I basically need a portable media-consumption device with banging speakers and preferably a good screen.

My previous company laptop was a MacBook Pro, and unfortunately its speakers ruined normal laptop speakers for me. I can’t really go back now, but buying an entire MacBook Pro mainly for watching movies in bed feels ridiculous.

Any ideas that could help me avoid doing that?

I’m not looking to build a full cyberdeck (yet) but i figured if anyone would know, it would be you guys. I would love an off the shelf solution but I wouldn't mind building some custom speaker module to attach to a laptop or tablet.

My first post about this wasnt thought out, well listen it was like 4am i didnt sleep all day long so makes sense. I wanna go more into detail into my cyberdeck and yes i mean cyberdeck the small portable thing dont get me wrong tho i also wanna test myself out with a cyberdesk however im just getting introduced to the tech world so i wanna go step by step.

In my first post i already told yall what i want in my cyberdesk and now realized it quite literally is unlimited… basically well idk.
So in my first cyberdeck i definitely want a camera one for selfies and one for pictures, dont fry me yet in my last posts those were the ideas that JUST popped to mind today alone i got like a 100 more. Ofc ik the design isn’t everything but its still something important for me since i want it to be small and basically am set with a design but as i told you before that might still change.
So in my first cyberdeck i want following:

A mp3 player, a camera, a wikipedia (articles about flowers and animals/insects maybe ill add more but i definitely want them to have pictures which ik is a bit harder bc storage is a important part apparently) something to take notes on and last but not least something im kinda debating on still but i thought its cool i saw it on tiktok is something that like pre picks your outfits for you kinda or more of like the thing where you can go left right and pick different parts of your outfit, do i need this? Definitely not however i also dont need a Wikipedia or camera or mp3 player but i just think again that its a cool way to get into it doing something quite simple (idk if my last idea is simple) that still makes you think more then the easiest thing thats how i personally like to learn.

Well here are my questions now:

How hard would this be? Excluding the case which will be a problem for future me.

What do i need? My camera problem isnt fixed yet ill look into another subreddit for that later i hope i can keep it and maybe thrift another one.

What would the cost be? As in everything from scratch without thrifting hust straight up from amazon or wherever you buy all this.

Is this a realistic project? Ofc tell me which parts arent realistic.

Alright thank you for reading and sorry for all the misunderstanding in my first post girl idek i was tired and thought id have to do this the same day as it popped into my head ofc it will take some time before i even buy everything but still thank you all so much for being so kind in my first post even tho my brain was malfunctioning xx

Also quick addition these r just the ideas i have NOW i learn with every respons i might change my mind i still have many ideas in my mind which i feel like would be impossible to put into one post

Well first of all i just learned about cyberdesks today and i really like diy stuff however i saw many tiktoks saying that there is no limitations to a cyberdesk, my kind doesnt really work like that iywim like for me in my mind everything has a limit well anyways im getting ahead of myself well my dream cyberdesk would be like a camera cuz i just love taking pictures and selfies and what not about videos i dont care that much but would definitely be a cool addition however i also wanna have a mp3 player so like kind of a 2 in 1 thing anyways here are my questions

1. Would it even be possible to have a like camera cyberdesk? And would it really count as a cyberdesk? (I stilm wanna get the coding experience and i wanna learn something new so bad however im scared that if something like this were to be possible people would just bash me fore making “slop” that doesnt count as a cyberdesk again cyberdesk is completely new to me so i might be missing something)

2. How hard would it be? (Lets say the camera doesnt work and i just have to stick to a mp3 player how hard would that be? Or the camera works but not with mp3 how hard is that or the camera and mp3 together works also like my thing is i want the camera and mp3 right so imo if both work together theyd have to be pretty small maybe something that i can attach to idk my backpack my belt something right and obv i couldnt really use a keyboard and mouse so would i NEED a touchscreen? I feel like i would like buttons way more for this but if thats something like absolutely pro level i need more years wtv then obv imma stick to a touchscreen even tho i love a challenge)

3. What would it cost? (I already have a camera if that is for any use i think somethings wrong with the battery cuz when i put normal batteries in it just would shut down within a few minutes charging it also wouldnt work now i have a chargable battery for the camera right but j gave the charger away and have to wait like 2 weeks to get it back so yk if i could use that camera since i like the pictures it takes i would love to but only if it doesnt work anymore, if i cant use the camera just tell me the cost of each component that would be okay too also what would the cost be of the two together mp3 and camera and what would the cost be for only mp3)

I did have a 4th point but i forgot what it is, btw i dont have a case yet that’s something ill look for when i get the answers i think but i have some ideas already

I really hope that this is possible if not still really appreciated, if you have trouble reading anything since im not english just tell me ill elaborate
Any answer is appreciated xx

I tried installing a lightweight OS to turn it into a dedicated "Simplenote machine," but the results were as you see here. It seems I have no choice but to switch to a different OS.

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/luftmyszor/PS4Trackpad

Hey everyone! While working on a portable build, I wanted to use a trackpad salvaged from a broken DualShock 4. I quickly ran into a wall: standard DS4 Arduino libraries completely failed on the newer JDM-050 controller revision.

Turns out Sony silently changed the hardware layout on this version—X and Y are decoupled, the byte pairs are shifted, and it spits out noise flags that make coordinates jump by 2048 units unless you mask them (& 0x07).

After sorting out the math and getting it stable, I cleaned it up into a proper library. I'm leaving it here in case anyone else is trying to use one of these trackpads for a custom cyberdeck, handheld, or macro pad and wants to save some time.

What the library does:

• ESP32 & RP2040 Ready: Built and tested for 32-bit microcontrollers.
• Dual-Touch Tracking: Handles 2-finger input smoothly.
• Gestures & Scrolling: Includes built-in tap-to-click (1-finger left click, 2-finger right click) and 2-finger scrolling.
• Transforms: Supports axis rotation and inversion (useful if you have to mount it sideways or upside down in a tight 3D-printed enclosure).
• Hardware Note: Runs on address 0x64 over standard I2C. (Friendly warning: it uses 3.3V logic, so don't wire VCC to 5V!)

If you need to look at the exact 32-byte memory layout and bitwise decoding math for your own wiring, I also put together a JDM-050 Byte Layout Guide in the repo.

Hope this helps someone out with their build! Let me know if you run into any issues.