An E-Reader That Opens Like a Book, Because It Is One
Two e-ink screens, a hinge, and zero cloud dependencies. Diptyx built an open-source reader shaped like the thing it replaced.
Jun 28, 2026
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A Watch With One Needle, and the Patience to Read It
A Raspberry Pi inside, a lab voltmeter outside, and a single needle that swings to tell you the hour. The cost of one needle is patience. Maybe that is the feature.
Jun 22, 2026
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A Tiny Desk Tank Where Every Fish Has Its Own Mind
A $15 ESP32 dev board, a cheap yellow display, and a piece of code where every fish has its own personality. The result lives on your desk and lets you tap to feed it.
Jun 20, 2026
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The D20 That Remembers Every Bad Roll
A maker has shipped a PCB die that tracks streaks, develops moods, and quietly nudges future results to amplify your luck or your suffering. Each one has its own personality.
Jun 15, 2026
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Bose Killed the Cloud. A $5 Chip Pretends to Be It.
When Bose pulled the plug on SoundTouch, six preset buttons went dark across thousands of speakers. One maker's $5 ESP32 quietly impersonates the dead service, and the speaker is none the wiser.
Jun 7, 2026
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Diptyx: An Open-Source E-Reader That Folds Shut Like a Book
Most e-readers chase more: color, touch, a storefront in your pocket. This one ships with the WiFi switched off and the full schematics promised to anyone who asks.
Jun 5, 2026
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A Map of the East Bay Where the Roads Are Copper and the Dots Are Family
A wall-hung circuit board where every street is a copper trace and every glowing dot is a person you love. Jonathan turned his family's whereabouts into furniture.
May 25, 2026
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A Butterfly That Flaps With Your Pulse, And Slows When You Do
Calm-tech rendered as a small unhurried toy instead of a wellness device. The pulse drives the wings, the wings teach you to slow the pulse, and the loop is the whole medicine.
May 22, 2026
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Her Cyberdeck Lives in a Vintage Purse. 32 Million People Watched.
A mermaid-themed computer in a thrifted clamshell purse. 32 million TikTok views. The cyberdeck scene just discovered what happens when someone brings taste.
May 11, 2026
#tiktok.com
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This PCB Has a Mood Engine. When It Gets Angry, It Takes Down Your WiFi.
A custom PCB virtual pet that feeds on WiFi signals and deauths your network when it gets angry. Open-source firmware with feelings baked into the board.
May 10, 2026
#github.com
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