Physical Hardware & Smart Gadgets · Stretch
The reader that fits a pocket
A screen that holds a page without power, in a case you designed. It carries your own books, and the battery lasts weeks rather than hours.
- Parts
- $60
- Effort
- 9 days
You end up withA working reader with your books on it, and the case files you cut.
What you will use
- Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
- E-paper
- CircuitPython
- Fusion 360
Grounded in
The Open BookJoey Castillo's open hardware e-reader. We use an off-the-shelf e-paper board rather than his custom PCB — the original needs surface-mount soldering that would eat the whole sprint.
Enroll and build this — $950
You make the real choice at the end of week one.