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Flipper's Busy Bar finally runs your own JavaScript apps, and they no longer need a computer to work

The Busy Bar can run JavaScript apps now, and an app catalog is just around the corner.

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The latest price hike for the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 makes it 3x more expensive than at launch

It now costs just shy of $400.

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Building an internet radio with Raspberry Pi for Kitchen
I turned my Raspberry Pi into a dedicated internet radio for my kitchen, without adding another voice assistant to my home

Just MPD and an AUX cable.

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Someone got ESP-NOW working on a 2009 Sony Walkman, and it even uses the original Wi-Fi chip

Keeping old hardware alive.

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Someone revived two vintage wind meters from an airport tower using an ESP32-C6

It looks amazing.

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Someone made a Godot-style game editor for the ESP32-S3

The framerates are very impressive.

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6 3D prints that solved problems I didn't know I had in my home office

A few small things to tie the setup together.

These 7 must-have upgrades can take your 3D prints to the next level
5 things you shouldn’t 3D print at home, even though you can

Some 3D prints look harmless, but hidden risks can turn them into unsafe or unreliable choices.

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5 ESP32 projects that replace smart home gadgets you'd otherwise pay a subscription for

Why pay a premium for smart devices when an ESP32 and some cheap sensors can do everything for a fraction of the price?

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I tried ABS on my budget 3D printer and realized the difficulty is mostly myth

ABS fumes are still a problem, though

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You, too, can build this adorable ESP32 PC monitor with a bear motif

Useful and cute at the same time.

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Someone turned a vintage rotary phone into an AI assistant, and so can you

A hotline you can call, 24/7.

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Your ESP32 can talk to other ESP32s without a router, and it changes what you can build

Fewer middlemen, with a few catches.

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A $10 ESP32 that pretends to be a macro board is the most useful gadget on my desk

It's a neat little companion for my productivity tasks

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I replaced my Raspberry Pi 5 emulation box with an N100 mini-PC, and the difference is night and day

Even PS2 games are no match for my N100 mini-PC

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The old Raspberry Pi 4 sitting in your drawer is worth more now than the day you bought it

Unexpected resale boom for older SBCs makes spare Raspberry Pi 4 boards a quietly lucrative side-hustle.

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I stopped buying cable organizers once I started 3D printing my own

Why buy pre-made when custom-made offers better solutions.

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The ESP32-C6 is the board I'd buy for any smart home project now, because it also speaks Thread and Zigbee

No more pairing boards for every protocol.

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Your ESP32 has PSRAM sitting there unused, and most tutorials forget to mention it

There's a lot you can do with this overlooked component

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These ESP32 motorized faders are the coolest smart home light switches I've ever seen

Light switches can have style, after all.

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