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Father and son build a game console into an Altoids tin in two months

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A father and his 12-year-old son spent about two months on the Altoids project, fitting a game console into an Altoids mint tin, according to a November 1 report. The build packs a 128×64 display, an Arduino Nano, a LiPo battery and a PowerBoost supply into the tin. It took five iterations to finish. The project is complete and reached the Hacker News front page on November 1.

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Nov 1
  1. Hacker News front page
    Altoids Project

    一位父亲和 12 岁儿子用约两个月完成 Altoids 项目,把 128x64 显示屏、Arduino Nano、LiPo 电池和 PowerBoost 供电装进 Altoids 薄荷糖铁盒,最终迭代五个版本。

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