Arduview, a fully see-through handheld gaming device built on the open-source Arduboy platform, has begun shipping to early backers and is now preparing a Kickstarter campaign. Created by Babson College student Louis Huang, the device features a transparent OLED screen, circuit board, and shell, running on an ATmega32u4 microcontroller with just 2.5KB of RAM. It weighs about 50 grams, charges via USB-C, and plays hundreds of community-made 8-bit games without any app store or Wi-Fi connectivity.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-05
The Open Battery Information project has retired its old Python/Tkinter desktop app in favor of a new web-based interface, OBI-1, that connects directly to an Arduino or ESP32-C3 via Web Serial. The tool lets users read and reset battery management system (BMS) faults without installing any software, including flashing firmware straight from the browser.
github.com
· 2026-08-29
Lectronz, a marketplace for open-source hardware and DIY electronics makers, warns that the EU's incoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), effective August 2026, will force even the smallest sellers to register and comply with separate Extended Producer Responsibility rules in every EU member state where their packaging ends up. While the underlying goal of making producers responsible for packaging waste is reasonable, the law's fragmented, country-by-country implementation creates a compliance burden that large companies can absorb but micro-entrepreneurs cannot.
lectronz.com
· 2026-08-24
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