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FDMaybe

So I have a bit of an obsession with making things as small as possible (google TinyPi Pro) and its all too easy to get down a rabbit hole of zooming in like crazy on the CAD and before you know it you have details that are 0.5mm and beyond the capabilities of normal 3d [ ]

To latch.. or not to latch…

So after my last post about the latch, someone over on Twitter (im not calling it X) said that it would be fun to make it work like a GameBoy power switch. For anyone unfamiliar the sliding action of the switch locks the cartridge in place. I had a bit of a play with the [ ]

What’s the catch?

So i want the add on boards to be able to be swapped without tools. The normal method of securing M.2 cards is with a screw, but that is easy to loose, and needs a small screwdriver which can be fiddly. My original plan was to have some little clips which would hold the board [ ]

Socially Acceptable?

Soooo, the latest public events might make some folks want to take a break from social media. Im not going to get involved in the discussion about the events, but I am going to change things a little bit to make it so that you dont need social media to get the latest news. I [ ]

Current state of play – January 2025

So v0.2 is mostly good. The boards have a few little flaws, but nothing that stops them being usable. Here is the snagging list I still need to check the STEMMA/QWIIC connectors, but i dont see any reason they wouldnt work The case has been tweaked to match the new PCB. It has been flipped [ ]

Bit of spit and polish..

So the site has had a little bit of a re-vamp. The information about the device has been spread all over the place so I decided to get things all in one place I have started to pad out the plan for the device in regards to specifications, software, and the add on system If [ ]

In the beginning…

So this just started as a crazy idea, slap a screen and some buttons on a PCB, turn it into a pocket computer. The original had a pi zero for brains. While having a full linux OS in your pocket can be handy, it also has some drawbacks. First off, your waiting for it to [ ]