{"id":54004,"date":"2022-02-15T12:03:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=6f1b47ce0c394680f90e256150c41608"},"modified":"2022-02-15T12:03:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T17:03:04","slug":"diy-handheld-pc-uses-mechanical-keyboard-game-boy-pieces-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=54004","title":{"rendered":"DIY handheld PC uses\u00a0mechanical keyboard, Game Boy pieces, Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Ars Technica<\/a><\/p>\n

Article note: Man, this thing is getting traction in the media. \nIt _is_ far and away one of the most polished and practical machines of it's sort if seen, but lots of people are building little custom machines in odd form-factors. Most of that activity is under the \"cyberdeck\" name.<\/div>
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Enlarge<\/a> (credit: Penk\/Github<\/a>)<\/p> <\/figure>

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If someone is using a handheld PC these days, it's almost certainly a smartphone. But a Raspberry Pi has a way of bringing out an enthusiast's retro<\/a> side. Add in some old console parts and a true mechanical keyboard, and you've got a DIY PC that can fit in the palm of your hand.<\/p>\n

Called the Penkesu<\/a> and shared via GitHub<\/a> by a user known as Penk Chen<\/a>, the project is described as \"a homebrew retro-style handheld PC.\" It uses a 7.9-inch touchscreen with a 400 x 1,280 resolution and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. Other electronic parts include a 3.7 V Li-Po battery and Adafruit PowerBoost 1000C for power.<\/p>\n

\"Materials<\/a>

Materials used.<\/a> (credit: Penk\/Github<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

Chen 3D-printed the PC's chassis and shared the corresponding STL files<\/a> and STEP file<\/a>. The maker also used replacement hinges<\/a> for the Game Boy Advance SP to allow the PC to fold shut.<\/p><\/div>

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Enlarge (credit: Penk\/Github) <\/p>\n

If someone is using a handheld PC these days, it’s…<\/p>\n

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