CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Anyone tried the dirt cheap 40W #solar charger that #Aldi recently started selling yet? https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/adventuridge-portable-solar-charger-000000000707382001

@ncmreynolds honestly, the tactile keycaps are horrible to type on and I wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. The slop is horrible and they wobble everywhere. I think if I revisited this I would make a PCB and use those very low profile smd buttons with some kind of custom frame and silicone keys or something. This is just a dry run for a bigger build I plan to do using real low profile mechanical keyboard switches.

@khleedril they battery space bar idea is kind of insane but could potentially work with a microswitch or something.

@amcewen @concretedog I'm a dumbass. It's public now!

@khleedril putting the keyboard flipped was a deliberate choice as the way this works results in it being mostly thumb typing. I wanted the letters to be easy to reach above all else. It's weird as shit for sure but works quite nicely in reality. If I was building something with real switches I would definitely go for something a little more sane, but this project was mostly for the lulz

@concretedog I think it should be fixed now, give it a refresh and let me know (it's working for me at least) https://github.com/andywarburton/gr3ml1n-cyberdeck

I finally wrapped up my custom mini #cyberdeck build last night. Uses a #waveshare ESP32-S3 touchscreen and a mini "OS" built using #circuitpython I wrote a blog post about the build (including links to download the #3dprint models and code) https://andywarburton.co.uk/post/gr3ml1n-a-compact-handheld-cyberdeck-built-for-chaos

#electronics #diy #maker #esp32 #3dprinting