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Cover illustration for OpenTrailPaper Turns a $90 E-Paper Devkit Into Bike GPS
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OpenTrailPaper Turns a $90 E-Paper Devkit Into Bike GPS

OpenTrailPaper is open-source firmware turning a $90 LILYGO ESP32-S3 devkit into a 4.7-inch offline GPS bike computer with LoRa and .FIT recording.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Sep 6, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for ESP32-P4 Weather Station Adds LoRa Air Quality Nodes
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ESP32-P4 Weather Station Adds LoRa Air Quality Nodes

A DIY ESP32-P4 weather station drives a 10.1-inch touchscreen, LoRa sensor nodes and a SEN66 air quality sensor for roughly $185 in main-unit parts.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Sep 3, 2026★6 min read
Cover illustration for M5Stack Paper Mono Packs LoRa and NFC Into $65 E-Paper
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M5Stack Paper Mono Packs LoRa and NFC Into $65 E-Paper

M5Stack's $65 Paper Mono pairs a 3.97-inch e-paper touchscreen with LoRa, NFC, and an ESP32-S3, plus a 1,150 mAh battery in a shell just 8mm thick.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 21, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for LILYGO T-Echo Lite Kit Adds a Keyboard for LoRa
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LILYGO T-Echo Lite Kit Adds a Keyboard for LoRa

LILYGO's T-Echo Lite Kit pairs an nRF52840 LoRa and GPS board with a backlit keyboard shield and speaker for off-grid messaging, from $65.34.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 18, 2026★4 min read
Cover illustration for Nomad Terminal Packs LoRa and GPS Into a $60 Handheld
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Nomad Terminal Packs LoRa and GPS Into a $60 Handheld

Makerfabs' $59.80 Nomad Terminal pairs an ESP32-S3 with an LR1121 LoRa radio, GNSS, a 3.5-inch touchscreen, and a 5,000mAh cell rated for 40-60 days.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 12, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for LILYGO T-Echo Card Puts Solar LoRa Mesh in an IP66 Shell
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LILYGO T-Echo Card Puts Solar LoRa Mesh in an IP66 Shell

The LILYGO T-Echo Card packs nRF52840, SX1262 LoRa, GPS and a solar panel into a 9.5mm IP66 card, starting around $60 with Meshtastic support.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 9, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Meshtastic vs MeshCore vs LoRaWAN Explained for 2026
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Meshtastic vs MeshCore vs LoRaWAN Explained for 2026

A plain-English guide to the three LoRa networking options: which one suits hikers, which scales to a city, and which needs gateway infrastructure.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Aug 9, 2026★10 min read
Cover illustration for Raspberry Pi LoRa Boards: A Long-Range Radio Guide
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Raspberry Pi LoRa Boards: A Long-Range Radio Guide

A buyer's guide to Raspberry Pi LoRa boards and long-range 4G HATs, from a 19 USD Waveshare SX1262 node module to a 149 euros LoRaWAN concentrator.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 19, 2026★8 min read
Cover illustration for BornHack's Cyber Aegg Badge Runs LoRa Mesh Networking
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BornHack's Cyber Aegg Badge Runs LoRa Mesh Networking

The BornHack 2026 Cyber Aegg badge pairs an nRF52840 with an SX1262 LoRa radio and a 1.54-inch e-paper display, and it lasts the whole camp on one charge.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jul 19, 2026★5 min read
Cover illustration for Seeed's $7.99 Wio-S3 Packs ESP32-S3, LoRa, and Wi-Fi in One Module
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Seeed's $7.99 Wio-S3 Packs ESP32-S3, LoRa, and Wi-Fi in One Module

Seeed Studio's Wio-S3 is a $7.99 wireless module pairing an ESP32-S3 with long-range LoRa and Wi-Fi, giving makers cheap dual-radio connectivity for IoT projects.

Alex Circuit
Alex Circuit★Jun 13, 2026★5 min read