Native Linux on ESP32-S3 – No Emulation, Directly with 9.7″ E-Paper
Linux 6.11 runs directly on the Xtensa core of the ESP32-S3 without emulation. After login, the shell mirrors to the 9.7″ ED097TC2 e-paper display.
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A tinkerer set up an AI assistant at home and ordered pizza through it.
When people hear “home AI assistant,” most picture either a smart speaker that answers a weather query with an ad, or a sci-fi home where the fridge negotiates with the…
Modos Paper Monitor: Open-hardware E-ink with 75 Hz refresh rate
Why is e-paper still so slow E-paper has traits a regular monitor can’t match. No flicker, no glare in your eyes, the image stays after power is cut, it’s readable…
PrusaSlicer 3.0 is out. No stone has been left unturned, and that’s a good thing.
People have been talking about the new version of the popular slicer PrusaSlicer for ages. Today the time has come—PrusaSlicer 3 is out. It’s still an early preview, so plenty…
This little duck has taken the world by storm. It wittily makes advanced technologies accessible to the public.
Pollen Robotics has unveiled Microduck, a 25 cm bipedal robot with a Rockchip RK3566, fifteen servos, and simulation-trained movements. What’s inside, what it can do, and why the 4–6 month…
Prusa patented a handheld multitool for 3D printing. It prints, melts, and smooths.
When a crack shows up on a print, a gap from poor layer adhesion, or an ugly support scar, you usually grab several different tools. Weld the crack with a…
Weather radar and aircraft radar on one round display
Big update to meteoPlaneRadar v0.6.0. Round 2.1″ display shows clock, planes from adsb.fi, precipitation radar from ČHMÚ or RainViewer, and weather forecast. All settings done in browser, firmware uploaded with…
Network of DIY weather stations measures smoke from Belgium’s largest fire in history
A fire in Belgium’s Hautes Fagnes reserve burned 1,600 hectares, the largest in the country’s history. Amateur sensors in the sensor.community network showed that smoke traveled over 150 km to…
University student builds 3D printer with DIY INDX. Instructions and files are open-source.
Tool changes in a second with practically no waste. That’s what YUDX promises—a toolchanger built by one student and released entirely for free on GitHub. Eight tool heads, a single…
Prusa has updated its entire printer lineup: XL+, CORE One L+, and CORE One+ (Gen 2).
Prusa announced on August 12 a refresh of its entire lineup. The XL becomes the XL+, the CORE One L becomes the CORE One L+, and the CORE One+ is…
Reviving Old Unsupported Devices with AI – AVerMedia Game Capture HD II
The old AVerMedia Game Capture HD II refused to do the one thing I asked – record 640×480 from the picogame engine. Inside it runs a small Linux, and the…