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A maker's time-lapse of building a working computer inside a LEGO-style brick, using a tiny 0.42-inch OLED screen, with a demo at the end.

HN finds the miniaturization mind-blowing and cites it as a standout example of surreal hobbyist technology.

Embedded systems & DIY electronics3D printing, CNC & maker projects#lego#miniaturization#oled#maker#embedded

4 comments from Hacker News

@eps2025 · in “Multivox: Volumetric Display”

An earlier iteration of the same block is imo more impressive in its creativity - ▶ this video - such an unexpected and yet completely natural extension of the brick set.

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@nmstoker2024 · in “Doom on a Volumetric Display [video]”

His stuff is fascinating. He first came to my attention when he built the working LEGO computer bricks, as shown here: ▶ this video This shows it being built but if you want to see it working, jump to just after 12 minutes.

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@mro_name2023 · in “If you're happy with OpenBSD, probably any computer is good enough”

as you mention gaming – do you know the doom-in-lego-brick? link and brick assembly ▶ this video There are some video links in the (german) article link . Mind-blowing.

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@jiggawatts2023 · in “Ask HN: What is the weirdest or most surreal (recent) technology you have seen?”

A hobbyist made a 2x2 angled LEGO brick with a computer and an OLED display embedded into it: ▶ this video This is a mind blowing level of miniaturization, especially considering that this was assembled by someone at home with commercially available off-the-shelf parts! The fact that he used a cheap, readily available 3D printer to manufacture the jigs and mould parts is the icing on the cake. When I grew up, computer monitors were heavy and had big vacuum tubes in them made out of thick glass. At the scale of a LEGO brick, it was already amazing having a single LED light instead of an incandescent light bulb! A working computer!? With a display? Madness!

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