diy projects
Raspberry Pi 3 Powers This Pocket-Sized Commodore 64 Handheld
A YouTuber squeezed a full Commodore 64 into a Raspberry Pi 3 handheld, using a Pi Pico to bridge 9-pin joysticks and VICE to…
diy projects
A Raspberry Pi Zero Clock That Sets Itself and Never Drifts
A Raspberry Pi Zero and a red 7-segment display make a desk clock that syncs over NTP and never needs setting. Here's how the…
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Build a Portable Commodore 64 Handheld With a Raspberry Pi 3
Retro Dad packed a full Commodore 64 into a handheld using a Raspberry Pi 3, a Pico joystick translator, and zero soldering. Here is…
arduino
Build a No-Solder RetroArch Handheld with the Arduino UNO Q
Zalmotek's Arduino UNO Q handheld runs RetroArch using only off-the-shelf modules, so you can build a portable emulator this weekend with almost no soldering.
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Build a Modular x86 Cyberdeck on the LattePanda IOTA
A two-person startup built an open-source, dual-boot handheld PC on the Intel LattePanda IOTA, and the design files are heading to GitHub soon.
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ESP32 Bowling Scoring System Beats a $120K Proprietary Quote
An engineer replaced a $120,000 bowling scoring system with $1,600 of ESP32 boards, ESP-NOW mesh, and a Raspberry Pi. Here is how OpenLaneLink works.
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This Raspberry Pi Arcade Cabinet Exists Only for Chrome’s Dino Game
A maker turned Chrome's offline dino game into a real arcade cabinet powered by a Raspberry Pi 3, one 24mm button, FullPageOS, and a…
arduino
Arduino UNO Q Arcade Bundle Turns One Board Into a Retro Console
Arduino's UNO Q Arcade bundle turns one Linux-capable board into a RetroArch console, with snap-on Modulino controls and a 3D-printed shell.
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AirMeter: Stream an AN870 Multimeter’s LCD to Your Browser
A hacker tapped a cheap AN870 multimeter's LCD lines with an RP2040 and streamed live readings to any browser over 433 MHz. Here's how…
diy projects
ESP32 Mesh Replaces a $120k Bowling Scoring System for $1,600
An abandoned 8-lane bowling center needed an $80k scoring system. One builder replaced it with an ESP-NOW mesh of ESP32s for about $1,600 instead.
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PocketBeagle 2 Security Camera: Fully Offline, No Cloud
Build a home security camera that runs person detection on-device and never touches the cloud, powered by the PocketBeagle 2 and a custom PCB.
diy projects
Build a Fully Offline Privacy Security Camera on PocketBeagle 2
Clem Mayer built a fully offline security camera on the PocketBeagle 2 that runs person detection locally and keeps every frame off the cloud.