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Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Pebble Index 01, and More

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 12, 2025

Raspberry Pi ☛ Celebrating the community: Irioluwa, Michelle, Jedidiah and Inioluwa

Inspiring young innovators in Belfast use creativity and tech to tackle period poverty and support their community.

Techdirt ☛ Pebble’s Original Creator Creates An Open Source $99 Voice Recorder Ring You Can Hack

What makes the Pebble Index 01 actually interesting isn’t the hardware minimalism (though that’s refreshing). It’s that the whole thing is open source and designed to be hacked. Want long-press to do something different? Go for it. Want your voice memos piped into your task manager? Do it. The platform is yours to modify.

Stewart C Russell ☛ Commodore PET startup sound (again)

I’d posted the commodore pet startup chime before without comment, but last weekend’s goings-on at World of Commodore 2025 have made me revisit it.