Paragon Projects
Paragon Project: A Mechanical Keyboard Cyberdeck
Another day, another cyberdeck. Today’s Paragon Project is a cyberdeck built directly into a mechanical keyboard. Best of all, it’s totally open-source and a super accessible design. So get out your soldering iron and 3D printer, because this is sure to inspire you! If you’re new to the world of cyberdecks, they are mostly portable…
Read MoreParagon Project: Microcontroller Computer
Today, we’re covering a project put together by Naveen Kumar over at hackster.io, which is a Linux computer made with microcontrollers: a microcontroller computer! Based on an Arduino Nano ESP32, this little computer is a great little project to get up and running – especially if you’re looking to set it up for home automation…
Read MoreParagon Project: A Ham Radio Cyberdeck
This has everything that you could possibly want in a Raspberry Pi project. It’s creative, it’s stylish, and it’s fun. Most of all – it’s useful! It’s a ham radio cyberdeck, put together by Kaushlesh Chandel. Ham radios – or amateur radios – use radio frequencies for communication. They can be extremely useful if you’re…
Read MoreParagon Project: Raspberry Pi Pico Keyboard
One of the most useful things you can do with a Pico is upgrade your peripherals – and there’s no better place to start than with your keyboard. And there’s no keyboard maker like Joe Scotto, who built the Scotto34 (PCB Edition) keyboard with a Raspberry Pi Pico, Choc switches, and a PCB kit. Furthermore,…
Read MoreParagon Project: AI Poet & Clock
Apparently, it must be “Clock Week” for Paragon Projects. On Tuesday, we wrote about the worst smart watch ever and today we’ve got to cover this fantastic AI clock. Viktor Shin over at hackster.io has come up with a simple ChatGPT-powered clock that can also recite poetry, tell jokes, and provide you with the temperature.…
Read MoreParagon Project: The Worst Smart Watch Ever
Sometimes in life, the worst is the best. And often with maker projects, the most fun way to do something is also the worst way. That’s undoubtedly the case with this atypical Paragon Project: the worst smart watch ever, put together by one of our favorite tech YouTubers – Low Level Learning. Based on the…
Read MoreParagon Project: Euclidean Drum Machine
In terms of making music with the Raspberry Pi, there are a handful of options available. People have come up with ways to turn their Pis into instruments of all kinds. However, by comparison, there are few music projects revolving around the Raspberry Pi Pico. So it’s thrilling to see a new Pico euclidean drum…
Read MoreParagon Project: A Plant Moisture Meter
Looking for a quick and painless solution to keeping your plants hydrated? Then you’re going to want to check out this Plant Moisture Meter developed by Timothy Mwala over at hackster.io. In many ways, a plant moisture meter is the perfect companion to the plant texting program that we’ve covered on this blog before. This…
Read MoreParagon Project: 3D-Printed Portables
We’re very excited to feature these 3D-printed portables as today’s Paragon Project. Omer Hasanov created them and shared them with the internet a few days ago. The first is an ESP-32 handheld gaming console, the second is a Raspberry Pi portable, and the third is a ESP-32 controller that connects to the Raspberry Pi portable…
Read MoreParagon Project: Pico W Security Alarm
If you’re interested in protecting your home with a cheap and powerful security system, look no further, because the the Pico W Alarm System is here! over at Cytron, Abdulrahman Alhamed has uploaded a fantastic tutorial on creating an alarm system based on an IR sensor and Pico W. Notably, this project isn’t that different…
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