#beepy — Public Fediverse posts

Working on a DIY #Flock camera detector using stuff I already own (instead of buying yet another ESP32 project kit). :melting_sweat:

Pi Zero will scan BLE for MAC patterns and known manufacturer IDs that ALPRs broadcast. iPhone will provide GPS coordinates over hotspot via the GPS2IP app.

Will have the Pi plugged into a #Beepy so I can have a screen, keyboard, and battery handy for troubleshooting.

We'll see how it shakes out.

@valhalla @praveen it also depends on the hardware, doesn't it?

#Debian on a #PocoF1 is very much a smartphone, but if you put the same label to Debian on a #Beepy it won't quite live up to expectations

Unfortunately, many people have the impression that "being small with a physical numpad" and "capable of running complex applications" are mutually exclusive resulting in most manufacturers not giving good specs to such devices. So in practice #KaiOS phones are closer to feature phones 😕

@valhalla @praveen it also depends on the hardware, doesn't it?

#Debian on a #PocoF1 is very much a smartphone, but if you put the same label to Debian on a #Beepy it won't quite live up to expectations

Unfortunately, many people have the impression that "being small with a physical numpad" and "capable of running complex applications" are mutually exclusive resulting in most manufacturers not giving good specs to such devices. So in practice #KaiOS phones are closer to feature phones 😕

@valhalla @praveen it also depends on the hardware, doesn't it?

#Debian on a #PocoF1 is very much a smartphone, but if you put the same label to Debian on a #Beepy it won't quite live up to expectations

Unfortunately, many people have the impression that "being small with a physical numpad" and "capable of running complex applications" are mutually exclusive resulting in most manufacturers not giving good specs to such devices. So in practice #KaiOS phones are closer to feature phones 😕

@valhalla @praveen it also depends on the hardware, doesn't it?

#Debian on a #PocoF1 is very much a smartphone, but if you put the same label to Debian on a #Beepy it won't quite live up to expectations

Unfortunately, many people have the impression that "being small with a physical numpad" and "capable of running complex applications" are mutually exclusive resulting in most manufacturers not giving good specs to such devices. So in practice #KaiOS phones are closer to feature phones 😕

@valhalla @praveen it also depends on the hardware, doesn't it?

#Debian on a #PocoF1 is very much a smartphone, but if you put the same label to Debian on a #Beepy it won't quite live up to expectations

Unfortunately, many people have the impression that "being small with a physical numpad" and "capable of running complex applications" are mutually exclusive resulting in most manufacturers not giving good specs to such devices. So in practice #KaiOS phones are closer to feature phones 😕

@andypiper how do you navigate using the playdate?

i just ressurected my beloved #beepy ;)
trying to compile iamb.chat to enter the #matrix (again)

@thomholwerda to be honest, i would prefer a improved #beepy II

https://freiburg.social/@stereo/111018931587672167

Anybody know where I can find a reflective lcd screen that is readable in sun light? Like the one that #Beepy uses.

I want to build a #writerdeck / #cyberdeck with a raspberry pi and a screen that works in sun light. I had a look on e-ink displays but it seems like drivers to use them as primary monitor doesn't exist (or I couldn't find them at least).

Or if there is a place to buy a complete Beepy or similar?

Any suggestions are welcome!

#AskFedi

Attack Of The Beepy Clones - In the Blackberry-keyboard-based project lineage story last week, I covered how a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #sharpmemorylcd #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #beepy #bepis #sqfmi

Attack Of The Beepy Clones - In the Blackberry-keyboard-based project lineage story last week, I covered how a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #sharpmemorylcd #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #beepy #bepis #sqfmi

Attack Of The Beepy Clones - In the Blackberry-keyboard-based project lineage story last week, I covered how a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #sharpmemorylcd #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #beepy #bepis #sqfmi

Attack Of The Beepy Clones - In the Blackberry-keyboard-based project lineage story last week, I covered how a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #sharpmemorylcd #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #beepy #bepis #sqfmi

Attack Of The Beepy Clones - In the Blackberry-keyboard-based project lineage story last week, I covered how a ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #sharpmemorylcd #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #beepy #bepis #sqfmi

Attack Of The Beepy Clones https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #SharpMemoryLCD #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #Beepy #Bepis #SQFMI

Attack Of The Beepy Clones https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #SharpMemoryLCD #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #Beepy #Bepis #SQFMI

Attack Of The Beepy Clones https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #SharpMemoryLCD #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #Beepy #Bepis #SQFMI

