wow, a lot of hate for this in the comments… It’s a nice piece of quirky tech - a few people buying this to play around with is hardly generating ewaste, especially when the keyboard is repurposed from a blackberry and you could use the pi in other projects if you no longer want to use it with this. I talk to my friends through matrix so this paired with a terminal matrix client could be neat for when I’m not at my computer.
@SonicJ22 ай бұрын
Since you're one of the top comments I need to cling on and ask, whats up with the comments? Sorted by new they are all strange and about random geopolitical events or wars. whats up with that? I just wanted to know what the song that played at 0:00 was.
@shemlesh2 ай бұрын
the issue is it has to beat an old android phone and a bluetooth/usb otg keyboard which IMHO, it doesn't, postmarketOS makes a lot of older powerful devices go a long way, only issue is the lack of mainline kernel support for a lot of phones, but you can even tape a zero style SBC to the back of it and ssh in from the phone, works great and costs very little in comparison, I get about 36 hours on a single charge with a battery bank, and all it cost was stuff I had lying around my apartment and an OTG adapter. I'd rather see investment in postmarketOS and the like than vaporware like these things, they're fine as a niche but it really doesn't solve anything that can't be done with a bit of patience and time invested
@commtechengineer612Ай бұрын
"Smartphones are boring, Beepy is fun".......(Me thinking in my head) "I like fun"
@jose.inestrozaАй бұрын
Congratulations. What a great video, very well explained, organized. The script is very interesting, well written. The video editing is professional; very striking.
@zajlord29302 ай бұрын
holy shit, never seen such an effective intro (the music choice was superb) like i rarely get pulled into the video like this (i was going to just turn it on and off to have it in history for later but after the intro i had to watch it)
@pixpnd2 ай бұрын
Informative video, thanks! And sick music in the intro, I like your choice
@FullDupl3x2 ай бұрын
Subscribed. Great video, great music. Well written script!
@goiterlanternbase2 ай бұрын
4:30 A backlit keyboard, but not a single light source for the display🤣👍
@nuclearnyanboi2 ай бұрын
you coul make your own screen light. it's an open source project after all
@goiterlanternbase2 ай бұрын
@@nuclearnyanboi Thats fine, but you not seem to get the humor of the developer🤣 Btw. Just change the screen.
@nuclearnyanboi2 ай бұрын
@@goiterlanternbase yea lol
@PaulSpades2 ай бұрын
My 6 year old Garmin fenix has a colour memory-in-pixel display, and they didn't have any trouble implementing a backlight.
@SianaGearz2 ай бұрын
Well the problem is that a small operation like this can't order a custom display module from Sharp, and the back of these is silvered, it doesn't have a removable lightbox. Besides not all memory LCD types can even fundamentally be converted to backlight. Frontlight is perhaps an option.
@PaulSpades2 ай бұрын
@@SianaGearz That entirely depends if Sharp wants to develop new products. They might do a few low yield production runs with small orders to offset development. You don't know unless you talk to them.
@SianaGearz2 ай бұрын
@@PaulSpades It's Sharp, they don't talk to you. The bureaucratic layer is too thick.
@ThomSonnyYeah2 ай бұрын
I have the colour version you mentioned at the end of the video. I highly recommend it.
@VeniceInventors2 ай бұрын
Where can I find the color version?
@rollotomasi18322 ай бұрын
Link please?
@brittman91429 күн бұрын
@@rollotomasi1832 Do you have a link for this?
@tuddrussell19 күн бұрын
color beepy discord link invalid for me
@mr_mr2 ай бұрын
The color one looks pretty cool. Hope it starts to ship
@MyTube4UtooАй бұрын
A very cool device. Exactly the kind of thing I seem to collect. I'd definitely go for the color screen version, and it seems as though it may be worthwhile to have a slightly thicker case that allows for a higher capacity battery. I have a Lilygo 'T-Deck' and with a reasonably sized case, and having to move the internal speaker, I was able to squeeze an 8,000 mAh battery into it. Which lasts for a *very* long time. Thanks for the video.
