GoKawiil - Tech News

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An SLM trained on $8 ESP32-S3 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: esp32-s3, tinyml, qapla

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ESP32-C3 SuperMini antenna modification (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-02 | tags: esp32-c3, supermini, antenna modification

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Instrumenting my espresso machine with OpenTelemetry (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: opentelemetry, gaggimate, esp32

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Turning a dumb AC unit smart (without losing my security deposit) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: esp32, home assistant, stepper motor

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Turning a Dumb AC Unit Smart (Without Losing My Security Deposit) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: esp32, home assistant, stepper motor

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Linux on ESP32 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: linux, esp32, esp32-s31

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AI developer runs 28.9-million-parameter model on $10 ESP32-S3 microcontroller — uses Google's Per-Layer Embeddings technique, stores table on 16MB Flash memory (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-27 | by Zak Killian | tags: esp32-s3, google per-layer embeddings, slvdev

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An ESP32 based plane radar for my desk (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | tags: esp32, ads-b, makerworld

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Running a 28.9M parameter LLM on an $8 microcontroller (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | tags: esp32-s3, gemma models, per-layer embeddings

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The Rust on ESP Book (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-25 | tags: rust, esp32, esp-idf

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Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | tags: esp32, pin detection, bowling system

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Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Zak Killian | tags: esp32, pi-hole, dns filtering

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Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a tiny $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle — firmware uses only around 50KB of RAM and can answer blocked lookups in 10 milliseconds (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Zak Killian | tags: esp32, pi-hole, dns filtering

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I built a mmWave material classification radar (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | tags: mmwave, radar, asbestos

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Playing Game Boy on an E-Ink screen looks surprisingly good (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-30 | get Game Boy E-Ink Screen Kit → | tags: game boy, e-ink display, esp32

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Designer turns discontinued E-Ink dev board into a 60Hz Game Boy handheld — dual-core chip runs at 100% to power handheld, 960x540 display employs ultra-low-cost ESP32-S3 microcontroller (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Zak Killian | get E-Ink Game Boy Kit → | tags: m5stack, esp32-s3, modos labs

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I built a whole-home ad blocker with a $7 ESP32-S3 board - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-29 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi Module → | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

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Researcher turns wi-fi smart lightbulb into a Banned Book Library — open source project makes digital books available via a server and open Wi-Fi access point hacked into an ESP32-powered bulb (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-20 | by Mark Tyson | get ESP32 Wi-Fi Smart Lightbulb → | tags: esp32, tasmota, banned books

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I programmed a $7 ESP32-S3 board to block all computer's web ads - and it took just minutes (zdnet.com)

2026-06-18 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get ESP32-S3 Wi-Fi Module → | tags: esp32-s3, raspberry pi, dns sinkhole

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How I block ads with a $7 Raspberry Pi alternative - it's easy (zdnet.com)

2026-06-17 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Pi-hole Network Ad Blocker → | tags: raspberry pi, esp32, ad blocking

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Show HN: Capacitor Alarm Clock (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-14 | get Digital Alarm Clock Kit → | tags: capacitor, esp32, jlcpcb

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ESP32-S31 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-03 | get ESP32-S3 Development Board → | tags: esp32-s31, esp32, microcontroller

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Muxcard, a DIY credit card size computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get Raspberry Pi Zero W → | tags: muxcard, esp32-c3, e-paper display

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Muxcard, a dyi credit card size computer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get Raspberry Pi Zero W → | tags: muxcard, esp32-c3, flipper zero

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PCMFlowG722 wideband (HD voice) codec for ESP32 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | get ESP32 Audio Development Kit → | tags: g722, esp32, voip

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A self-powered computer in actual credit-card size (~1mm thick) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-23 | tags: esp32-c3, epaper display, lipo battery

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Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily packs in a microcontroller, microSD storage, and more — cable executes remote payload execution, keystroke injection, and more, but is 'built for makers, developers, enthusiasts, and cybersecurity learners' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Mark Tyson | get USB Rubber Ducky → | tags: esp32-s3, hacknect, microcontroller

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RuView – See through walls with WiFi (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get WiFi Signal Analyzer Tool → | tags: wifi, esp32, channel state information

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Graphing Scientific Calculator Based on the ESP32 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | get ESP32 Dev Kit Board → | tags: esp32, numworks, casio fx-991ex

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Bare-metal STM32: vector table, linker script, and startup code from scratch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get STM32 Development Kit → | tags: stm32, esp32, nucleo