Attack Of The Beepy Clones https://hackaday.com/2025/06/13/attack-of-the-beepy-clones/ #blackberrykeyboard #blackberryhacks #handheldshacks #SharpMemoryLCD #openhardware #hackberrypi #colorberry #hackberry #Beepy #Bepis #SQFMI

@castaway are you coming to the @acccgn ? that would be cool and increases the possibility of a session about the #geminiprotocol or all kinds of #beepy things ;)

@micheal @castaway @librescrum

@masek How many months did you wait for it? I’m still hesitant and can’t decide between this, the #Beepy/#Beepberry or the #Mecha #Comet…

@dynamic that is true too. The Nokia 1100 was perfect and one of the only reasons I didn't go with it again (besides people expecting you to have Internet and maps and suchlike) was I wanted to be able to use XMPP. My somewhat far-fetched plan was to buy a KaiOS phone and write an XMPP app for it, which as you can see I'm still working on 😅️

I look at my pocket calculator every so often and am like "Hmm, why didn't they—?"

By the way, have you seen the #Beepy?

https://beepy.sqfmi.com

Typing on a touchscreen sucks, not least because I have to be constantly *looking* at the screen while typing

Time to get a #Beepy?

@disaster2life I mean #KaiOS is good if you want to also make and receive phone calls/SMS or create a 4G WiFi hotspot on said portable hackable device?

But if those are not important there'd be other options too (check #Beepy and #WiPhone!) :raspberrypi:

For me, it was the one device I'd carry around (until I got #Mobian on my #PocoF1, but my #Nokia2720Flip is still 💯 when I'm not in the city and apt to be blocked by QR-coded React-bloated ticketing systems or something)

@disaster2life I mean #KaiOS is good if you want to also make and receive phone calls/SMS or create a 4G WiFi hotspot on said portable hackable device?

But if those are not important there'd be other options too (check #Beepy and #WiPhone!) :raspberrypi:

For me, it was the one device I'd carry around (until I got #Mobian on my #PocoF1, but my #Nokia2720Flip is still 💯 when I'm not in the city and apt to be blocked by QR-coded React-bloated ticketing systems or something)

@disaster2life I mean #KaiOS is good if you want to also make and receive phone calls/SMS or create a 4G WiFi hotspot on said portable hackable device?

But if those are not important there'd be other options too (check #Beepy and #WiPhone!) :raspberrypi:

For me, it was the one device I'd carry around (until I got #Mobian on my #PocoF1, but my #Nokia2720Flip is still 💯 when I'm not in the city and apt to be blocked by QR-coded React-bloated ticketing systems or something)

@disaster2life I mean #KaiOS is good if you want to also make and receive phone calls/SMS or create a 4G WiFi hotspot on said portable hackable device?

But if those are not important there'd be other options too (check #Beepy and #WiPhone!) :raspberrypi:

For me, it was the one device I'd carry around (until I got #Mobian on my #PocoF1, but my #Nokia2720Flip is still 💯 when I'm not in the city and apt to be blocked by QR-coded React-bloated ticketing systems or something)

@disaster2life I mean #KaiOS is good if you want to also make and receive phone calls/SMS or create a 4G WiFi hotspot on said portable hackable device?

But if those are not important there'd be other options too (check #Beepy and #WiPhone!) :raspberrypi:

For me, it was the one device I'd carry around (until I got #Mobian on my #PocoF1, but my #Nokia2720Flip is still 💯 when I'm not in the city and apt to be blocked by QR-coded React-bloated ticketing systems or something)

Ich habe einen „Beepy“ abzugeben - alle Infos gibt es hier: https://beepy.sqfmi.com/

Dabei ist noch ein 3D-gedrucktes Gehäuse in schwarz (Fotos auf Anfrage). Bei Interesse bitte direkt Kontakt aufnehmen. @kleinanzeige #sqfmi #beepy #handheld #blackberry #raspberry #pi #raspi #raspberrypi

Pls boost :BoostOK:

Ich habe einen „Beepy“ abzugeben - alle Infos gibt es hier: https://beepy.sqfmi.com/

Dabei ist noch ein 3D-gedrucktes Gehäuse in schwarz (Fotos auf Anfrage). Bei Interesse bitte direkt Kontakt aufnehmen. @kleinanzeige #sqfmi #beepy #handheld #blackbery #raspberry #pi #raspi #raspberrypi

Pls boost :BoostOK:

Ich habe einen „Beepy“ abzugeben - alle Infos gibt es hier: https://beepy.sqfmi.com/

