Building a Pocket Cyberdeck With Raspberry Pi and Random Parts From My Junk Drawer

Termyte /\(o.o)/\
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I’ve been wanting to build a portable pocket computer—a simple DIY cyberdeck—for years, and I finally got around to making one! This project, sometimes called a pocket terminal or "Termyte," uses a Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 Touch display, Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, PiSugar 3 battery, Adafruit KB2040 microcontroller, and an Xbox 360 Chatpad keyboard. The case is super easy to 3D print (no supports needed!), making it a great open source hardware project for beginners and experienced makers alike. I think it’s a really solid proof of concept for the kinds of handheld computers and hacker gadgets I want to make next.

In this video, I do a quick teardown and reassembly of the "Termyte" cyberdeck, showing all the parts, the 3D printed case, and the modular components. I’ll have a full build guide and step-by-step tutorial coming soon—so if you want to learn how to make your own Raspberry Pi cyberdeck or portable Linux terminal, stay tuned! I also preview the parts I’m planning to use for the next upgrade, and share a sneak peek at my upcoming MeshPack case—a big, open source project that supports Meshtastic and Meshcore radio modules for off-grid communication, but is also designed to be expanded to any type of project you want, not just Mesh stuff.

If you’re into DIY electronics, custom handheld computers, open source hardware, or building unique Raspberry Pi gadgets, you’ll definitely want to check this out.

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