The ingredients list is simple: a Raspberry Pi Zero, a wee display, a 3D-printed case, and a keyboard salvaged from a Blackberry. The method is a little more challenging, but you can buy them online for $130. Creator ZitaoTech writes why:

The main reason why I design and built this handheld cyberdeck is to treat this as a lernning tool and also a funny toy for the hackers.

— Read the rest

The post Hackberry Pi: a tiny Linux handheld made from a live Pi Zero and a dead Blackberry appeared first on Boing Boing.

Aftermarket tinkering on Android phones isn't as prominent as it once used to be. That's not to say you can't root your Android phone or install a custom ROM like LineageOS on it. You can still tinker and customize your phone to a large extent as long as you have the interest and the technical know-how. Most — if not all — aftermarket tinkering requires you to connect your Android smartphone to a computer using a USB cable, so you can use tools like the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to interact with the device.