Dabei ist noch ein 3D-gedrucktes Gehäuse in schwarz (Fotos auf Anfrage). Bei Interesse bitte direkt Kontakt aufnehmen. @kleinanzeige #sqfmi #beepy #handheld #blackberry #raspberry #pi #raspi #raspberrypi

Pls boost :BoostOK:

[Перевод] BEEPY, наладонник для взлома Linux

Портативное устройство, ранее известное как Beepberry, после чего его создатели получили вполне предсказуемую официальную жалобу, безоговорочно создано для фанатов Linux. В течение последних нескольких недель, играя с этим устройством, я компилировал драйверы ядра, писал собственные скрипты и пытался (хотя и не всегда успешно) установить на него новое программное обеспечение. Если вы увлекаетесь хакингом в Linux, это просто здоровская штука.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/cloud4y/articles/794596/

#beepy #linux #гаджеты #взлом

I put myself on the #beepy waiting list.
https://beepy.sqfmi.com/

I think the time has come to sell my #Beepy (née #Beepberry). I pre-ordered it and have had it for a few months but it's just not a device I use very much.

It's practically brand new and has a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W with it and a number of 3D printed cases that @aaronage kindly made for me.

I'm in the UK and I'm hoping I can find someone who would like to buy it fairly locally. Please DM me if you're interested!

More info on it at https://beepy.sqfmi.com/

Playing beeps* on my Beepy with a piezo beeper

* Ok, the are actually GRUB_INIT_TUNEs I found online

Source code: https://gist.github.com/epilys/7a911d3ba6f40da1ba668f2ca9be7336

#Beepy #beepberry #grub

Of course, I hear about this thing when it's not available. I want one SO BAD!!!

https://beepy.sqfmi.com

#Beepy

New blog post: Enter Beepy, Esc https://linmob.net/enter-beepy-esc/

#beepy

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (36/2023): #Phosh 0.31.0 and a #postmarketOS Service Pack

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2023/

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #NemoMobile #Capyloon #PinePhonePro #PinePhone #SailfishOS #Librem5 #Beepy

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (36/2023): #Phosh 0.31.0 and a #postmarketOS Service Pack

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2023/

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #NemoMobile #Capyloon #PinePhonePro #PinePhone #SailfishOS #Librem5 #Beepy

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (36/2023): #Phosh 0.31.0 and a #postmarketOS Service Pack

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2023/

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #NemoMobile #Capyloon #PinePhonePro #PinePhone #SailfishOS #Librem5 #Beepy

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (36/2023): #Phosh 0.31.0 and a #postmarketOS Service Pack

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2023/

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #NemoMobile #Capyloon #PinePhonePro #PinePhone #SailfishOS #Librem5 #Beepy

Weekly GNU-like #MobileLinux Update (36/2023): #Phosh 0.31.0 and a #postmarketOS Service Pack

https://linmob.net/weekly-update-36-2023/

#LinuxMobile #Phosh #NemoMobile #Capyloon #PinePhonePro #PinePhone #SailfishOS #Librem5 #Beepy

compiled #inform7 version 10 git on the #beepy it took about an hour. now i can not only #frotz on it, but can also #glulxe my own stuff in the sun. ;)

Browsing #SDF #bboard the way the gods of #Unix intended. On a handheld terminal, slouched on the couch.
(that is my #beepy in the picture)

Browsing #SDF #bboard the way the gods of #Unix intended. On a handheld terminal, slouched on the couch.
(that is my #beepy in the picture)

Browsing #SDF #bboard the way the gods of #Unix intended. On a handheld terminal, slouched on the couch.
(that is my #beepy in the picture)

Browsing #SDF #bboard the way the gods of #Unix intended. On a handheld terminal, slouched on the couch.
(that is my #beepy in the picture)

using using #gomuks on the #beepy i just read "quick room switcher". having plugged in a raspi zero 1 its not quick at all ;)

after playing with it today. i just thought, the fresh #beepy feels like a predecessor of the #openmoko

https://beepy.sqfmi.com/
http://openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page
@LaF0rge

Ooh yay! My #beepy/ #beepberry got dispatched. 🎉

Looks like @sqfmi renamed their #Beepberry to just #Beepy. Did they get into legal trouble with #Blackberry? 🤔

Maybe they just decided it's better to spin their own keyboard, which I would agree with!

In any way, I really want one. I can't wait to figure out all the compatibility issues with my #BananaPiZeroM2 / #BananaPi. It would be cool if it works though.