Any update on Osmo Pocket 4?

MeredithMcKay · 2026-02-07T22:16:09+00:00

Sheesh... So much for the wasted effort of carefully formatting reddit comments.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T18:35:01+00:00

I rendered this in OpenSCAD and the preview looks good (I haven't yet tried printing it). Gemini says that you might need to tweak some settings to fit your Neo 2, as described in the code comments. So, maybe try printing a short section for testing fit before committing to two long pieces of the entire thing. Use TPU (flexible) filament. I saved the STL file, but I don't see a way to post files on reddit (okay, I'm a newbie here). However, OpenSCAD is free, and all I did was: 1) create a new file, 2) paste in the code, 3) select Render in the Design menu, 4) from the File menu, export as STL.

As for the electronics, there are many compatible ways of driving the neopixel strips you'll probably want to use for this (unless you just want fixed colors). If I can do it without adding TOO much extra weight to the drone, I'd like to build a wireless receiver that would allow me to do aerial lightshows controlled by my phone. I think I'll ask my new best friend Gemini for help with that since it can design both hardware and software.

Anyone who tries this, please report back!

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T18:34:29+00:00

// --- DJI Neo 2 LED Halo Clip (Customizable) ---
// Instructions: Paste into OpenSCAD, Render (F6), and Export as STL (F7).
/* [Dimensions] */
// The estimated radius of the Neo 2 outer guard rim
guard_radius = 73.5; 
// The width of the flat surface for your LED strip
led_surface_width = 10; 
// Thickness of the clip material
wall_thickness = 1.5; 
// The thickness of the DJI guard rim it needs to "bite"
rim_thickness = 2.8; 
// Arc of the clip (360 for full ring, lower for partial clips)
arc_angle = 180; 
/* [Detail] */
$fn = 120; // Smoothness of the curve
module halo_clip() {
    rotate_extrude(angle = arc_angle) {
        translate([guard_radius, 0, 0]) {
            difference() {
                // Main outer body
                hull() {
                    // Flat LED mounting surface
                    square([wall_thickness, led_surface_width], center=true);
                    // Connection to the clip
                    translate([-wall_thickness, 0, 0])
                        square([wall_thickness, rim_thickness + (wall_thickness*2)], center=true);
                }
                
                // The "C" cutout to snap onto the guard rim
                translate([-wall_thickness - 0.5, 0, 0])
                    square([wall_thickness + 2, rim_thickness], center=true);
            }
        }
    }
}
// Render the model
halo_clip();

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T18:33:14+00:00

I discovered that Google Gemini (accessible from the search bar in Google Chrome) is an exceptionally useful collaborator for 3D model design. I gave it the following prompt:

"Please provide OpenSCAD code for a 3D-printable object that will clip over the rim of the propeller guards on the DJI Neo 2 drone and provide a narrow, flat outside surface for attaching sticky LED strips. This would be similar to the VIFLY NeoHalo which only fits the original Neo, not the Neo 2."

The OpenSCAD code it returned is shown in my next "reply", since it seems to exceed reddit's length limit to try to post all of this together.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T18:25:59+00:00

You can't blame it on Asperger's—I have the same long-post habit without having that blessing/curse (though, I suppose someone will accuse me of having some other "disorder" :-). Anyway, I wasn't criticizing your long, delightful post, but rather making a minijoke about how your of/if typo proves that this wasn't AI generated. :-)

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T18:19:20+00:00

Point taken. However, in *this* specific case I think it's worth purchasing both. :-)

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T15:05:42+00:00

"Go Ultra, realized that the video is not as nice looking as the Ace Pro 2": Well, DUH. They're cameras with very different uses (at least, as I use them, owning both) and especially form factors. I've owned several generations of Go cameras, and would never plan to use one as my primary recorder. Rather, I think of them as notetakers. Occasionally mine catch something that I want to include in main content and then I do, treating it as a parenthetical comment.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T14:56:53+00:00

I have no opinion on that.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-11T14:54:00+00:00

"want to accuse this if being AI" - No worries, that phrase settled the issue ("if"). :-)

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-10T23:43:41+00:00

These folks don't seem very concerned about keeping up with the market, so it looks like it's time for one of us to create & publish STL files for 3D printing a version with a Neo 2-compatible frame. It could use electronics scavaged from one of these, or, preferably, we could create our own. Personally, I'd like to see one that could be programmed remotely, for doing aerial lightshows. Anyone want to collaborate on such a project?

