2022 Cyberdeck Contest: Keezyboost40 is a Cyberdeck Masquerading as a Keyboard

An ortholinear keyboard with predominantly blank white keycaps. There are two red keycaps on the bottom outside corners. The center of the keyboard houses a large LCD in portrait orientation on a red PCB.

There’s something to be said for über-powerful cyberdecks, but there’s also a certain appeal to less powerful decks squeezed into a tiny form factor. [Christian Lo] has designed a cyberdeck …read more Continue reading 2022 Cyberdeck Contest: Keezyboost40 is a Cyberdeck Masquerading as a Keyboard

Poly Keyboard has Screens in Every Key

A left-hand side unit of a split keyboard. The keys are black with RGB lighting and the key legends are displayed on small OLED screens in each key.

Aspiring polyglots can be stymied by differing keyboard layouts and character sets when switching between languages. [Thomas Pollak]’s Poly Keyboard circumvents this problem by putting a screen in every key …read more Continue reading Poly Keyboard has Screens in Every Key

Open Book Abridged: OSHW E-Reader Now Simplified, Pico-Driven

Two e-readers side to side. On the left, you can see the frontal view, showing text on the e-ink screen. On the right, you can see the backside with a semi-transparent 3D-printed cover over it, and two AAA batteries inside a holder in the center.

If you ever looked for open-source e-readers, you’ve no doubt seen [Joey Castillo]’s Open Book reader, but you might not yet have seen the Abridged version he’s building around a …read more Continue reading Open Book Abridged: OSHW E-Reader Now Simplified, Pico-Driven

Pi Pico W Does PCMCIA, Gets This IBM PC110 Online

Card's author typing on the IBM PC110's keyboard, with the Pico W-based card plugged into the PCMCIA slot on the left. PC110's screen shows successful ping 8.8.8.8.8.

Bringing modern connectivity to retro computers is an endearing field- with the simplicity of last-century hardware and software being a double-edged sword, often, you bring a powerful and tiny computer …read more Continue reading Pi Pico W Does PCMCIA, Gets This IBM PC110 Online