TinyScreen from Tiny Circuits has already made a name for itself on Kickstarter by offering kits for making different miniature devices, all articulated around a screen.
Beyond its dimensions, TinyScreen plays the minimalist card in terms of definition and color accuracy, as the screen displays 16-bit color and 96 x 64 pixels x 0.96 inches.
The screen is a spare part that allows for more or less advanced homemade fabrications. So TinyScreen let you make smart watchthe world’s smallest game console, or even the worst-tasting necklace that has the virtue of being futuristic (a necklace that can be used to represent the future, just like we could in the past…).
The principle is very reminiscent of CloudBbit, the Littlebits system for easily mounting components and making any object a connected object. Same way, TinyScreen is available in various kits offers different production perspectives.
Even if you do not know programming, the system allows you to get results very quickly. A basic kit that includes TinyScreen, TinyDuino processor, TinyShied USB port, and battery costs $55 up-front. The video player version with a microSD reader is $65 and video game version supplied with small analog joysticksIt costs $75.
The Smartwatch Kit costs $90 and includes a Bluetooth module. More can go hard for the $200 kit, including elements of the smartwatch kit, as well as an accelerometer, a light sensor, a compass, and a WiFi chip. This then gives space to make your own clock.
Tiny Circuits demonstrates this last possibility with a homemade smartwatch that, of course, integrates TinyScreen and the necessary elements installed in it. 3D printed case bracelet set. For the rest it available that also offers a robot kit possibility of the control radioas well as mixing kits sets previous ones. First deliveries are expected between January and February 2015.
Regarding games, it is currently possible Test miniature controls with Flappy Bird and Asteroids Clones, and the company promises many games to come. The project page launched on Kickstarter offers other possibilities such as usage recommendations, smart glasses production or jewelry showing notifications from your smartphone.
The assembly of the components is done by simple locking which makes it very easy to play with different combinations and explore the system. The project appeals to a small community of DIY enthusiasts. $15,000 Kickstarter goal hits $52,000 It seems that the funds are keen to delve into the resin smartwatch design of two or three netizens.
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