DIY handheld PC uses mechanical keyboard, Game Boy pieces, Raspberry Pi

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If someone is using a handheld PC these days, it’s almost certainly a smartphone. But a Raspberry Pi has a way of bringing out an enthusiast’s retro side. Add in some old console parts and a true mechanical keyboard, and you’ve got a DO-IT-YOURSELF PC that can fit in the palm of your hand.

Called the Penkesu and shared via GitHub by the user known as Penk Chen , the project is described as “a homebrew retro-style handheld PC. ” It uses a 7. 9-inch touchscreen with a 400 x 1, 280 resolution and a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W. Other electronic components include a 3. 7 V Li-Po battery and Adafruit PowerBoost 1000C for power.

Materials used. (credit: Penk/Github )

Chen 3D-printed the PC’s chassis and shared the corresponding STL files and STEP file . The maker also used replacement hinges for the Game Boy Advance SP to allow the PC to fold shut.