Man. You think you're doing alright and then something like this comes along and just screams your inadequacies at you.
What a wild achievement. Well done.
Pockit: A tiny, powerful, modular computer [video]
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#22It's been quite a few years since I was vowed by a hardware demonstration. This is amazing.
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#23Mind blowing.
My reaction was: "Ok, that's cool, but he can not have X module" a minute later "X" appears, and it went throughout the video.
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#24What impresses me the most is how holistic the project is, they are clearly using this device and thinking carefully about how to make it useful, and how it will be used.
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#25I'm sure this will be killed off just like the CHIP computer
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#26This reminds me of LittleBits [1] many years ago i bought a kit from them that was really very expensive and had some fun. The only problem is i never touched them again after the first couple of weeks of playing with them. However, they're certainly an excellent learning tool for kids and beginners.
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#27The hardware is very cool. The start of the integration with the dashboard is neat, but I'm not entirely sure how useful it would be other than making a video like this. Perhaps something like OSC or something could help keep it modular from a software standpoint and not so toy seeming. I also think a lot of software has whole knows what layers expecting hardware to not just suddenly disappear. Appear is maybe less a…
Yep, looks great as a toy, but seems not-that-ok for any serious use, because for static setups, all the alternatives are a lot cheaper, because they don't have to be modular (eg. touchscreen display for controlling home automation). But I like the concept for areas such as schools etc., because it makes it possible to try a bunch of different things very fast.
Yeah. Fairly obvious applications in teaching/education devices. Though I think it should be noted that a lot of what schools want to teach with devices like this is precisely the pin connections and circuits this thing elides.
But I am not sure about the rest.
And what you don't see in demos like this are the practical limitations that the demo avoids. I didn't watch all the way to the end but I had questions about how the device communicates its limitations and handles situations where, for example, it cannot supply enough power.
Re: Pockit: A tiny, powerful, modular computer [video]
#28The hardware is very cool. The start of the integration with the dashboard is neat, but I'm not entirely sure how useful it would be other than making a video like this. Perhaps something like OSC or something could help keep it modular from a software standpoint and not so toy seeming. I also think a lot of software has whole knows what layers expecting hardware to not just suddenly disappear. Appear is maybe less a…
The magnetic connectors is what makes it an expensive toy. The pluggable grid layout is nice but it could be achieved with a daughter board with pins sitting on top of any cheap SBC.
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#29As far as I can tell, this is a single individual that has done all of this work. I am floored at the design and intricacy of this project. Really, truly blown away. I'm sure there are plenty of edge cases to correct for but I haven't gotten so excited by a demo in a long time. I've obviously signed up to learn more.
1 person? Man it's an absolutely incredible feat. I'm also blown away, and I want to play around with it. I would love to try and automate parts of the house and such.
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#30Discussion/AMA on Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/ta85ql/my_small_modu... Shorter demo (7:30) submitted to Reddit: https://v.redd.it/3wfbkleb4dm81
very first Reddit post about this project from the creator from 2 years ago:
https://www.reddit.com/r/arduino/comments/dj7ilc/so_ive_been...
all posts about this project (around 30):