#hardware
The Anbernic RG DS
Anbernic sent me an RG DS to review. It’s a clamshell Android handheld designed to evoke the Nintendo DS, running Android 14 on a Rockchip RK3568 with dual 4-inch screens....
I turned my DevTerm into a Game Boy Camera and Printer
The Game Boy Camera was brilliant and stupid in equal measure, a 128x112 pixel sensor bolted on top of a cartridge, printing to thermal paper on a Game Boy Printer...
My phone's AI is screening your AI
I’ve been using Google’s Call Screening feature for a while now. I turned it on mostly to filter out calls from numbers I don’t recognise (I’ve signed up with TPS...
Using emoji to bypass FRP on a decade-old tablet
I recently picked up two Pixel C tablets from a seller on eBay, along with the magnetic keyboard. One tablet had a cracked screen but worked fine and wasn’t locked....
The LinYuvo KS42 Wireless Joycons for the Nintendo Switch
I’ve gone through a few sets of Joy-Cons since buying my Switch back in 2018. Every pair has ended up with stick drift, and at this point my Switch is...
The Bigme B6 Color E-Ink Tablet
I’ve owned plenty of Kindles and Android tablets over the years, but I’ve been curious about colour e-ink for a while - whether it’s actually useful or just a gimmick....
Installing Chrome OS on a Late 2009 MacBook
I’ve got an old 2009 MacBook 6,1 (A1342) kicking about in my office that I’ve been playing with on and off lately.
DevTerm Stuff
I helped crowdfund the DevTerm from ClockworkPi back in November 2020 and it arrived in January 2022. It’s a nice device, but it’s not perfect. Here’s some of the mods...
The Inevitable Oculus Quest Post
I sold my HTC Vive back in 2020 and bought an Oculus Quest. Was it an impulsive lockdown treat? Perhaps; but it was time for an upgrade. I went for...
Adding an internal speaker to the Pocket CHIP
The Pocket CHIP doesn’t come with internal speakers. It has the GPIO pins for audio, but nothing is hooked up. On the CHIP itself there is a 3.5mm audio jack...
GameShell Stuff
I bought a ClockworkPi GameShell back in October 2019. I’ve been playing with it a bit lately (in anticipation of the ClockworkPi DevTerm shipping!) and I realised I haven’t yet...
The Raspberry Pi Pico and the Pimoroni Pico RGB Keypad
In January the Raspberry Pi Pico was announced. The Pico is a RP2040 microcontroller featuring a dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ processor with 264KB internal RAM and support for up to 16MB...
CHIP Stuff
This page is a changing document. I’ll probably add more notes to it in the future. These are just some notes that I’ve put together in the past about flashing...
Using a Chromebook in 2020
Peanut Arduboy kit
A Foray Into Home Automation
Extra small extra macro keys v2.0
Extra small extra macro keys v1.0
An Audio Amp v2.0
An Audio Amp v1.0
3D Printing a new remote control
The Deepoon DPVR E3 Virtual Reality Headset
Today I’m reviewing the DPVR E3. This is a Virtual Reality headset with a high resolution display, comfortable straps and an experience that’s similar to the Oculus Rift.
The Virtoba S1 Daydream VR Bluetooth Controller
The Virtoba S1 is a Daydream compatible controller from China that costs around £15 ($20). Let me just start with saying I’ve got a lot of cheap Bluetooth controllers –...
The GPD Pocket Ultra-mobile PC UMPC Laptop
The GPD Pocket is a 7” Ultra-mobile PC that at first glance resembles a shrunken Apple Laptop, but it’s metal unibody exterior is where the similarities end.
The inevitable HTC Vive post
I bought an HTC Vive last November (a week before the Black Friday sales, doh!) and have spent the time since trying to get the most out of it. So...
The Chuwi Vi10 Plus Windows and Android Tablet
Downgrading Nexus 5 from Android 6.0 to Android 5.1.1
The GPD XD Portable Android Games Console
The Tronsmart Mars G01 Game Pad
The GPD G5A Portable Android Games Console
The GPD G7 Portable Android Games Console
So, I've got all of these Raspberry Pi accessories... now what?
The JXD 7800B Portable Android Games Console
The HP Chromebook 11
SusHack #1: Building the foundations of the Oxford Flood Network Stack
This past weekend I held my first hack day. This is a recollection of why/how SusHack came to be, and how the day went.
Gamification of life with the Fitbit Flex
Removing the Blackberry Desktop Software for Mac without having to re-download a 70mb installer from Blackberry
So I've got a Raspberry Pi, now what?
Factory resetting a Nokia N900 from Mac OS X Mountain Lion
Ubuntu (native) on the Nexus 7
The Nexus 7 Android Tablet from Google
The Mele A2000 Android TV Box
Upgrading my Macbook Pro
My first half-week with Kindle
Lego USB Stick
Well.
bling bling.
Well...
Two posts in one day...
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