LILYGO T-Display-S3 ESP32-S3 Development Board 1.9 inch LCD Screen WiFi Bluetooth 5.0 Wireless Module. Firmware VS code / Platform io.
Having fun! There is a database on Gutenberg.org that gives your free public access to over 75,000 books. I’ve attached a PWA that lets you search for these books and install them on the device over wifi. Just waiting on the battery and shell to make it portable.
Seeing lots of claudy type comments. Hard to tell if bot or human just copy pasting Claude output. What do you think the ration is? 20% human?
Hey everyone,
I built my own version of Plaud and Pocket — those AI note-taking devices that clip to your phone or hang around your neck. Love the concept, couldn’t justify $200+ for one. So I made my own.
Hardware: an M5Stack Atom Echo S3R + M5Stack Tailbat battery. Total cost: under $45.
With Claude Code’s help I built a companion app where all your notes land. The backend runs on Sonnet for organizing, and Whisper V3 Turbo for transcription — shockingly accurate. You can record via the device, the app, or just type — whatever works in the moment.
I named it Dumpy. Press the button, dump the thought. Done.
Honestly? It’s the most useful thing I’ve built for myself. The friction between a thought and capturing it is basically gone now.
This is my first hardware project, and while there are already solid products in this space, I built exactly what I wanted. Next prototype: gutting the M5 hardware to make something small enough to wear as a lapel recorder.
Calling all ADHDers — this one’s for us.
If I put together a landing page documenting the build + where the project is headed, would anyone want in?
Tired of piecing together Crown land camping info from government PDFs and outdated forum posts, so I started building an app.
Basic idea: map of free campable Crown land in BC using official provincial data. Shows BC Forest Recreation Sites, Forest Service Roads to get there,
and which areas are parks/reserves where you can't camp.
Works offline so dead zones don't matter.
Google Maps won't tell you if you're legally allowed to camp somewhere, doesn't know Forest Service Roads, and is useless without signal.
This does all three.
Genuine question — is this something BC campers/overlanders/hikers would actually use?
Edit for visibility: Here is the landing page for "early access" sign up. Just so I can notify once complete.