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A DVD blue ray player....I think you can guess why.... -
The celebrities leaks contributed to that
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exactly what i will do
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They are slim but no one seems to think about the bulge at the bottom. the bottom piece is not flat. I cant understand how a headphone jack doesnt fit..i mean they can build a custom connector that is only as thin as the plug it self. or maybe we will roll back to 2.5mm
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The bubbles are there to protect it in case I drop it joking. its actually a screen protector and obviously i applied it wrong. And this is actually a usb mini keyboard i got from a tablet stand like this one:
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here are some more photos of what I have right now and the basic internal design
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there are two speakers at the bottom left and right.
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Just a small update. I ordered all the components i think i will need along with a xiaomi 10400mah 5v battery bank for the main battery and some voltage regulators. I also created a 3d design of what the actually laptop might look like on the inside. Because the batteries are a little big, I had to compensate and create a small portion at the back. I know it wont look that good but at least i will have all that battery capacity. Now it would been perfect if i had a 3D printer handy to print the outer case but unfortunately I dont.... So thats what i am gonna need to figure next, how to made the case. Also I started working on the hdmi cable and so far so good I just need to make the case first to cut the wires where needed. As for a mouse pointer, I am going to be using ether an trackball from blackberry phone hooked up as a HID using an arduino or an analog stick from a psp. I am have not decided yet. I am also making a circuit to completely turn off the raspberry pi and start everything up with the press of a button.
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hmmm the video of the flag is streamed from this site http://openbay.isohunt.to EDIT view-source:http://thepiratebay.se/
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Yeah i saw that module somewhere before and at first i though it was a ram upgrade for the raspberry pi thanks for the link I now know exactly what this is. Sad news is that i cant solder a ddr2 socket and i dont have the equipment to do so but it would be a lot smarter to use that if i had the right tools.
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good luck changing the sd card on a pi submerged on oil.....
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Just a quick update. While desoldering some lvds headers from the screen controller I ripped 2 contacts and the display would not work properly after that. After some close investigations it seemed like the headers where needed to complete the circuit so i soldered them but 2 of them had no contacts on them. So I used an xacto knife to scratch the coating of where the connections where and used the tiniest tip on my soldering iron to bridge them and surprisingly it worked with the first try. Also the hdmi input jack arrived Also I will have a lot more time to work on it now on holidays because right now i have very little free time. you can also spot 2 other destroyed contacts.. these where ground and where not needed to complete the circuit so i just left them like that
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oh my.... perfect alternative for my raspberry pi laptop project.... will have to look into it more!
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Thanks!
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here are more photos of me playing around trying to find the best arrangement
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So I started working and desoldered almost everything from the raspberry pi! It is now much MUCH thinner than it was before and to my surprise it still boots and works perfectly fine! Now its the lcd controllers turn to get every bulky thing desoldered! BTW I will remove the capacitor and the onboard voltage regulator as well as the usb power port as i will power the pi from the gpio pins
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Quick update. The desoldering pump just arrived! I will start working as soon as I can find some free time :D
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Yeah i saw his video but ordering from amazon.com will cost me too much on shipping and handing fees
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Yeah i thought about that too but i cant find a good and small one here on greece.. That was actually my first plan before i discovered that they dont really sell here...and i dont deel safe buying online as there are a lot of fake ones. If you guys can link me to some reliable online stores that are located in europe(shipping cant be more expensive than the battery itself) i would really appreciate it
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Yep thats exactly the reason I dont want to go to another single board computer like the banana pi. Because it might seem more powerful and stuff but if there is noone there to support it then its useless for me. I looked at li ion, lipo and lifo as @Scheer said above but although the li fo seem safer, they lack in capacity and availability as far as i can see.. I was thinking about a 6000mah lipo pack consisting of two 3000mah batteries in parallel but as I have read its not that easy to handle and i need to be extremely careful when using them or charging them. I was also considering buying a 18650 pack like the ones adafruit sells but they seem to be quiet big in size.
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Thanks for the case advice.. I will look into it. about the battery...I made the choice to use a lipo because of their size and cost and i have read a lot about them and yes they are dangerous. Thats why i havent bought any yet. because i am not trusting them enough.. Maybe i could use an rc battery with a specified charger or get a life battery as you said. I will am still looking into it but will take your suggestion into serious consideration too. I already found a solution for the hdmi link and i will be actually building my own. wish me luck! I have done tiny connections and this is a challenge for me. of course i will not be removing the connector. About the keyboard..I have a small usb keybord already. Its one of those who are intended to be used with tablets and it does the job. I dont think i will have enough space left for a hdd but maybe if i find a cheap one. Yes i used the pi as a desktop for quiet some time now and yes its slow. I can browse the web quiet good actually with the newest browser plus it can run emulators and word and basic apps quiet good. I can even play youtube directly from the browser now and it works quiet fast. I was thinking of using a banana pi which is much more powerful but i want that community backup that i have with the raspberry pi. A friend of mine is waiting for his banana pi and if it is any good, I might get one and use that instead.
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actually the pi cant even provide 500mah....i think its somewhere around 200mah for each port. Dont worry the hub will be connected directly to the 5v regulation from the battery so it will act as a powered hub because really thats what a powered hub does
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oh haha i though erm meant something and thats why i asked...stupid me
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aluminium erm? what is that?
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aluminum or plastic. I really want to make it from aluminum but i dont know how to, really... I am looking for local companies to see if i can send them a 3d model and then make it on a piece of aluminum with a cnc machine or something like that. my other choice is to send a 3d model to a 3d printing company and have them print it for me... I dont know. I really want something homemade but it doesnt seem that feasible at the moment. ANY ideas would be highly appreciated
