Parts list for the $70 holographic desk buddy: Waveshare ESP32-S3 AMOLED and a 30mm prism
PurzBeats · x · 2026-11-16
Follow-up to the holographic desk buddy post with exact parts: a Waveshare ESP32-S3 1.8-inch AMOLED touch LCD (SH8601 display driver, FT3168 touch chip, dual-core LX7, 368×448 pixels) and a 30mm 50:50 optical beam splitter prism — everything you need to source the build yourself.
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