ESPager replaces the radio receiver inside a vintage pager with a small Wi-Fi-enabled board. A message entered in a web browser appears on the pager's original display.
Creator Corey Harding uses an ESP32-C3 to generate the encoded signals expected by the pager and feeds them directly into the original data input. The project targets the first-generation Motorola Advisor and compatible models, and also documents integration with telephone exchange software.
A pager built to receive radio calls has had its radio receiver removed. The outside stays vintage while the message delivery moves to the web.
TamaFi V2 is a pocket virtual pet that treats nearby Wi-Fi and Bluetooth activity as its environment. When it goes hunting, the radio activity it finds changes hunger and mood, while it can also choose behaviors such as discovering open networks or taking a rest.
Nearby radio activity is classified as calm, busy, open, noisy, or hostile. Detecting deauthentication or disassociation activity can lower comfort and happiness and trigger a glitch-like facial reaction. The current firmware is read-only and does not store SSIDs or MAC addresses. It was created by CiferTech.
Instead of feeding a virtual pet with a button, this one treats the Wi-Fi around you as its food supply and habitat. Take it somewhere with hostile radio traffic and even the pet gets upset.
Throaty Mumbo built a custom GBCTube cartridge to play YouTube video on a Game Boy Color's 160×144 display. The project progresses from displaying images and video to streaming over the link cable, then adds custom Wi-Fi-capable hardware.
The video demonstrates playback on real Game Boy Color hardware and covers the cartridge electronics, battery and enclosure built for the project.
There are countless easier ways to watch YouTube, but this one starts by building a Wi-Fi cartridge for a handheld that originally did not even have a backlit screen. The setup is more elaborate than the viewing.
A pager built to receive radio calls has had its radio receiver removed. The outside stays vintage while the message delivery moves to the web.