@Anatoli-y2 ай бұрын
Nice LG TV on background.. love it Remembering me of childhood, when i used it with ps1
@iblackfeathers2 ай бұрын
i was on the mailing list for over a year and a few months & still no developments. someday hopefully there will be an acceptable linux pocket terminal.
@zajlord29302 ай бұрын
if ppl are interested in this they might find termux interesting too. its the same thing but its an app for your phone. great for emergencies if u need to ssh to your server or something
@huntermirror2 ай бұрын
The problem is not getting a terminal in a mobile device, the problem is that mobile device doesn't have a physical keyboard
@fangleone75662 ай бұрын
@@huntermirrorand also that a mobile device is usually not as repairable, upgradable, or extendable. This is just more fun.
@eldino2 ай бұрын
The two killer features of this device are the hardware keyboard and a desktop OS. You missed both.
@0xKruzr2 ай бұрын
@@eldino specifically wrt "desktop OS" -- i.e., "a normal GNU userland instead of that bizarre nonsense Google uses for Android"
@joseph_donovanАй бұрын
Bugger Beepy! Just look at that beautiful Palm Tungsten C on your bench! "A thing of beauty is a joy forever." I would love for you to do a video of the Tungsten C, please! Thank you.
@sn0renАй бұрын
I’ve been wanting to do a video on it. It’s so cool.
@joseph_donovanАй бұрын
@@sn0ren Oh that would be a singular treat and pleasure for everyone!
@67fabs2 ай бұрын
I know I would have to resist to buy a device like this one because I already know I would stop using it after a few weeks but I love the nostalgia vibe it brings to me when I was discovering Linux (2.0 at that time I think). Maybe it's due to the colorless terminal or the simplicity of the device :)
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
I know! I get that feeling when I set up a new raspberry pi. This device definitely scratches that itch.
@squirlmy2 ай бұрын
Debian 2.0 came out in '98. Are you referring to just the kernel? No specific distro? I bought the Debian CD form a vendor's desk(imagine that!) because it could boot up, before (and for many distros after) you had to boot from 3.5 floppy, and copy files to hard drive. I love the OPTION of a monochrome terminal, but as a daily driver? ugh
@ladams3912 ай бұрын
It would be really cool to see a version of this (or a competing product) that uses the keyboard, form factor, and square aspect ratio of the Blackberry passport. As many software problems as that phone had, the keyboard and text-centric form factor made it one of my favorite mobile device experiences to date, and taking those elements from it and using them in a Linux pocket computer like this one would be an instant purchase for me (provided it didn't share the few crippling issues this device has).
@TalkingSasquach2 ай бұрын
So happy to be first. Love everything you do!
@BradleyBrownАй бұрын
Aw, man! I got all excited. It's exactly what I've been looking for, for use with packet radio.
@korzeTV2 ай бұрын
bro this is a fucking video. good damn job! I love your style here!
@fullstackcrackerjack2 ай бұрын
Word!
@morgantrevino4881Ай бұрын
The blackberry has returned from beyond the grave.
@dhrutubeАй бұрын
This is the kind of stuff people used to carry to hack in the early 2010 movies
@desktorp2 ай бұрын
What I really want is a barebones cell phone with blackberry style keyboard for texting.
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
That would be cool too. It’s too bad that no one are really making new phones with physical keyboards anymore.
@desktorp2 ай бұрын
@@sn0ren My first phone was a Palm Pixi.. I used it for many years until Verizon refused to reactivate it. RIP qwertyphones
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
I had a Nokia e61 for a while. It was great!
@igorperuchi21142 ай бұрын
Looks like a reincarnation of the PocketCHIP!
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
Yeah! I had a PocketCHIP. Unfortunately it had a terrible screen, even worse keyboard and was really slow. Love these concepts though.
@meneerjansen002 ай бұрын
Thanks or the warning about the "self destruct" chip.
@debayanabae872 ай бұрын
Can anyone tell me the cost of it ?
