Quick update about the PineCube. Pine64 has stopped making it due to low demand. This is confirmed via their Global Store and their Discord.
CinePi / v2 appear to now be the only devices on the market that support the idea of OSH. Pine64’s alternatives to the Raspberry Pi might be able to substitute the CinePi, but it seems that no one has tried this as of August 2025.
I know right. And we all know who the corporate culprits are -_-
I’ve seen Pine64 mentioned online with reference to their Pinephone and Pinephone Pro. Thought I saw somewhere that they’re planning on discontinuing the Pro for one reason or another. Wonder what that means for their business.
The PineCube you mentioned has been tested as a webcam. It looks like the max resolution the cam supports is 1080p, but the frame rate is horrendous at 3-5 fps.
Luckily, Pine64 seem to be developing a successor to the PineCube, the PineCam, as of November of last year. Their documentation of the device seems lacking compared to the PineCube. Not sure if the device is still in development or what. I’ll have to check their socials to see what’s up.
If they roll out that PineCam though, that looks sick! Thanks for the tip!
At the very least they need to hire these doctors and scientists that RFK Jr. fired so their wisdom and knowledge don’t go to waste!