Lilbits: Ploopy TrackPad is here, Intel Core 3 N350 is coming soon, and Winamp deletes its GitHub

Ploopy has been designing open source trackballs for the past five years, giving potential customers a choice between building their own or buying one that comes fully (or partially) assembled.

Now the company has released a Ploopy TrackPad. It's available for purchase as a DIY kit for $100 Canadian (about $73 USD), or as a fully assembled TrackPad for $130 CAD ($94 USD). Or you can find use the design files hosted at GitHub to build or modify your own.

Here's a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.

Ploopy TrackPad is now available for $73 and [/r/Ploopy]

With a 3D printed body, the Ploopy TrackPad may not be the most attractive input device available, but there aren't a lot of third-party USB touchpads available, and this looks like a pretty versatile option.

Ploopy says it has a "low-friction, high-durability finish on the tracking surface, uses a Raspberry Pi Pico for brains, a Microchip ATMXT1066TD chip for tracking, and open source QMK software for firmware. It also comes with a capacitive touch stylus that slides into a garage in the trackpad's body when you're not using it.

Intel Core 3 N350 benchmarks reveal modest integrated graphics performance [NotebookCheck]

Benchmark results for a previously unannounced Intel Core 3 N350 processor show that it's an 8-core, 8-thread chip with 1 GHz base and 3.9 GHz max boost CPU speeds and 1.35 GHz integrated graphics with 32 compute units.

Chrome on Android to support third-party autofill services natively [Google]

Google Chrome for Android is adding support for third-party autofill services, allowing apps like password managers to fill in forms on websites. It's available in Chrome 131 beta on Android 14 and later, will roll out widely on Nov 12.

Winamp deletes entire GitHub source code repo after a rocky few weeks [Ars Technica]

Following criticism for the way it released the source code for Winamp under a very restrictive license, Llama Group has deleted the GitHub repository. It looks like the license was just one of many problems.

Amazon discontinues the last Kindle with physical buttons [The Verge] Amazon Kindle Oasis

Amazon confirms that it's discontinuing the Kindle Oasis. The last model was released in 2019, and it's currently out of stock at Amazon. Other retailers may still have some inventory, but the end is nigh for Kindles with physical page turn buttons.

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