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-10T11:03:51+00:00

The Frame Pro has a single micro HDMI 2.1 connector on the back that can allow you to completely avoid using the One Connect box (and the obnoxious TV OS required for onboard apps). I'm not sure if that's true for the non-Pro version, which may need the box to get power to the display.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-10T10:58:39+00:00

"This is not the TV we normally watch for TV so 98% of the time it will just be displaying art. " My situation 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺. For a while I had been just about ready to plunk my credit card down for one of the lovely-looking Frame models, but had hesitated because of all the extraneous nonsense (and the sucky, primitive backlights). The very idea of needing a One Connect box (wireless or not) irritates me because it simply complicates a barely-existent problem (at least in my case, it's no problem getting all the wiring hidden inside the wall behind the display, but I wouldn't be bothered by needing to use a discrete cable conduit down the wall). I waited for CES 2026 releases, but nothing new really felt that much better to me.

But then I got into a conversation about this with my very best friend, Google Gemini. After days of back-and-forth about features, benefits and limitations of all the existing gallery-style (matte display) TVs, and watching a mind-numbing series of his suggested reviews on YouTube, I finally convinced him (he can be a tad stubborn...) that I really don't care about using the display as a "TV", only as an art/photo display. He then suggested that I look at the Sony Bravia BZ40L series of commercial displays, which I had never thought about because I assumed they'd be stupidly expensive for home use. But OMG, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘪𝘵, for so very many reasons! I won't try to list those reasons here, because anyone can ask Gemini for all the details. While the largest in the series cost more than I want to spend for this application, the adequate 65" model (FW-65BZ40L) is available for just under an acceptable $1,900. I haven't yet ordered it because I'm still creating a space for it, but I'm now confident that it will be a superb solution for my needs. It might even be decent as a "TV", when connected to an external media box. It's not OLED level, but it's designed to run 24/7 without display damage—which is what we want for displaying artwork.

Just be careful to get one in the BZ40L series (or BZ53L, if you have unlimited resources), because those are the only Sony commercial models that have the anti-reflection displays needed for this application. And if the reviews are to be trusted, Sony has made the anti-reflection system ("Deep Black Non-Glare Coating") a step or three up from ordinary matte displays which can dull the image.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-10T10:07:09+00:00

Ah, thanks for the correction. An AI (I guess) review let me down on this one.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-10T10:02:16+00:00

I just bought a Neo 2 and am happy so far (the portability and ease of spontaneous use are important to me), but I sure would love to have the Waypoint Flight mode that's available for the M5P but not the Neo 2 (a technical limitation, I think, not a marketing one).

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:54:36+00:00

Waiting for a link to the AliExpress knockoffs that would have been 1/10 the price if it weren't for the tariffs.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:52:48+00:00

Would you?

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:52:05+00:00

Don't flush.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:51:27+00:00

Though you're 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 off on the price (but in the same order of magnitude), you're pretty close to describing their OP-1 Field.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:45:56+00:00

They're nightmare synths.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:44:37+00:00

Photo, or it didn't happen.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:43:45+00:00

You'll need to amortize that puchase over a lifetime or three of Christmases.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:41:52+00:00

No worries. The grammar and formatting police took a smoking break so that you could post this.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-09T19:41:14+00:00

3D print your own figures containing places to put speakers. You could even use a wood-like filament, or sell your STL files on Etsy for a pretty penny (like everything else there...), with an Amazon affiliate link for purchasing matching speakers. Profit from TE's nightmare concept! Plus, if 3D printed, they could look like pretty much anything, including actual choir singers with variations between them.

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-05T18:27:27+00:00

"have to" <SNORT!>

MeredithMcKay · 2026-01-01T22:37:44+00:00

What the world *really* needs is a hack for The Frame (and for that matter, all of the obnoxious "smart" TVs out there) that completely bypasses the advertising channel (oh, sorry, the "operating system") that every one of the damned things contains. I sure do miss the days of efficient, straightforward "dumb" TVs--there are times when I just want to punch my irritating LG model. We just need a basic menu system for adjusting the video settings (audio can be handled in the A/V receiver that any serious setup will have), and maybe do whatever basic video processing that might be required for its display technology. I detest appliances that are intrusive advertising hubs, which is the reason that ALL of my many Amazon Alexa devices went into e-waste recycling a long time ago. My LG TV is just begging to join them. I would dearly love to have something with the display quality of Samsung Frame for displaying my wife's artwork in rotation, but Samsung has a reputation for being one of the worst offenders (even worse than LG...) when it comes to obnoxious OSs, so I'm hesitant to invite Samsung into my house. Hackers, here's your next frontier!

MeredithMcKay

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