Bumble Berry Pi – A Cheap DIY Raspberry Pi Handheld Cyberdeck • Hacker News Board

Re: Bumble Berry Pi – A Cheap DIY Raspberry Pi Handheld Cyberdeck

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Post by 999900000999 » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 3:35 PM UTC

schwartzworld wrote: post #39

999900000999 wrote: post #21

Very very cool. Once upon a time I wrote a small script to turn a raspberry pi into a midi device. I really want to be able to make my own custom midi controller, but it's not exactly fun.

Do share. I have similar aspirations

Sure.

Do you have any way to email or message you.

Re: Bumble Berry Pi – A Cheap DIY Raspberry Pi Handheld Cyberdeck

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Post by hiccuphippo » Mon, Nov 10, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC

poisonborz wrote: post #2

> I wanted something small enough to fit into a pants pocket I always wanted to know what kind of pants people wear who say that to this device size (see also Nintendo DS & co)

I feel like "fits in my pants pockets" is one of those weird ways to measure size, like football fields. Does anyone actually puts these things in their pockets? I always carried my Nintendo DS in a backpack.

Re: Bumble Berry Pi – A Cheap DIY Raspberry Pi Handheld Cyberdeck

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Post by pkphilip » Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 2:15 PM UTC

What is the possibility of attaching a GSM module to this to make voice calls and send SMS? I mean, can we make this into a basic phone?

Re: Bumble Berry Pi – A Cheap DIY Raspberry Pi Handheld Cyberdeck

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Post by MakerSam » Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 4:12 PM UTC

pkphilip wrote: post #43

What is the possibility of attaching a GSM module to this to make voice calls and send SMS? I mean, can we make this into a basic phone?

You might be able to do it with a cellular modem hat like this one: https://a.co/d/2zFdzec

You might need to design a new back panel for the enclosure.