yesterday it was Windows XP. today, it’s DOOM on... an ESP32. a tiny microcontroller, a microSD card, and a round LCD wired up on a breadboard - and the classic game is running on the display. the funny part isn’t just that DOOM keeps appearing on unexpected hardware. it’s that every new platform eventually gets asked the same question: “can it run DOOM?” even an ESP32.show more

Grok Grok Bot now passes the DOOM test. It... ported the entire DOOM to ESP32-S running at a high frame rate without trouble.show more

for everyone who still doesn’t believe you can run... local AI on an ESP32: here’s the same class of chip booting an entire operating system. Windows XP boot screen. welcome screen. the Bliss wallpaper. and, of course, an error dialog😁 we went from fitting a 28.9M-parameter language model into an ESP32-S3... to recreating the full Windows XP experience on a tiny 240×240 display. the era of "microcontrollers are only good for blinking LEDs" is overshow more

What If Your Phone Became the Screen for an... ESP32-S3? Droidputter lets you plug an ESP32-S3 into an Android phone over USB-OTG and use the phone as its display, keyboard, GPS and firmware flasher. The ESP32-S3 still runs the application. The phone simply provides the missing hardware. The clever part is that Cardputer apps can be rebuilt with a display and keyboard shim, while pixel data is streamed over the ESP32-S3's native USB-CDC connection. The phone can then flash the firmware and mirror the app. You can even take an open-source Cardputer app from GitHub and build a phone-mirrored version on demand. It is a really interesting combination of ESP32-S3, USB-OTG, Android, PlatformIO and open-source apps. Would you build an ESP32-S3 device that uses your phone as its screen?show more

DOOM was just ported to a Trezor hardware wallet... and successfully played on it 👀show more

Can it run Doom?” is old news. Now it’s... “Can it play Doom?” An AI deciding every step it takes, live on Android phones all around the world on the Acurast network. One open model, one phone per move, 0.7 s per decision. Argentina, Japan, wherever the network is. Decisions, decentralized. Try it out, explore the other demos, or create your own Laya instance 👉show more

Can you play Doom off an NFC chip implanted... in your chest? Turns out you can. I've got one in mine. Hold a phone up to it and a Doom level loads straight off the chip. #Doomshow more

Alex Telford managed to make DOOM playable on a... Blender icon. It's "the least intuitive way to run DOOM":show more

Confirmed (with style!) - Interrupt Labs combined a path... traversal and an untrusted search path bug to exploit the Lexmark CX532adwe. They got a reverse shell and loaded Doom on the LCD. We couldn't play it though :-[ Still awesome to see. #Pwn2Ownshow more

Today on Digital Foundry, hands-on with Doom: The Dark... Ages - gameplay impressions and a look at new idTech engine features!show more

25 Grams of Hardware. 4 Motors. One Flying ESP32-S3.... ESP-FLY is a tiny DIY quadcopter built around the XIAO ESP32-S3. It uses an MPU6050 IMU for motion sensing, four coreless motors, and supports Wi-Fi and ESP-NOW for control. The interesting part is that the flight controller is programmable, so you can experiment with sensor fusion, attitude control, PWM motor control and wireless communication. About 25g with the battery, yet it can actually fly.show more

DOOM CATCHING THOR LIKE IT’S NOTHING… AND STEVE ROGERS... STEPPING IN?! 🔥 Doctor Doom casually overpowering Thor would be an insane way to show just how dangerous Victor Von Doom really is. But then Steve Rogers steps forward. Seeing Captain America stand between Doom and Thor would instantly turn the moment into one of the most intense confrontations in ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’. Doom vs Thor. Doom vs Captain America. And with Doom seemingly treating Thor’s strength like it’s nothing… the Avengers may have a serious problem. ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’ might actually break the internet. 🔥 #AvengersDoomsday #DoctorDoomshow more

Doom scrolling on a Thursday reminiscing on the good... times 🥲show more

Launch the Doom Slayer. Doom: The Dark Ages is... available now on PS5:show more

Who says microcontrollers are only for sensors and IoT?... One developer used an ESP32-S3 to create an entire collection of interactive generative art, proving that embedded systems can be a creative medium too. The projects use Adafruit Qualia ESP32-S3 with a 2.1" round TFT display and an IMU for motion-based interaction, while the artwork is first prototyped in JavaScript and then ported to C++ and deployed with the Arduino IDE. Along the way, you will learn about computer graphics, embedded displays, animation, IMU sensors, generative art, optimization, and real-time rendering on resource-constrained hardware.show more

I love this opensource project! Someone just put a... 28.9M parameter AI model on an ESP32-S3. A chip that costs only a few dollars. No cloud. No API. No internet. It runs locally at ~9.5 tokens/s and can generate stories on a tiny screen. This changes the way we think about AI hardware. The next generation of AI toys, robots, and IoT devices may not need the cloud at all. Small chips are getting smarter. 🤖show more

I did it using the Seeed board (ESP32-C5) +... T-Embed (ESP32-S3) wired via UART. ~20fps on 5.8 GHz FPV video.show more

Ben Hogan once showed the world on the Ed... Sullivan Show how he could swing with both elbows connected to his body. It was a simple, powerful reminder of how the greats built their motion from solid fundamentals. Working on that same feel today can do wonders. It keeps the arms synced with the body, encourages a classic, repeatable strike, and—believe it or not—you can even hit balls this way. It’s a timeless drill that still delivers.show more