The "tech specs" do not mention a resolution or even the dimensions of ... well ... anything. Interesting idea but lacking specific numbers I can't say that I would gamble on this.
The tiny circuits forum seems to have an issue where opening a link to it when searching on google leads to a spam site selling viagra. I searched for “tiny circuits forum bootloader”.
I tried to inform them on their forum, but I didnt want to create an account. So hopefully they will see it here.
Hi - this is Ken from TinyCircuits, thanks for mentioning that, it's the first we've seen it. Seems to be a redirect on search results, I'm looking into this now. It seems if you go directly on the forum you can find the topic, but not if linked in from Google. Hope to have it resolved quickly.
This is Ken again - thanks again for pointing this out, we have gotten it resolved and the forum is cleaned now. There was a malware redirect on links coming in from search engines.
Thanks! Actually it's completely open source, you can download the files for the PCBs, 3D files for the case, and all the software. Check under the Downloads tab on the product page.
If so, you should add a comment to the thread giving the backstory of how you came to work on this, and explaining what's different about it. If not, please don't put "Show HN" in the title. You can still make a regular submission of course!
I don't think there's any serious legal threat, but yes, I thought at first that it was a tiny digital TV capable of receiving broadcasts, and there really isn't reason why it couldn't be, although that would be a different product.
I was a bit disappointed as I hoped for some TV functionality, not just similar form. Fortunately some smart people found a way to do that with similar parts (maybe even cheaper...): https://github.com/cnlohr/channel3
Atmel ATSAMD21G18A 32 bit ARM processor at 48MHz
96x64 OLED display, 16-bit color depth, SSD1331
for cheaper price could do much better
200x200 OLED IPS SPI https://aliexpress.com/item/1005001321857930.html
ESP32 240Mhz WiFI https://aliexpress.com/item/32999991632.html
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