South Park's Buddha Box
Made by 8BitsAndAByte / Communication / Wearables
About the project
A real, working version of South Park's Buddha Box.
Project info
Difficulty: Easy
Platforms: Adafruit, Raspberry Pi
Estimated time: 7 hours
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA version 4.0 or later (CC BY-SA 4+)
Items used in this project
Hardware components
Story
Overview
Below a quick overview of the content.
- Introduction and showcase video
- Box & electronics
- Screencasting
- Design
- End result
Introduction & Showcase Video
Inspired by the "Buddha Box" episode of South Park, let's build our own!
Box & Electronics
To start things off, lets fold our cardboard box.
The folding of one boxNow we have the box ready, we 3D print the braces and bolts to attach the headphones to the box. To fit our headphones, we have to change the size a bit, some trial and error and they're the right size. To avoid future headaches, we also add some sponges where the braces will rest on our head.
Some padding for the bracesWe also print a frame to hold the screen, and cut out one side, to access the inputs.
Frame for the screenWith that in place, all we need to do is hot glue the Raspberry Pi, screen and power bank. For balance and comfort the powerbank is on the opposite side of the screen. Connect the powerbank to the Pi, and the USB/HDMI to the screen.
Overview of the hardware
The're a few steps needed to configure this specific screen for the Pi. You can find all the information needed, right here.
Screencasting
Once the Pi is up and running, start the screencasting app on your phone. This great guide made it super easy and fast!
Design
For the box to look the part, we made a Buddha Box stencil and added some tape. You can find the stencil in the files section.
End Result
There we go, now you can enjoy some quality, one-on-one time, with your phone!
CAD, enclosures and custom parts
Credits
8BitsAndAByte
We’re Dane & Nicole, two makers that create tremendously terrible tech, which we happily share with you on our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/8bitsandabyte
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