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I managed to squeeze a cyberdeck into an Altoids Tin!

I managed to squeeze a cyberdeck into an Altoids Tin!

The form factor of an Altoids Tin always made me think of a smaller version of the Ammo Box and Pelican Case cyberdeck builds. It was a bit of a project to squeeze it in there, but I managed it. Building the keyboard was a blast as well!

PROJECT PAGE: https://hackaday.io/project/205598-altoids-tin-mini-cyberdeck

BUILD VIDEO - A Curiously Minty Cyberdeck

https://preview.redd.it/oditqvi7e70h1.jpg?width=4912&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f7d19797aa5178b39989dde4d378955b09bb572

BUILD SUMMARY (See hackaday project page for details):

  • Altoids Tin
  • Raspberry Pi Zero W
  • Waveshare 2inch IPS LCD Display
  • 3.7 V 750 mAh LiPo Battery
  • ~40% mechanical keyboard (44 keys)
  • Micro USB charging port
  • USB A port for peripherals
  • Essential GPIO pins externally accessible
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u/Exercising_Ingenuity — 4 days ago