Hackaday [Unofficial]17h ago

Reflective LCD Slabtop Terminal Runs Homebrewed Solar OS

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/06/26/reflective-lcd-slabtop-terminal-runs-homebrewed-solar-os/

1316h ago
Reflective LCD Slabtop Terminal Runs Homebrewed Solar OS https://hackaday.com/2026/06/26/reflective-lcd-slabtop-terminal-runs-homebrewed-solar-os/
#Cyberdecks #Handheldshacks #ESP32S3 #FreeRTOS #Handheldterminal #Operatingsystem #Reflectivelcd
Reflective LCD Slabtop Terminal Runs Homebrewed Solar OS

Have you ever spotted something in a catalog or on a website and just known you had to build a project around that one part? That’s how [nilseuropa] felt about the Waveshare ESP32-S3-RLCD-4.2…

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13Jun 2
STM32 Handheld Has OpenGL and all the Classics https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/stm32-handheld-has-opengl-and-all-the-classics/
#Games #Handheldshacks #Diyhandheld #Emulation #Stm32 #Stm32mp2
STM32 Handheld Has OpenGL And All The Classics

We do sometimes go on about how absurdly powerful microcontrollers are these days, but this time it’s technically a microprocessor, not a microcontroller, at the heart of the build — sp…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]May 30

It’s Another Pi Handheld. But it’s a Really Good One

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/its-another-pi-handheld-but-its-a-really-good-one/

13May 30
It’s Another Pi Handheld. But it’s a Really Good One https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/its-another-pi-handheld-but-its-a-really-good-one/
#Handheldshacks #Cm5 #Diyhandheld #Raspberrypi
It’s Another Pi Handheld. But It’s A Really Good One

Ever since the first Linux capable single-board computers came out, there have been projects turning them into handhelds. The Raspberry Pi Zero and in particular the Compute Modules are ideally sui…

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13May 30
ESP-Osito Eschews Retrocomputing for Modern Code on Modern, Equivalent Hardware https://hackaday.com/2026/05/29/esp-osito-eschews-retrocomputing-for-modern-code-on-modern-equivalent-hardware/
#Handheldshacks #CheapYellowDisplay #ESP32 #Operatingsystem
ESP-Osito Eschews Retrocomputing For Modern Code On Modern, Equivalent Hardware

If you’re of a certain vintage, you have probably looked at some of the microcomputers on the market these days and thought “that would have been a decent workstation back in the day!&#…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 6

Pocket-Sized e-Ink Gets a Firmware Upgrade

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/05/pocket-sized-e-ink-gets-a-firmware-upgrade/

Pocket-Sized E-Ink Gets A Firmware Upgrade

Not so long ago, e-ink devices were rare and fairly pricey. As they have become more common and cheaper, some cool form-factor devices have emerged that suffer from subpar software. [Concretedog] p…

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13Apr 2
Pixel Camera Puts Lo-Fi Images In The Palm Of Your Hand https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/pixel-camera-puts-lo-fi-images-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/
#Art #Handheldshacks #Camera #Gameboycamera #Lilygo #Pixelcamera
Pixel Camera Puts Lo-Fi Images In The Palm Of Your Hand

Some things have an undeniable appeal, and lo-fi, pixelated Game Boy-camera-like images are one of them. In service of this, [Raul Zanardo] created his handheld pixel camera that goes the extra mil…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 2

Pixel Camera Puts Lo-Fi Images In The Palm Of Your Hand

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/02/pixel-camera-puts-lo-fi-images-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/

13Mar 11
Calculator Case to Scratch-Built Pocket E-Reader https://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/calculator-case-to-scratch-built-pocket-e-reader/
#Handheldshacks #AdafruitfeatherRP2040 #Eink #Epaper #Rp2040
Calculator Case To Scratch-Built Pocket E-Reader

E-readers are an awesome creation allowing you to display digital information in a way that requires little battery life. While there’s plenty of very impressive models to chose from on the c…

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