The Use Of Raspberry Pie Seems Unlimited. Engineers And Ordinary Technology Enthusiasts Show Their Magic Power And Develop Retro Game Consoles And Personal Media Centers On The Basis Of Single Board. We've Also Seen A Lot Of Compact PCs Based On PI -- But This Project Has Attracted Our Attention In Particular It Is Called "chonky Palmtop" By Its Name. It Is A Folding Laptop Like Machine With An Ergonomic Keyboard And A Portable But Thick Body
Look At Palmtop In The Video Above. This Computer Was Created By Daniel Norris. Palmtop's Idea Came When Norris Realized That The Dimensions Of The Items On His Desk (a 7-inch Touch Screen, Battery Unit And A Core Keyboard PCB) Were Actually Quite Close. He Thought He Could Combine These Parts Into A Compact Machine, Which Is What He Did.
Palmtop Has A 7-inch Screen, Raspberry PI 4 Board And A Core Classic Keyboard. It Includes Ethernet Port, Which Is Charged Through Usb-c (supports Fast Charging). It Has Four USB Ports: Two Are USB 3.0 And Two Are USB 2.0. It Is Unclear How Long Palmtop Can Run After A Single Charge, And It Is Expected That It Must Remain Plugged In In Most Cases.
Due To The Open Source Nature Of Palmtop, It Is Not Difficult For Users To Obtain The Structure Of This Microcomputer, And Even Build One By Themselves, Because Norris Published General Instructions, Necessary Materials And Parts Lists On Gitlab, As Well As STL Files That Can Be Used To Print Various Parts In 3D. Of Course, This Is Not A Project For Beginners, But More Experienced Raspberry Users May Find It Achievable If They Can Fill Some Gaps In The Palmtop Design Description.
Of Course, This Device Is Not Perfect. Norris Still Has Some Other Errors To Be Solved, And Some Functions Need To Be Improved Or Added, But Even Now, Its Functions Are Enough To Meet The Needs Of Ordinary Users. In Other Words, Norris Is Trying To Fix The Firefox Graphics Acceleration Function Of Palmtop And Remake The "hinge Bracket In The Lower Left Corner" To Match The Not So Perfect Midea Cover.