@0xKruzr2 ай бұрын
I think what I really want is kind of a hybrid between this and a Clockwork uConsole.
@erlgr22 күн бұрын
Ooh, I didn't know about the V2 at all👀 I was just browsing around the net about the beepy because I was so close to getting one last year, but I ended up not pulling the trigger. If the V2 comes out this year though... I'm running to get mine
@zushibaАй бұрын
I was once sitting in a waiting room at a hospital high on pain killers with a killer kidney stone when I got an email about a critical failure of one of my Linux systems. I only had my iPhone on me so I had to set up a VPN connection & figure out how to SSH into the system to find out what was wrong. Turns out the system had run out of space due to a log not being truncated. I cleared the log and restarted the services. Still, this would have been so much nicer to use.
@MrDowntemp0Ай бұрын
Sounds cool! I'd be happy with even a front light
@gluttonousmaximus90482 ай бұрын
Can't decide which display would have been better for this, but let's just say that this non-backlit screen makes way more sense for a handheld that doesn't really rely on intense graphics and that can be remotely accessed, makes more sense compared to a gaming handheld. So there.
@fizzzydev2 ай бұрын
Or you just use a phone with termux Edit: I see a lot of comments defending beepy and talking down termux and I'm tired of the notifications so I made this. I in no way dislike beepy or termux. Both definetly have a place. I just mean that termux is a great way to get a "linux" terminal with a better resolution on the go if you don't have the resources to get a beepy and you could alwys use a 3rd party keyboard.
@93vxhybridhatchback2 ай бұрын
Depending on use case, that'd work. For some, the beepy is a great device.
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
I don’t like touch screens :(
@Thadopeera2 ай бұрын
@@sn0renI hate touching my screens 😫😫😫
@Determinator212 ай бұрын
But you like barely accurate and small keypads?@@sn0ren
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
This physical keyboard is much more accurate than any touchscreen keyboard.
@yusefaslam96752 ай бұрын
great video, you've earned a new sub!
@LegitHATZ2 ай бұрын
with all those pins on the edge of the pcb near the screen i bet you could hook up some low power leds to light up the display and 3d print a new top case with a bezel to hide them wish i could get my hands on one the blackberry keyboard is top tier
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
Good idea. They are GPIO pins so you could also control it from software.
@sqfmi2 ай бұрын
Awesome video and love the mods!
@deepkhamaru6 күн бұрын
If it has calling support I'm ditching my phone immediately! This is cool and fun!
@NicksStuff2 ай бұрын
Pine64 has a phone that's meant to be hacked and run any Linux distro you want
@squirlmy2 ай бұрын
what's the price difference, though?
@NicksStuff2 ай бұрын
@@squirlmy I don't know how much a Beepy is 🤷♂️
@Armand79th2 ай бұрын
Let us know when Pine64 actually *SUPPORTS* their own products. DON'T BUY FROM THEM.
@gabriellevesque21852 ай бұрын
@@Armand79th Explain?
@o0julek0o2 ай бұрын
@@NicksStuff$80
@zogiamasula53542 ай бұрын
omg i see that palm tungsten c!
@karmatrainingАй бұрын
> Creates a Linux handheld micro-PC > Display only clearly visible outdoors in direct sunlight
@ukaszwieczorek2112 ай бұрын
Oh no, my home budget... Next toy I want, and it will be decorating my drawers :-)
@totalkiller42 ай бұрын
Was so hyped to buy one but so heartbroken when you said it was pulled :( can't wait till it's back
@trayvibez3992 ай бұрын
Dwarf fortress in the pocket. Nice.
@trektn2 ай бұрын
If you guys can find a blackberry key2 thats basically what this is but classy whereas this is like hobbyist if that's more your thing, also has more power too and a cellular modem, they're getting harder and harder to find
@synthgal1090Ай бұрын
if only it would ever come back in stock so I can fucking order one.
@AndresDeMoyaАй бұрын
You sonofabish... I'm in! What a fun piece of tech.
