another next level processor module, MNT Quasar with Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS8550 assembled by @theawesomerandomness

little teaser from yesterday's prototyping with @theawesomerandomness

10 years since Tina arrived in Berlin. One photo still from the shelter, the other - from a few minutes ago ❤️

RCORE RK3588 testing prep!

lil touch test (finally found the i2c usb adapter while cleaning up forsaken corners of the studio with @theawesomerandomness )

we launched 4 little products in the MNT shop today, 3 of them are spare parts for MNT Pocket Reform and 1 is a new *iridescent/holo fabric* version of the MNT Reform Sleeve! 1. https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-pocket-reform-sleeve 2 […]

here is a rare interview based article on MNT Reform and open hardware in general, in german but i think modern browsers have a built-in babelfish. i said more political things that didn't make the cut (about surveillance tech industry (chat control, thorn etc), right-wing tech, our products […]

purple-pink is a good color

berliners: where do you buy your used books nowadays? (boost is ok 📚)

installed wasteland 2 via steam, works! also nice that trackpad gesture works

large pocket reform isn't real, it can't hurt you

[dog looking straight at you (EC)] outtake from press photoshoot where tina the dog looks cute (and tele lens making her snout look much shorter than it is lol)

yooo we got debian 13 iso installed and booting on MNT Quasar prototype! @cas did most of the work and tina was barking and demanding snacks

did a manual shake test to see if the battery holders are stable now

Maybe someone is going (or knows someone who is going) to this festival?

the re-routed version 4 of the MNT Reform Next motherboard arrived and @theawesomerandomness assembled it yesterday and i immediately tested the camera's usb3/superspeed modes, and yeah, the new routing and stackup made it work, at least on one of the two internal usb3 controllers!

i can finally show you the supporter t-shirt design for MNT Reform Next! this is a test print in size M (too big for me, i mostly wear S). it's a 4-color screenprint and i did the design this time, based on many small MNT/Reform related design elements made […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

i've been a bit more quiet here over the last weeks, but there has been tons of activity at MNT. most importantly: @theawesomerandomness has been working tirelessly on building and packaging MNT Reforms and MNT Pocket Reforms (incl. DIY kits), supported in […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

We arrived at GPN with @mntmn

On our way to GPN 🚉 @mntmn

multi track drifting

(wanted to post this last night, but then mastodon social was down) the MNT Desktop Reform case design is finally done now, incl. lots of mounting options, easily programmable LEDs, power button, secondary (micro)-HDMI, and mousebites to choose between […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

anyone going to GPN in karlsruhe next week? will be there with @theawesomerandomness

classic MNT Reform with RK3588 manufacturing is running! (photo and assembly of laptops by @theawesomerandomness)

tried to implement scrolling inertia (so that you can "flick" and don't have to scroll scroll scroll which feels like work) in the reform next trackpad... i think it works out pretty well. this shall be configurable of course

trying out color combos for MNT Desktop Reform (affordable version). the bases are 3D printed and lid is aluminum.

RCORE R-2 (the adapter board for Firefly RK3588 modules for the MNT Reform series) is finally technically done, just some checks and small polishing left for tomorrow. aside from minor bugfixes, a bigger change is the WIFI/BT connector. i exchanged SDIO/UART […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A small pet is investigating PET samples 🧐 (for MNT Desktop Reform)

No as a service https://naas.isalman.dev/no #devops #api #naas #noasaservice

got gpn23 ticket

hey, @holo_memory wrote a news article on our website covering a bunch of recent developments at the MNT Research labs. enjoy: https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2025-04-14-april-update.html

ok, the new top back plate for the MNT Pocket Reform is finally in our shop at cost. it improves Wi-Fi reception because the outer zones are not covered with copper anymore (design error in the original). https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-pocket-reform-back-plate we don't have a cheap way to […]

we published a new About page on our website titled "The MNT Difference". it illustrates the core ideas behind what we do. i hope that it'll also serve as a reference point in case you want to explain MNT to others (if you're a user, journalist, or need authorization from your boss to buy etc) […]

extremely low-fi and thicc protoype to test some dimensions and weight (crafted with cardboard and tape by @theawesomerandomness around pocket reform electronics)

The internet of things is truly a wonder. 😝 #dishwasher #parody #iot

@mntmn testing the new MNT Desktop Reform setup and Tina is proposing some design changes 🎾

this is the third revision of the MNT Reform Next motherboard, assembled today by @theawesomerandomness. the biggest notable changes from the second rev: upgrade from RP2040 to RP2350A as the main system controller chip, and a different main charger/dc-dc chip+layout. will work on bringup tomorrow.

as of today we shipped exactly 444 MNT Pocket Reforms to @crowdsupply

Last night my fiancé and I went to FLEX bar in Munich for the first time - a bar for metal and rock fans. I had already been in contact with the owner, Tobi, for a few weeks. He offered to advertise the metalhead.club at FLEX. Of course, I accepted the offer […] [Original post on metalhead.club]

we finally have official confirmation from @nlnet that they'll fund (through @NGIZero Core) our next MNT Reform series Processor Module, for Qualcomm QCS6490. as we'll adapt Thundercomm TurboX C6490P solderable modules as the base, we'll also get pin compat to more processors incl the very […]

state of the mnt desktop reform prototype. it's a box with some electronics integrated into the side panels that turn the laptop motherboard into a standalone computer with upgradeable cpu/ram modules. need to order all the components to have blinkenlights […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

shipping of MNT Pocket Reforms to @crowdsupply / Mouser continues! (photos by @theawesomerandomness)

Today is Tina‘s 10th birthday 💜

I might have summoned a battery voltage demon 🤔

this port cover/front panel is actually a tiny 8-bit computer as well. it has a 20MHz attiny1616 chip with 2kB of ram and 16kB of program flash memory. it can talk to the main system controller on a MNT Reform series board and tell it to turn on/off and query power stats.

the first version of the other port cover for MNT Desktop Reform is done—this one has the actual power button and 10 LEDs for fun (or displaying cpu/network load etc). i also need to make a variant with one smaller cutout for the USB-C powered version of Reform.

reform-tools 1.69 looking for testers (mnt reform/pocket reform) https://community.mnt.re/t/request-for-help-reform-tools-1-69-release/3154

incredible looking silver MNT Pocket Reform custom mod https://community.mnt.re/t/device-progress-and-a-warning-about-removing-the-screen/3122