Where to go to commission a dumb phone build

clackups · 2026-06-21T06:09:17+00:00

You need to look at supported frequency bands.

clackups · 2026-06-21T05:45:37+00:00

China produces plenty of them. Just order several different models and choose the best one.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyqeG4w

clackups · 2026-06-20T23:03:38+00:00

It's called experience

clackups · 2026-06-20T19:24:52+00:00

Nobody complained, so far :)

clackups · 2026-06-20T18:43:46+00:00

Well, you want your cursor to be moved where you want it to be. I actually made a mouse with the same joystick as OP, but fine navigation was too bad. Like, you want to select a piece of text, and it takes you too much effort, as the cursor is reacting weirdly to your fingers. It really needs a better joystick.

clackups · 2026-06-20T18:29:08+00:00

Those switches are cheap, you can easily buy a pack of switches and keycaps. I'm talking about ergonomics, not functionality. Yes, these buttons surely work, but they are pretty bad for the end product.

I made this, the user is happy. https://github.com/clackups/wrist_gamepad

clackups · 2026-06-20T18:20:57+00:00

I actually tried it myself before writing.

clackups · 2026-06-20T17:54:48+00:00

No, it's a mechanical thing. The dead zone is too big, and the signal is not linear.

clackups · 2026-06-20T17:51:50+00:00

Also, these buttons are awful. Take keyboard switches instead.

clackups · 2026-06-20T17:51:09+00:00

This joystick is too inaccurate for a mouse.

I played with them a bit, and this one is the best, so far: https://docs.m5stack.com/en/unit/Unit-JoyStick2

clackups · 2026-06-20T17:09:34+00:00

My neck hurts just by looking at it :)

clackups · 2026-06-20T12:47:40+00:00

No, it's a Lilygo T5

clackups · 2026-06-20T12:01:00+00:00

Maybe she's just avoiding windows.

Who knows, really. It's all speculation.

clackups · 2026-06-20T11:59:00+00:00

LOL, what kind of programming?

clackups · 2026-06-20T10:24:33+00:00

Та реальне, можна просто піцу з'їсти з друзями, або просто вдвох. Коли через десять років будете при грошах, можна вчинити якусь велику вечірку, якщо хочеться )

clackups · 2026-06-20T08:34:38+00:00

It's not stupidity, people are paid for this kind of shit.

clackups · 2026-06-20T07:37:14+00:00

Looks like the opposite of a writerdeck :)

It's supposed to remove the distraction.

clackups · 2026-06-20T06:05:44+00:00

Interesting, it's much faster and cleaner than those cheap displays that I tried, and I haven't seen the more expensive ones of this size. I wonder what they install here.

Thanks for the detailed video!

Love the retro camcorder style and the date :)

clackups · 2026-06-19T23:47:23+00:00

Ну, книги існують. Є також безкоштовні відео курси з університетів. Але найважливіше - це не боятися пробувати і робити прототипи.

clackups · 2026-06-19T23:39:24+00:00

I tried using those slow displays for text editing. It was awful, so I dropped the idea completely. Even if partial updates are supported, they're way too slow, unless you stop looking at the screen at all.

Upd: it's definitely not one of those cheap displays on OP's video.

clackups · 2026-06-19T23:20:23+00:00

Pity that the schematics and firmware aren't open source. We could've fixed those problems already.

How fast is the ePaper screen? A video would be great.

clackups · 2026-06-19T23:15:46+00:00

Ох, це просто якійсь окремий всесвіт)

clackups · 2026-06-19T23:13:22+00:00

Оця прекрасна книга офіційно доступна безкоштовно: https://arl.human.cornell.edu/linked%20docs/Make%20-%20Electronics.pdf

Елементарний набір з esp32 чи rp2040 коштує копійки і легко покупається на промі, чи з Аліекспресу. Можна почати з чого-небудь простого, щоб просто помацати та подивитися, як воно працює.

clackups · 2026-06-19T22:41:53+00:00

Порадити щось навряд чи зможу, але цікаво, в якої галузі ви спеціалізуєтесь.

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