Maker Tucker Osman built a working Mactini, a miniature computer originally imagined in a parody of Apple's shrinking products. Its only input is a touch-sensitive pad made with conductive 3D-printing filament. Different press lengths and pauses are recognized as patterns that become letters, punctuation, or commands. The device has a small color screen, salvaged speakers, and software that can play music and video as well as accept text.
A parody of removing too many buttons has become a real computer. Typing on it sounds like performing a tiny percussion solo.
PickentCode built a computer powered entirely by a small Stirling engine heated by an alcohol lamp. Instead of a wall outlet or battery, the flame keeps a generator turning to power an ESP32-C3 and a small OLED display.
A 16-key keypad lets the machine run CHIP-8 games and custom programs. To stay within the tiny power budget, wireless features are disabled and the processor speed is reduced when full performance is not needed.
Turning on this computer starts with lighting a flame rather than pressing a power button. If you want to keep playing, keeping the fire alive becomes part of using the machine.
A parody of removing too many buttons has become a real computer. Typing on it sounds like performing a tiny percussion solo.