We unboxed the 1080p Pinebook on Episode 611. Now, after 1 week of usage, let's talk about our first impressions with the $99 Linux laptop from PINE64. We'll look at the good and bad, and provide context and possible use cases for this innovative SBC-powered notebook.

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Running time: 1 Hour 3 Minutes 32 Seconds

The Pinebook is groundbreaking. A truly functional $99 Linux laptop with a 1080p IPS screen, WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. But its low price tag and innovative nature lead to some very real caveats for some users. Let's see how our tech-savvy bald nerd reacts to what, with a little patience, could be an excellent little portable writing or coding tool.

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Running time: 1 Hour 41 Minutes 30 Seconds

This week on Category5: Robbie, we'll talk about how the new Star Trek about Captain Picard is actually called Star Trek: Picard, and how uncreative that is. We'll also learn to make Google Docs, Sheets and Slides available even when no Internet connection is available, and how NewYes has improved their e-paper tablets in the past year.

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Running time: 1 Hour 13 Minutes 22 Seconds

The team that brought us Stage 9, the virtual version of the USS Enterprise, have now announced the coming release of The Orville: Interactive Fan Experience. That's right, having been shut down by CBS for creating a realistic virtual replica of NCC-1701-D, the team is now moving on to the newest show rocking Trek fandom: The Orville. Robbie will speak with Project Lead, Dan Govier about the upcoming release.

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Running time: 1 Hour 5 Minutes 34 Seconds

It's time to upgrade Robbie's wife's smartphone, but her MicroSIM won't fit in the new phone's NanoSIM port. We could buy a new SIM and port everything over, but that takes time and effort. Let's instead use a punch tool which costs roughly the same price as buying a new SIM, and convert our card. We'll also learn to correct the white balance of a photo that has no white using the GNU Image Manipulation Program.

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Running time: 1 Hour 18 Minutes 40 Seconds

Suffering from a vicious relapse of RSI Ulnar Nerve Entrapment, Robbie has been fighting pain when using a computer mouse, so he set out to replace it with his face only to find it doesn't work on modern Linux out of the box. Let's fix that and turn our webcam into a surprisingly accurate mouse controller.

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Running time: 1 Hour 8 Minutes 7 Seconds

Jeff takes a look at a new Android TV box that uses the Amlogic S905X2 SoC. It's zippy, and can handle 4k 60p and HDR. Robbie will show you how to fix the interface in GIMP should you accidentally close a window or otherwise confuse things, and Sasha has our top tech stories for the week.

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Running time: 1 Hour 6 Minutes 38 Seconds

We love unboxings, and we love product reviews. It's a great chance for us to show you what's up and coming (a 13-inch Raspberry Pi touch screen case) or what's been around a while but could benefit from a video review to really show you how it looks (water effect party lamp). We'll tackle these, plus some swag sent to the unofficial official spokeswoman of CloudReady.

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Running time: 1 Hour 6 Minutes 41 Seconds

In his quest to become capable of performing his own electronics repair, Robbie has come a long way with his soldering abilities. This week, we'll tear down the dead network switch and see if it can be fixed for around $3.

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Running time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes 38 Seconds

Our BitTorrent Seed Server on an ODROID-HC1 has been upgraded to let us access it through our network as a password-protected NAS. We'll also open up a dead Ethernet switch and see if it's worth fixing, and take a look at a decent Star Trek: The Next Generation tricorder replica that's currently selling on Amazon.

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Running time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes 9 Seconds