My Dream Productivity Device Just Got Better

// JLCPCB

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// Timestamps
0:00 Intro & Thanks!
1:05 Overview of New Features
4:28 Sponsor
5:16 Hardware Updates
6:10 Making the Keys
7:24 PCB Updates
8:25 Software Updates
10:00 Overhauled TXT App
15:45 Desktop Mode
16:36 Tasks App
19:00 Alternate Sleep Mode
19:38 File Wizard!
21:58 Next Steps
24:34 Making Your Own Eink PDA
27:13 Follow the Development
27:30 Outro

Thanks For Watching!

[rabiroden]

Two screens, a clamshell design, touch support. Welcome back, Nintendo DS!

[borzoiblahaj]

People keep calling this simple and while it is, my main attraction to this is the imbued personality. The lil rat, the wizard and the device saying "idk man" are things only possible with devices made with the intent of the people and not of corporations. Love this allot!

[InsipidProgrammer]

The world wants their simplicity back. This helps.

[nizarosman]

Wow ive unlocked a whole other side of youtube - where theres not a constant fight to control your attention and keep you locked in. It feels great to be here.

[willob]

I am UTTERLY delighted that you're planning on including plans for people to build this themselves. I could not figure any of this out myself, but I absolutely want to get my hands on the pieces and make it. Also, given that you're on the far side of the Atlantic, shipping and customs would probably make it prohibitive for me to buy the parts from you. But if I could get the complete plans to order parts myself then that would be the dream!!

This is cool as hell!!! I was obsessed with version 1 and I'm obsessed with version 2. I wanna dust off my abysmal C skills and start dreaming up apps myself for this little thing, it's so awesome.

[circjit]

love how you made the file wizard an actual wizard

[jam-etc]

I have no idea why the "dumbphone" industry isn't hopping on this sort of thing. I've wanted a digital organizer like this for YEARS... maybe even longer, since my mom had one when I was a kid. I want one of these sooo badly, it could replace my entire bag full of tech stuff! where are they! bring back PDAs!!

edit: that satisfying little click of each keyboard key is awesome.

[LethargicLemon]

i love that the file wizard has a lot of personality modern devices are so clinical these days

[ojblue]

7:12 “Error 404 - battery not found, ” is such a cute touch! I can tell u poured your heart and soul into this little thing

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You can tell that this is an interested audience- 400k on both vids lol everyone came to watch the second one

[azure-hawk]

I cannot stress enough how much I would love an entire wizard-themed PDA

[nat_the_gray]

You could make the size of the date and time larger but it reduces automatically when the user starts typing. Best of both worlds.

[georgegach]

I can't stress enough just how much I love this approach of combining large E Ink display with tiny informative OLED.

[N_rgy]

IVE BEEN WANTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR YEARS! THIS JUST BLEW MY MIND IM OBSSESSED! I NEED THIS.

[crimiusXIII]

I'm all about the File Wizard lol. I could see the characters having different day/night time portraits being fun, a sleepy wizard with a nightcap on his head.

These types of purpose built, specialized devices are often my favorite tools, because you get to build them to do exactly what you want, how you want, and to fill a very specific need. The joy is that, the human experience being what it is, others often have similar wants or needs, and while seeing your creations be misunderstood or abused isn't fun, there's not much that compares to the feeling of making something yourself and seeing others love and appreciate it beyond your imagining. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put in to creating and sharing this wonderful project.

I LOVE the scrollbar, and the tiny line screen is a great addition for the things that need to-the-second updating. I'd like a longer one to stretch the device, I think, but I also like the meter at the top for line length.

Storage is definitely something you should address, as that's probably a pretty limiting factor for now, and as a planner, a calendar IS a must-have. The date is nice, but the visual of a chart, and a "day view" screen/card is something I'd probably call a necessary feature of a PDA/Planner device.

You said it's an ESP-32? Can I ask...why not a different chip, without Wifi and BT, since I don't see you tapping those yet? Often those are the cited reasons (along with cost, of course) for choosing that chip. I could see some kind of syncing app to link it to a more powerful computing device for syncing files and tasks using the antenna down the line, but I could also just as easily see the code ported to a different board with even smaller cost or increased memory since there wouldn't be an antenna. Just a curiosity, absolutely keep doing what you're doing however you can!

[beneh]

if all products were developed like this, by a passionate developer who uses the product and understands its flaws, working on them and improving.. the world would be an absolutely magical place. you and your work are genuinely so inspiring. you make me want to go and try and create something of my own which is a feeling i can't recall having in an extremely long time.

[tylerb]

Dude, your eye for detail and UX/UI is crazy well tuned. Essentially everything feels good already, and the draft of the calendar is *chef's kiss*

[NikolajLepka]

the whole typing and sending system you got going on here is very reminiscent of how some digital typewriters used to do it before home computers got popular

[ytbone]

The OS has an 80s vibe to it, when no GUI standards where known to man kind, everyone did his own buttons, scrollbars and things, like in games. Impressive work on the keys, did not expect you made these yourself. Awesome.. o)

[forest]

Holy cow, This is one of the coolest little projects I have seen on youtube in a long time! I cannot wait to see the final product, would love to see a kit and a guide to build one of these once they are done. Definitely gonna sub and join the discord to see all the future updates and stuff. Sick stuff keep uploading and I can’t wait for more!