Design of small modular Pockit computer is ready and production will start soon

The design of the Pockit, a modular Linux computer that works with magnetic modules, is ready according to the maker. He demonstrates the progress and says a first batch will be produced soon. A price has not yet been announced.

Developer Anil Reddy shows the latest version of the Pockit in a video. It is now based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, with Broadcom BCM2711-soc. An earlier version was based on the Compute Module 3, with a slower soc. According to Reddy, the hardware designs are complete and he has recently claimed to have fixed several issues with the firmware and software.

The Pockit has been in development since 2019. Reddy first showed the project a year ago. In it, he showed a device that somewhat resembles Google’s modular Project Ara smartphone, which never got off the ground. The Pockit consists of a small 3D-printed housing with a motherboard and neodymium magnets that are used to attach hardware modules.

It is possible to make a mini computer with screen and keyboard from the Pockit. With a battery module, it can also be turned into a mobile device. The maker previously showed plans for 24 different modules, including various sensors for IoT applications.