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Turtle

Open-source Linux handheld: game console, phone alternative, and hacker toolkit in one

Raspberry Pi CM5KiCadESP32-S3LVGL

Turtle is an open-source pocket handheld built in the xylo case language: a Raspberry Pi CM5 brain running a custom TurtleOS launcher, with RF, NFC, IR, Wi-Fi, and BLE radios on a companion ESP32-S3, and a detachable magnetic QWERTY keyboard. Open source AND sold direct, base $200 / mid $300 / max $400. In development: both PCBs are placed and cased, routing is next.

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