Top products from r/cyberDeck

We found 24 product mentions on r/cyberDeck. We ranked the 35 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.

Next page

Top comments that mention products on r/cyberDeck:

u/Talulabelle · 5 pointsr/cyberDeck

I love how everyone says 'basic use', and then 'browsing' is the first thing out of their mouths. A browser is incredibly complex. Web pages take a ton of power to render, and require a display that approaches 'standard' resolutions to be useful.


Of all the things I'd use a near-eye display for, browsing is literally the last on the list. It's an application where more screen real-estate is always better, and you'll never get enough.


It sounds to me like you're just looking to buy something, and the bottom line is that regular people just don't want to wear a computer around. Especially when it'll be less capable for browsing than a phone, and that's all that most people want to do.


As for suggestions, there are things on the market at varying costs. Here are some links to things of different styles, maybe one of them will be what you're looking for.


  • Glyph headphones These were a big deal when they were first being introduced a few years ago, but they didn't sell well at all. I think people just considered them 'silly'. I just noticed they're under $200 now, and I've considered picking up a pair to try them out.

  • Blade AR These are more recent, and probably more interesting in general. Reviews for these kinds of things are always middling at best, so I don't know how well they really work. Personally, I wouldn't buy them because I'm not sure if I could hack the display for an external computer, and this looks like it's meant to be more like VR glasses than a near-eye display. But, if you want an out of the box experience, maybe look that direction?

  • VISIONHMD These are your pretty standard display glasses. Recent generations of these have just had their asses kicked by cheap VR. Most VR uses a phone display, which are easy to find and really cheap. That means a device like this, using actual near-eye technology is expensive to produce by comparison, and it can't do VR, the one application people think of when they pick up a headset. That said, the prices are dropping on these and the res is pretty good. I could see buying a pair just to remove the displays, personally, but if you just want a small computer you could probably add a pi to the strap and have something usable here.

  • Vuefine This is definitely something more my speed. This is a single eye, reasonably good resolution, basic HDMI interface display. Stripping these down isn't be that hard, and I can hang them off just about anything.


    So, depending on what you want, there are definitely options.
u/CaptNumbNutz · 2 pointsr/cyberDeck

I'm currently using a LiFePO4wered/Pi+, specifically the model with the larger 18650 battery and stackable headers. It can be bought on Crowd Supply.

And according to the creator, it has been tested and is capable enough to work with a Pi4. I would probably be best to put a small heatsink on the unit for continuous high loads like with a Pi3B+ or Pi4.

This unit will not power a Pi3B+ or Pi4 for too long, maybe an hour at best at full load. I get around 2-3 hours of just general use on a Pi3B. However, it offers some huge advantages:

  1. Powering a Pi from most portable USB batteries designed for cell phones might present a challenge. Quality differs on these, so YMMV. Sometimes you will get a voltage dip on the output when you plug in a charger which might cause the Pi to hang or crash.
  2. There are also other UPS units out there for the Pi, but I haven't seen any that can put out a constant 5.0v 2A like this unit can. Some are rated for 1.5A only which might be fine for a Zero, Pi2, or Pi3... but could struggle with 3B+ or 4. This will depend on the device you use. Hopefully in the future there will be more choices.
  3. It uses a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery (LiFePo4), which has significantly more charge cycles at the cost of slightly less capacity when compared to other Lithium battery types.

    So what I recommend doing is combining a UPS unit of your choice (although the one I listed is highly recommended) with a separate power source such as any large USB battery or any USB phone charger. This will prevent interruptions in power when swapping batteries or plugging in power. It will also mean you have a power button with software assisted safe-shutdowns.

    On my setup I am currently using a Pi3B (non+) with the LiFePo4wered Pi+ (with 18650 battery and stackable header option), and an Anker PowerCore Fusion 5000mAh battery with built-in charger. Since I have my Pi3B inside a SmartiPi case with the official 7" touchscreen (similar to the other Cyberdecks built here) and I put a large heatsink on the Pi, it isn't possible for me to mount the LiFePo4wered Pi+ directly on top of the Pi like other HAT's. I bought the LiFePo4wered Pi with the stackable header option and a 40pin GPIO cable to link the 2 units and mounted it down below the screen. For those of you that might attempt this same setup with an Offical 7" LCD, make sure you install software for the LiFePo4wered Pi unit BEFORE you plug-in the hardware. Having both the touchscreen and the LiFePo4wered Pi unit installed without the software will cause a hardware or software conflict and the Pi and screen will lockup at EXACTLY 600 seconds (10 minutes).
u/sunkencity999 · 2 pointsr/cyberDeck

Haha, thank you kindly!

The headset is super basic...I noticed folks where using HMD's to watch their drones, thought it would be a great way to use with a deck. Basically like having a large screen floating in front of you, no tracking or anything. The new Oculus Quest coming out next year has me salivating though....imagine of it could take USB input for a mech?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HMELD6G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_-xOYBbB847D3E

u/billFoldDog · 3 pointsr/cyberDeck

Sorry about the wait, it was a busy couple of days! The specs are below:

BOM:

  • 1920x1080 touchscreen ADAFRUIT!
  • 2.4GHz backlit wireless keyboard (similar)link
  • Box Vaultz
  • 20,000 mAhr Amazon Basics power bank similar

    Beyond that its just a bunch of soldering, wiring, cardboard, and tape. I'm still trying to reduce the volume of all the cabling so that I can pack more in. I need speakers, a power switch, and I'd like to add a small USB hub.
u/D10D3 · 1 pointr/cyberDeck

>What did you search for to look up the guitar strap holder bolt things?

locking guitar strap pegs

>Any plans to make a new one with the Pi4?

I might just upgrade my Rev.3 with a new Pi. That's one nice thing about using Pi's, you can easily drop in a new pi and upgrade all of the core systems.

>Why did you decide to go with a USB battery pack

Because I didn't feel like designing a charging/bypass circuit and a battery box. I tend to use off the shelf solutions whenever possible because I'm lazy.

>Do you know how much power your keyboard draws?

I haven't run the numbers, but the draw from the LEDs in the keyboard should be negligible compared to the screen. Also, I'm not great at touch typing and one of my design requirements was the ability to operate in the dark.

u/tidux · 1 pointr/cyberDeck

One more thought: If you made one of the cartridges a flip up cover, you could use one of these for your root disk and have the full sized SD card slot available from the outside, just like a floppy or cartridge on an old micro.

u/TCaschy · 3 pointsr/cyberDeck

Here is the powerbank I use: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0194WDVHI

I'm running it another build that uses a larger screen and I've getting about 1-2 hrs of constant gaming use. So I imagine with a smaller screen (5.5" vs. 7") and more casual computing vs gaming, I'd be @ 2+ hrs.

u/iato19459 · 3 pointsr/cyberDeck

Someone in the Raspberry Pi sub said they were using this to power their pi and a screen. I ordered it to use with my build, but I haven't tried it out yet because I'm still waiting for all the stuff to arrive in the mail.

u/WurdBendur · 2 pointsr/cyberDeck

Here's the Amazon link

You can find identical screens for a bit less elsewhere, but I was already ordering some other stuff. Right now it's powered through the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, but it's not ideal. I keep getting undervoltage warnings, so I'll have to power it directly. It has a micro-USB port for power, the same as the Pi.