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sqfmi

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    Comment #47146632

    https://watchy.sqfmi.com :)

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    Comment #35983576

    Good idea! Maybe we should start a newsletter. There is a Matrix bridge to our Discord now.

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    Comment #35983565

    That would be really cool! But we may not meet the MOQ to get all those colors made

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    Comment #35983555

    The CNC version will definitely involve some screws to make it more secure

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    Comment #35982341

    Yup! It should be a drop-in alternative. Other SBCs should also work but requires a bit more tinkering with the software.

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    Comment #35982305

    You may be interested in our other product Franky then :) https://sqfmi.com/franky/

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    Comment #35980346

    We haven't done extensive testing or optimizations (i.e. sleep, idle power down, etc.) yet. But with the stock battery of 2000mAh and Pi Zero @ ~80mA idle, it should be around ~20h…

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    Comment #35980261

    Get the Beepberry and play games with friends across the globe (via WiFi)!

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    Comment #35980229

    Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/sqfmi and join our Discord https://discord.gg/QERrSferdF ! We'll share the latest updates on Beepberry development there.

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    Comment #35980103

    Corrupted storage is a pain :( The Beepberry firmware can safely shutdown the Pi before disconnecting power, so hopefully that will help with SD issues. raspi-config also has a rea…

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    Comment #35979503

    It comes with a battery. No case included for now, but you can 3D print your own with the STL files. Later on we will offer 2 cases (CNC aluminum and plastic).

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    Comment #35979481

    Yes! We made Watchy as well, we love open source hardware :)

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    Comment #35979428

    We'll be sharing the STEP model of the device and the enclosure here https://github.com/sqfmi/beepberry-hardware Feel free to hack away!

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    Comment #35979247

    Thanks! We plan to offer 2 cases (CNC aluminum and clear transparent plastic) once we're happy with the design

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    Comment #35979219

    The dial/hangup buttons map to modifier keys and power control, and the trackpad can be mapped to mouse/arrow/scroll keys. No plans for touchscreen yet :)

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    Comment #35979157

    It does not, but both use the same display technology https://sharpdevices.com/memory-lcd/

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    Comment #35979070

    Low margins :) This is a passion project and we wanted to make it accessible

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    Comment #35977186

    I miss the Cybiko, it was ahead of it's time and was so much fun to play with. They can still be found on eBay.

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    Comment #35976667

    Hey SQFMI here! Happy to answer any questions :)

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    Comment #26335990

    Hey this is SQFMI here! Thank you for all the comments and feedback, happy to see all the interest :) We are hosting an AMA next Thursday (Mar 11, 2021) at 12:00PM PST https://disc…