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Game Boy Emulator Running On E-Paper Board ESP32-S3 E-Paper Board Runs a Game Boy Emulator at 30 FPS. It Barely Hit 2 FPS Before a Custom-Built Driver

A developer who goes by kuslota has released InkBoy, a custom display driver and firmware that runs a Game Boy emulator at around 30 frames per second on Waveshare’s ESP32-S3-ePaper-1.54 V2 board. Waveshare specifies about 300 ms for a partial refresh on the board’s 200x200 panel, and the stock driver managed barely 2 fps in the developer’s testing. The code is on GitHub under an MIT license…

Virtual Viking Dragon on E-Paper Display Feeds This Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Runs a Virtual Viking Dragon That Feeds on Nearby Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals

What if your virtual pet could find food from the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals around you? Meet Harald, a virtual dragon created by a Raspberry Pi enthusiast. Built using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and a Waveshare V4 e-paper display, Harald treats nearby Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices as food. Discovering new devices makes the dragon happier, turning everyday wireless activity into a virtual…

TICKEY Clip-On Badge With E-Ink Display TICKEY Is a Small Clip-On Badge With an E-Ink Display That Can Show 48 Colors, Built on an ESP32

TICKEY is a compact clip-on gadget that combines a 3.7-inch, 720 × 480 color e-paper display with an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC. Instead of behaving like a normal LCD or OLED screen, its e-paper display is designed to keep a static image visible without continuously consuming display power. Users can show pixel art, photos, digital badges, QR codes, notes or personal…