
Eye-D Badge Catches Your Attention
Eye-D Badge Catches Your Attention No comments by: Zoe Skyforest September 17, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Head out to your next corporate conference, and you’ll probably be handed a little paper badge in a plastic holder so people can learn what to call you (or whether they should talk to you at all). It serves a function, but it’s a little soulless. [Aahan Sharma]’s Eye-D badge is a touch more interesting. At the heart of the build is an ESP32-C6 microcontroller.
- ▪Eye-D Badge Catches Your Attention No comments by: Zoe Skyforest September 17, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Head out to your next corporate conference, and you’ll probably be handed a little paper badge in a plastic holder so people ca
- ▪It serves a function, but it’s a little soulless. [Aahan Sharma]’s Eye-D badge is a touch more interesting.
- ▪At the heart of the build is an ESP32-C6 microcontroller.
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| Publication time | Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:30:35 +0000 |
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Eye-D Badge Catches Your Attention No comments by: Zoe Skyforest September 17, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Head out to your next corporate conference, and you’ll probably be handed a little paper badge in a plastic holder so people can learn what to call you (or whether they should talk to you at all). It serves a function, but it’s a little soulless. [Aahan Sharma]’s Eye-D badge is a touch more interesting. At the heart of the build is an ESP32-C6 microcontroller. It’s a capable part, with clock speed configurable up to 160 MHz, and wireless connectivity baked in. It’s hooked up to an 8 x 16 matrix of WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs, creating a color 128-pixel display.
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