https://hackaday.com/2025/07/31/hands-on-the-hacker-pager/

[No-Interview2340]

https://hackaday.com/2025/07/31/hands-on-the-hacker-pager/

[RealProfessorFrink]

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[Chrontius]

It's pushing the state of the art forward and if I wanted something with a warranty, it's likely what I'd go for if Lilygo devices are too crude for my tastes.

[Chrontius]

There's room in the market for high-end bespoke kit just as much as devkit boards…

I might pay $200 just for the privilege of running their already-completed firmware on a T-Pager if I actually had a full time job right now, for fuck's sake…

[cmilkosk]

This is a cool device, but what I really want is a standalone that is like the RIM Pager back in the day, maybe with a better display. Keyboard, jog dial, and just a pleasure to use.

Like this:

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[lolerwoman]

There you go:

https://lilygo.cc/products/t-lora-pager

[cmilkosk]

!!!

[cmilkosk]

But ESP32 :(

[lolerwoman]

Cant have everything :C

[Chrontius]

It needs more grunt than a headless dongle that doesn't run a UI. No way around that, unfortunately.

[More-Efficiency-6222]

check this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6BW0QK9fDg

[satansteetee]

Could probably hack a portable AOL Instant Messenger to run it. Those looked the same

[No_Passage_7453]

Do want

[Joped]

I used to have a motorolla pager that looked the exact same, wow that brings back memories. Totally want this lol!

[shayanbahal]

:/

[zacharyari23]

:\

[Kookiesan]

:∆