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Kits & Crowdfunding

Arduino announces $34 USB Camera with up-to-4K Sony IMX376 sensor for UNO Q and VENTUNO Q

Arduino's first standalone USB Camera, announced October 15, 2026, pairs a Sony IMX376 sensor (up to 3840 × 2160 at 30 fps in MJPEG) with a microphone and LED ring light for App Lab vision projects. It plugs into VENTUNO Q directly; UNO Q needs a USB-C hub. The US store lists it at $34.00.

Industry

Arduino raises VENTUNO Q to its $399 official price, citing rising memory costs

Arduino moved its Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8-based VENTUNO Q from a $299 introductory price to a $399 official price on October 19, 2026, citing sharply rising memory and component costs. Existing pre-orders keep the lower price, and the board remains on pre-order.

Boards & SBCs

M5Stack PaperDIY kits pair an ESP32-S3 with a 4.7-inch e-paper panel, from $25

M5Stack's PaperDIY e-paper kits pair an ESP32-S3-WROOM-1-N16R8 with a 4.7-inch 16-level grayscale panel. The self-assembled K159 is $25.00 and in stock on M5Stack's store; the factory-cased K159-B is $29.90 and out of stock. CNX describes it as dropping the original M5Paper's touchscreen and sensors.

Kits & Crowdfunding

Romu puts a Raspberry Pi RP2354A inside a USB Type-A plug, now crowdfunding on Crowd Supply

Bitmerse's Romu, an open-hardware RP2354A board that fits inside a USB Type-A plug with MicroPython preloaded, launched on Crowd Supply on October 13, 2026. Pledges start at $40; the campaign was 22% funded on October 20 and gives an estimated ship date of April 26, 2027.