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Mini Portable Arduino Laptop

17 points by bootload 18y ago

bootload 18y ago
and more here ~ http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/homemade-arduino-laptop-palmtop-thingy.html http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/homemade-arduino-lap...
felideon 18y ago
You could probably use a FrogPad instead. That keyboard looks huge for such a small device. http://www.frogpad.com http://www.frogpad.com
qqq 18y ago
What language are those code snippets in?
- prospero 18y ago
  Um, C?
- RobGR 18y ago
  It is a C-like language, based on something called wiring: http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage http://wiring.org.co/learning/index.html http://wiring.org.co/learning/index.html
bootload 18y ago
The bit that was interesting for me was the Liquidware, "TouchShield" ~ http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/TS/TouchShield http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/TS/TouchShield It's a '128×128 pixel OLED screen' which is also a touch screen. You can buy these touch-screens but wiring them up is difficult. This shield brings a usable GUI to the Arduino that non-hardware types like myself to use.
inthebitz 18y ago
Hey guys - someone just emailed me that this post made it here on y-combinator. So cool! I like the idea to try out the frogpad, by the way. I wasn't able to find anyone who's hacked the frogpad usb to a digital device like the Arduino, so I just placed an order for one, and I'll try my best as soon as it comes in the mail. Hopefully, then someone else might find that code useful :) And thanks for the comment about the TouchShield, that's really flattering! Chris and I spent quite a few weekends hacking it out, so it's nice to know it was worthwhile... -Matt from antipastohw.blogspot.com
- bootload 18y ago
  Hi Matt, didn't see this response before I added a comment to yr blog ~ http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/thanks-y-combinator.html http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/thanks-y-combinator.... "... And thanks for the comment about the TouchShield, that's really flattering! Chris and I spent quite a few weekends hacking it out, so it's nice to know it was worthwhile. ..." Absolutely top class stuff. Now I've just got to wait till the AUS dollar climbs back up to parity.

17 points by bootload 18y ago

and more here ~ http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/homemade-arduino-laptop-palmtop-thingy.html http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/homemade-arduino-lap...

felideon 18y ago

You could probably use a FrogPad instead. That keyboard looks huge for such a small device. http://www.frogpad.com http://www.frogpad.com

qqq 18y ago

What language are those code snippets in?

prospero 18y ago
Um, C?
RobGR 18y ago
It is a C-like language, based on something called wiring: http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage http://wiring.org.co/learning/index.html http://wiring.org.co/learning/index.html

bootload 18y ago

The bit that was interesting for me was the Liquidware, "TouchShield" ~ http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/TS/TouchShield http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/TS/TouchShield It's a '128×128 pixel OLED screen' which is also a touch screen. You can buy these touch-screens but wiring them up is difficult. This shield brings a usable GUI to the Arduino that non-hardware types like myself to use.

inthebitz 18y ago

Hey guys - someone just emailed me that this post made it here on y-combinator. So cool! I like the idea to try out the frogpad, by the way. I wasn't able to find anyone who's hacked the frogpad usb to a digital device like the Arduino, so I just placed an order for one, and I'll try my best as soon as it comes in the mail. Hopefully, then someone else might find that code useful :) And thanks for the comment about the TouchShield, that's really flattering! Chris and I spent quite a few weekends hacking it out, so it's nice to know it was worthwhile... -Matt from antipastohw.blogspot.com

bootload 18y ago
Hi Matt, didn't see this response before I added a comment to yr blog ~ http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/thanks-y-combinator.html http://antipastohw.blogspot.com/2008/09/thanks-y-combinator.... "... And thanks for the comment about the TouchShield, that's really flattering! Chris and I spent quite a few weekends hacking it out, so it's nice to know it was worthwhile. ..." Absolutely top class stuff. Now I've just got to wait till the AUS dollar climbs back up to parity.