@dr_pilotАй бұрын
You are one of the few lucky youtubers to get it. No one of us regular people can find or buy one. Always not in stock. I waited for months and nothing. This is probably an "only for few privileged youtubers" gadget.
@sn0renАй бұрын
I bought it used from someone else because I was tired of waiting too 😅
@dr_pilotАй бұрын
@@sn0ren I can't find anyone selling it, no results on ebay and on google. you're lucky for finding one bro. Have fun with it.
@sn0renАй бұрын
Check out the Beepy discord, sometimes people are selling in there. That’s where I found one for sale.
@iusearchbtw692 ай бұрын
Suddenly i missed my old blackberry phone :'(
@cybernit32 ай бұрын
Well they should fix those problems; like have 80 column color lcd and a fast charge circuit.
@gavinandrews9026Ай бұрын
I like small computers too.
@abdallahnatsheh4642 ай бұрын
you can use beeper project with it to run all your social media messages that comes with beeper project with it
@DirtyPlumbus2 ай бұрын
This has been on my "want but not buying" list for a while.
@livvy942 ай бұрын
This reminds me of the PocketChip, which I swill own after all these years. Sadly the RAM has gone bad, so it's also bricked... Hopefully Beepy V2 will be better
@AudisioOficiaI2 ай бұрын
bro we use the same wallpaper!!!
@br3nd4n2 ай бұрын
I’m feeling strong @Posy vibes
@No_True_Scotsman2 ай бұрын
This is like saying any American is giving Tom Cruise vibes because they have the same accent
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
Who?
@YokomoHoyo2 ай бұрын
I you don’t have a life but this.
@TaylorTheOtter2 ай бұрын
I really want one but I know I won't use it since I don't really do much programming anymore... Still a very cool device!
@computerpastiche2 ай бұрын
in instaled linux on mac computer
@girlyvoice32102 ай бұрын
I'd love an eink display on the back
@vulonkaaz2 ай бұрын
I bought one, after like less than a day the power chip got cooked can't turn on anymore I complained, after *a few months* they sent a new one, the power chip cooked itself again and even faster than the last one
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
Man that sucks. I saw someone do a mod with a few wires that makes it possible to power from usb, bypassing the battery.
@silvioccruz2 ай бұрын
I want to buy one of these and bring it to Brazil
@tjihef4971Ай бұрын
Song????????
@stalbaum2 ай бұрын
Can it run pine and do text messages? I'd almost... Palm OS, oh hell yeah.
@fangleone75662 ай бұрын
Text messages can be done through beeper
@stalbaum2 ай бұрын
@@fangleone7566 tnx
@byte.raccoon2 ай бұрын
very cool thing, but absolutely useless, because all required stuff I can do from my phone
@CaribouDataScience2 ай бұрын
How much?
@Robtor.Ай бұрын
I have been on the waiting list for more than two years, but still no response...
@samsmith5745Ай бұрын
couldn't someone flash the bms or something as a workaround?
@xTHETRINCHOx2 ай бұрын
I just TERMUX for that... In colour
@xTHETRINCHOx2 ай бұрын
Or take my 6 hours batt pocketchip
@gsestream2 ай бұрын
blackberry much, pretty handy
@Matt-so3nm2 ай бұрын
This is so cool
@matt92hun2 ай бұрын
This is what computers will be like in 1990.
@fabianlehman2 ай бұрын
Yah, we vant zee pancakes, Lebowski!
@MrBratkenSolovАй бұрын
Where do you, guys, get those blackberry keyboards? Just curious about the moment no keebs would be available some day :)
@SonicJ22 ай бұрын
I need to know what that first song is, it’s so catchy!
@amigaworkbench7202 ай бұрын
I remember there was gameboy emulator that was using terminal buffer for graphics. So maybe you can run your gameboy games on Beepy?
