Introducing the Portenta X8 by Arduino Pro

Portenta X8 is a powerful, industrial-grade SOM with Linux OS preloaded onboard, capable of running device-independent software thanks to its modular container architecture. It offers the best of two approaches: flexibility of usage of Linux combined with real-time applications through the Arduino environment. Leverage Wi-Fi/Bluetooth® Low Energy connectivity to securely perform OS/application OTA updates.

[natec]

Raspi making microcontrollers and arduino making computers... Who woulda thought

[skurbike]

"ideal for behavior analytics for offices and factories" we really are living in the future where big brother is watching

[ProfCantonius]

It’s an interesting device for sure. There are Arduino plc controllers so the step towards industrial applications is definitely there. Especially if it has good support. Business consumers don’t care if it’s a few dollars extra if ease of use and support for the specific application is there - developer time to fiddle things to get it working will cost more eventually.

[Clawthorne]

"A TOTAL OF 9 CORES"
4x A53 + 1x M4 + 1x M7 + 1x M4 = 7 Cores
I feel like I'm missing something here...

[FinlayDaGk]

This basically reminds me of the F-Secure USB Armory.
Definitely gonna check this one out.

[Jobobaboss]

I love this company and wish them the best.

[CristiNeagu]

Arduino: So we made a serious uC meant for industrial applications...
Everyone: I shall make a toaster with it!

[Black.Badger]

Can't wait to have this in my hands...

[kilerkai]

1:03 those use cases sure went from normal to dystopian 1984 scenario and back to normal real quick

[NavinF]

At $240 this is in a really rough spot.
Most of the listed applications (like kiosks) don’t care about any of these features so they’ll keep using normal PCs and tablets. And I’m not sure if it has enough horsepower to do stuff like object detection as shown. It’s so much easier to send video from several cameras over Wi-Fi to a machine with a GPU.

[usercurious]

Beautiful but expensive for hobbiests, well it's pro after all 😃

[ClaudioBorgesBTM]

Esperado por muitos aqui no Brasil, agora é comprar e testar todos os recursos.
Um grande avanço para os desenvolvedores.

[milo]

@1:03 amazon warehouses everywhere will love your product

[johnlockesghost]

Perfect for an autonomous self driving Killdozer.

[you_just]

arduino: makes a product targeted at industrial users with industrial features like a secure element and over-the-air updates
hobbyists: wtf why would you make this product these features are useless

[StillBussin]

April fools day isn't here yet, someone released this early.

[joey]

I hope they made an Arduino and Xilinx FPGA board combination next, providing application programming and logic speed, the best of both worlds.

[muxradow]

This seems intended as an OEM component, _not_ for DIY-ers, hobbyists, makers, or even serious 1-off / proto-typers. ¶ For NON-OEM use...: Compare this device's compute-power & price to an _alternate_ _design_, for example, using a [suitably selected] _low_ -end Rpi4 (or Rpi CM4) _and_ as many [channel attached] Rpi PICO's and/or Rpi Zero-W's as needed for the specific application. Result: The <1> performance and <2> pricing advantages both seem obvious.

[vectoronic]

looks like a cellphone mobo awesome they caught up

[lucaslittmarck]

Beautiful and a big step in the right direction!