Pagers may have largely gone out of fashion in the age of the smartphone, but the T-LoRa Pager from LILYGO puts a modern spin on the class communications device. It’s a portable device with a 2.33 inch widescreen display, a thumb keyboard for tapping out messages, and support for LoRa, NFC, and GPS (GNSS), theoretically allowing you to communicate without relying on cellular networks.
It’s not really meant for the general public though – it’s more of a development platform, and developers can write code for the device using Arduino-IDE, VS Code, and ESP-IDF. While the pager isn’t currently available for purchase, its listed at the LILYGO website with a list price of $82.67.
The T-LoRa Pager measures 106 x 89 x 23mm (4.2″ x 3.5″ x 0.9″), making it smaller than most modern smartphones. It has 2.33 inch, 480 x 222 pixel IPS LCD display, an ESP32-S3 dual-core 240 MHz processor with support for WiFi 4 and Bluetooth 5, 8MB of PSRAM, and 16MB of flash memory.
Additional hardware includes modules for LoRA communications, NFC, global satellite positioning, audio, and motion sensing. There’s a 500 mAh battery and USB Type-C port for charging and data, as well as a microSD card reader, 3.5mm audio jack, and physical buttons for power, boot, and reset.
You can find more details at the LILYGO website or the company’s GitHub documentation page for the T-LoRa Pager.
via LinuxGizmos
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