@MrWaalkman2 ай бұрын
Makes me want to bust out my Agenda and play with it. :)
@cdl02 ай бұрын
Danish sunshine is probably an oxymoron. 🙂
@armisis2 ай бұрын
It's almost like a CHiP
@powerdude_dk2 ай бұрын
Såååehh.. Er der andre danskere herinde :P
@DanteLeoncini2 ай бұрын
I already know where to do the port of Blendersito xD
@H3li0s852 ай бұрын
Cool video thx🎉
@i_vijayАй бұрын
Isn't it possible to use BlackBerry Display as well?
@CaribouDataScience2 ай бұрын
Reminds me of a BlackBerry😮
@squirlmy2 ай бұрын
Haha! It's hard not to with the BlackBerry logo on the keyboard!!! The keyboards are re-purposed BlackBerry keyboards, so that's no coincidence.
@CralexKokiri2 ай бұрын
I was thinking "oh, it can't be that bad," but yikes! Those are a nasty pair of problems it has.
@diygf979621 күн бұрын
i want beepy phone features
@truko222 ай бұрын
Nice 🤩
@JulsGeekPI2 ай бұрын
lora meshtastic?
@kamranahmadzade781121 күн бұрын
music name at start, please?
@armisis2 ай бұрын
Been waiting...
@tutacat2 ай бұрын
Did they add GSM hardware?
@x7heDeviLx2 ай бұрын
All androids run a Linux distro so isn’t that Linux in our pocket
@blarghblargh2 ай бұрын
android doesn't surface a linux-like interface. so yes and very much no
@jpl91482 ай бұрын
I dont think I will be able to see that small font
@illiteratebeef2 ай бұрын
I have a SQFMI watchy and have found the company frustrating to deal with as a maker. Questionable documentation, the first version being more a beta with broken features, then afterwards opaque hardware versioning that effects how you program for it, etc. It's cool to see the playdate screen in something else, but I would never trust that hardware manufacturer to come up with something wholly functional.
@sn0ren2 ай бұрын
It's too bad because the concept is awesome
@eekee60342 ай бұрын
They sound a lot like many Linux software projects in the 00s: hobbyists just doing their thing, not realising how much extra responsibility and workload comes with making their work public. I guess the use of a Pi could be taken as a yellow flag (if not a red flag); Pis have never been the most open or best value hardware and it's worth shopping for other options.
@squirlmy2 ай бұрын
@@eekee6034 best value? What are you comparing to? Libre boards have been more "open", but more expensive, Orange Pi zero and Geniatech zero might be alternatives, but where else, for less, are you going to source wholesale numbers of boards? The only options for an entire computer are cheap China products, and you won't find better quality there. For a niche project like this you're talking nonsense. And China chip-makers are going bankrupt in the thousands, so expect even less alternatives in the future.
@eekee60342 ай бұрын
@@squirlmy Well, to be honest, it's old info. Sometimes I forget how old my memories are. The Pi 4 was the first good Pi, there were plenty better alternatives before it, especially when the first Pi launched. I didn't know how many chip-makers are going bankrupt, so maybe it's a good thing the Pi range is so popular. As for wholesale though, it was buying retail which was harder before the Pi. Some parts seemed to be only available singly in expensive dev kits, though that was starting to change.
@SuperAjej5 күн бұрын
Thanks to these videos they are sold out and hard to get, I’m just saying
@yamcube2 ай бұрын
Yo, this looks really cool > powered by a raspberry pi. NVM
@ttt-sq6ou5 күн бұрын
Color beepy discord link is down
@sn0ren5 күн бұрын
I've updated the link in the description
@DavidKyazze-Ntwatwa2 ай бұрын
Just get a m5 mini keyboard a raspberry pi zero and a cheap yellow display and you’re good to go. Or save yourself some money and get a lily deck
@No_True_Scotsman2 ай бұрын
TWENTY HOURS?!?
@dududjddjehdhdud-ui3ycАй бұрын
Lol @ the gen z kids in the comments that cant figure out why this is better than termux, yet consider themselves tech kids or hackers. The internet never fails to impress themselves. Lmao