Kode Dot Programmable pocket device for makers, pentesters and geeks

farhanhubble•about 1 hour ago

Hardware is hard and I applaud every effort to make it easier for tinkerers to build atop a platform. I've been away from it for a long time but how does the RPi system stack up in comparison? With all the hats available and the variety of cases, it shouldn't be too difficult to match the aesthetics, power consumption and exploit all the pluggable peripherals. What are the blind spots?

monksy•about 3 hours ago

Why would you use this compared to the M5 stack which kind of does the same thing? This just looks like it's packaged in a "cuter" sense.

cush•15 minutes ago

If it takes cute packaging to get people into it, so be it. This seems like a great project. The more the merrier

ranger_danger•about 2 hours ago

For me the fact that it has NFC built-in makes it perfect for my usecase. I looked at the M5 and friends but having to add an extra add-on box with a cable was a nonstarter for me.

jvilalta•about 3 hours ago

Is this similar to a Flipper Zero? It seems some of the capabilities are there but maybe not all even though you could add anything with the extensions it seems.

lardosaurusrex•42 minutes ago

Very long-time lurker here; I made an account specifically to say what I am about to say:

I am so sick of gameboy-style devices only ever having two buttons without a start, select or literally anything else.

Playdate did the same thing and it makes games really super infuriating because nobody wants to perform a hadouken just to open a gosh-darn pause menu.

I'm exaggerating of course but good lord please just give me a dedicated pause button.

sampton•about 1 hour ago

It's nice but should be half as much.

tokamak•about 3 hours ago

Price is too steep. Cardputer is 30 bucks.

ranger_danger•about 2 hours ago

There can be other valid usecases than yours where the price is not an issue.

And surely you are aware of the challenges of supply+demand and the issue of using offshore labor... that means most products made ethically and at low volumes are inherently going to be expensive.

This has NFC built-in which is something I've been looking for for a long time, there are no other ready-made programmable devices on the market you can buy that have a screen, touch, NFC and a battery, that I know of, so it's perfect for me, and the price is not a concern.

Kode Dot Programmable pocket device for makers, pentesters and geeks

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