Recent Posts
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Arduboy FX-C: A Credit Card-Sized Retro Gaming Device
I recently got my hands on the Arduboy FX-C, an open source 8-bit gaming device that’s about the size of a credit card and comes loaded with over 300 games. I’ve been playing with it for about a month now, and this thing is seriously cool. It’s incredibly thin, gives off great retro vibes, and because it’s based around an Arduino-compatible microcontroller, you can actually build your own games for it. Spoiler alert: I ended…
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Retro Smart Speaker V2: Now Open Source
A little while ago, I built a 3D-printed retro smart speaker that supports Wi-Fi audio streaming, Bluetooth playback, and local playback from a microSD card. For the original release, I published the 3D models (V1) for the enclosure, but I held back the custom PCB design and firmware while I continued cleaning everything up. That work is finally finished. The hardware and software are now completely open source, and I also made a few changes…
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Retro Smart Speaker Build
I recently built a 3D printed smart speaker with a retro radio-inspired design. It supports streaming audio, Bluetooth playback, and local audio playback from a microSD card. The original idea for this project came from a previous build where I put together a police radio decoding pipeline that streams audio across my local network. I wanted a simple standalone device that could sit on a desk or shelf and play that stream without needing a…