC 16

ASUS, under their Republic of Gamers sub brand, have announced a new member of the NUC family – the ROG NUC 16. This gaming orientated NUC is powered by an Intel Core Ultra ‘Arrow Lake-HX’ processor, a laptop variant of NVIDIA’s RTX 5080 with 16 GB of VRAM, and up to 128 GB of user …

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Microsoft Announces the Spark Dev Box – An Oddly Shaped Spark Machine

[PRESS RELEASE] ECS to Showcase AI-ready Computing Platforms at COMPUTEX 2026

Retro? Launch from Links – the LN5095W Fanless Mini PC

ACEMAGIC Launches the G3A Mini PC ‘AI Workstation’

Moore Threads Launches the MTT AICUBE

Creative Launches the Sound Blaster AE-X PCIe Sound Card

AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo SFF System Has a US$3,999 Price Point

ASUS Announces the ROG NUC 16