{"id":260867,"date":"2026-06-01T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/this-credit-card-sized-linux-box-has-a-keyboard-camera-and-ai-capability\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T06:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:50:13","slug":"this-credit-card-sized-linux-box-has-a-keyboard-camera-and-ai-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/this-credit-card-sized-linux-box-has-a-keyboard-camera-and-ai-capability\/","title":{"rendered":"This Credit Card-Sized Linux Box Has a Keyboard, Camera, and AI Capability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/cardputerzero-crowdfunding\/\">This Credit Card-Sized Linux Box Has a Keyboard, Camera, and AI Capability<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/cardputerzero-crowdfunding\/\">https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/cardputerzero-crowdfunding\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-01 06:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"itsfoss.com\">itsfoss.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Espressif-backed M5Stack has been keeping its Cardputer product line alive since 2023 by continuously updating it.<\/p>\n<p>The original ran on an <strong>ESP32-S3<\/strong>, and the follow-up, the Cardputer-Adv, stuck with the same ESP32-S3 but brought in better audio, a larger battery, a 6-axis IMU, and more expansion options.<\/p>\n<p>Both were decent microcontroller-powered devices, but <strong>neither ran a real Linux environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The CardputerZero is where that changes. It trades the ESP32 for a Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero (CM0), and with that, the Cardputer platform goes from embedded tinkering territory into something you can do proper computing on.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"%F0%9F%93%9D-cardputerzero-key-specifications\">\ud83d\udcdd CardputerZero: Key Specifications<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CardputerZero, your all-in-one pocket Raspberry Pi computer is here \ud83d\udcbb\ud83d\udd27\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iVqBOaji3PI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The horsepower is provided by a <strong>Broadcom BCM2837<\/strong> inside the CM0, equipped with a quad-core Cortex-A53 at 1GHz with 512MB of LPDDR2 RAM and a VideoCore-IV GPU for graphics and hardware video codec.<\/p>\n<p>The device itself measures <strong>84 \u00d7 54 \u00d7 23.1 mm <\/strong>(W\u00d7H\u00d7D), small enough to fit in your pocket, with the display being a 1.9-inch ST7789v3 LCD <strong>with HDMI output up to 1080p at 30fps<\/strong>, which is paired with a 46-key matrix keyboard and a <strong>1,500mAh LiPo battery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the rest of the specs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 512MB LPDDR2<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage:<\/strong> microSD card slot<\/li>\n<li><strong>Camera:<\/strong> Sony IMX219, 8MP (3280\u00d72464), CSI 4-Lane (standard model only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wireless:<\/strong> 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 802.11 b\/g\/n, Bluetooth 4.2\/BLE<\/li>\n<li><strong>USB:<\/strong> 2\u00d7 USB Type-C, 1\u00d7 USB-A (both USB 2.0)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Networking:<\/strong> 10\/100M Ethernet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio:<\/strong> ES8389 codec, MEMS mic, 1W speaker, 3.5mm TRS out<\/li>\n<li><strong>Video:<\/strong> H.264\/MPEG-4 decode at 1080p 30fps, H.264 encode at 1080p 30fps.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sensors:<\/strong> BMI270 + BMM150 IMU (gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer), RX8130CE RTC<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expansion:<\/strong> Grove HY2.0-4P port (I2C\/UART switchable), 2.54-14P bus (SPI, UART, I2C, USB, GPIO, 5V).<\/li>\n<li><strong>IR:<\/strong> Infrared TX\/RX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-1.png\" width=\"1436\" height=\"906\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-1.png 600w, https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/size\/w1000\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-1.png 1436w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-2.png\" width=\"1436\" height=\"906\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-2.png 600w, https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/size\/w1000\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2026\/06\/cardputerzero-internals-2.png 1436w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Depictions of some of the above-mentioned specs.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few other things to know before you get yours, though. 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