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🕒 What if your clock synced itself over Wi-Fi—no backup battery needed?

Profe Tolocka builds an Internet-synced ePaper clock with XIAO ePaper Board (ESP32-S3) + 5.83" ePaper—covering NTP sync, RTC updates, bitmaps & partial refresh with Seeed_GFX.

Full project 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4y6vmmp8
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
📅 Low-power conference room sign with one button press?

Profe Tolocka builds it using our 2.9" ePaper Display + XIAO ePaper Display Board (EE04)—covering image conversion, 4bpp encoding & Seeed_GFX workflow.

Full project on @hacksterio.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/34x4mjbh
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
🪪 What if your event badge didn’t need power to stay visible?

Profe Tolocka builds a customizable Smart Badge using our 2.9" 4-Color ePaper Display (128×296) + Seeed_GFX—covering layout, fonts & refresh trade-offs in one hands-on EPD project.

Full tutorial 👉 tinyurl.com/2a4ty4fz
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
How do you program an e-paper display?

Mastering e-Paper Displays (Part 4) goes hands-on with our XIAO ePaper Display Board (EE04) + XIAO ESP32-S3 Plus—covering Arduino setup and how Seeed_GFX handles buffering, updates & the BUSY pin.

Full project on @hacksterio.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/t5w526d7
February 10, 2026 at 5:23 PM
🖥️ How do e-paper pixels move—and why does refresh matter?

In Mastering e-Paper Displays (Part 3), Profe Tolocka explains refresh behavior using our 2.9″ Quad-Color ePaper—covering waveforms, LUTs, flicker, ghosting, and full vs fast vs partial refresh.

Full tutorial 👉 tinyurl.com/mvzaxny9
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🖥️ What’s inside an e-paper display?

In Mastering e-Paper Displays (Part 2), Profe Tolocka explains EPD anatomy—panels, TFTs, COG drivers, and driver boards—using our XIAO ePaper ecosystem. A must-read before refresh in Part 3.

Full tutorial on @hacksterio.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/5yu4763j
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
🖥️ How can an e-paper display hold an image for a year—with zero power?

In “Mastering e-Paper Displays (Part 1)”, Profe Tolocka explains how EPDs work and why they’re bistable, using our 2.13″ Quad-Color eInk display.

Full tutorial on @hacksterio.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/yzr37v7r
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
📝 Smart sticky note?

eSticky V2 by Gokul turns a paperless note into a customizable smart desk display—clock, to-dos, live YouTube subs & more. Built with our XIAO ESP32S3 Plus, e-ink, and SenseCraft HMI.

Full project @hacksterio.bsky.social 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3bv5uhxa
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🌌 A pocket watch with a solar system inside

Astronomer’s Watch by illusionmanage1 animates real planetary positions using Kepler’s laws—all inside a pocket watch. Powered by our XIAO ESP32-C6, it’s part mechanical art, part astronomy magic

Full build on instructables 👉 https://tinyurl.com/v47bjf8w
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🔐 TouchPass — A Fingerprint Reader Apple Won’t Make

Built by supertoub, TouchPass adds Touch ID-style login to Macs—even with the lid closed. Powered by our XIAO ESP32-S3, it uses native USB HID to instantly type passwords mapped to your fingerprints.

Full details 👉 https://tinyurl.com/y2zahynr
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 PM
☀️ A sundial that follows the Sun—literally.

This 24-hour reverse sundial by illusionmanager uses time to point at the real Sun, day and night. Powered by our XIAO ESP32-C6, stepper motors, and an RTC, it models Earth’s rotation with stunning precision.

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A 24 Hour Sundial That Follows the Sun’s Exact Path Across the Sky Using Two Stepper Motors
A 24 Hour Sundial That Follows the Sun’s Exact Path Across the Sky Using Two Stepper Motors: For most of history, the Sun defined time. A sundial (in Dutch zonnewijzer - literally “sun pointer”) shows the passing hours by the position of the Sun’s shadow across a set of engraved lines. But this project turns that idea around. Instead of usi…
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January 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM
🚀 Best of XIAO 2025: Community Innovation in Action

From AI wearables and FPV drones to Matter smart homes & LoRa nodes—our community pushed XIAO further than ever. Plus, 2025 welcomed XIAO ESP32-C5 with native Wi-Fi 6 + BLE.

Read the full blog here 👉 bit.ly/4tclQlU
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 AM
💡 Get started with real-time multitasking on XIAO ESP32-C5

Our latest wiki dives into FreeRTOS on Arduino, covering tasks, priorities, and scheduling—plus a Smart Entrance demo using Grove sensors for responsive, well-structured IoT projects.

Read the full wiki guide here 👉 tinyurl.com/53yjmakk
January 28, 2026 at 11:14 AM
🌬️ What if air quality wasn’t just a number—but a living ecosystem?

Digital Biology by @ArpanModal visualizes AQI using a modified Game of Life: digital organisms thrive in clean air and decay as pollution rises. Built with our XIAO ESP32-C3 + Grove 1.12″ OLED.

Full details 👉 tinyurl.com/39d3k5vz
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 AM
🦆 Meet RobotDuck — an intelligent voice interaction bot built with our XIAO ESP32-S3 Sense.

Created by AI-FanGe, it combines voice, vision, expressive animations, and a 4-DOF robotic arm using cloud AI + on-device sensing—all controlled via a web interface.

Full project 👉 tinyurl.com/daxbxrey
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
🤖 Control a robot from anywhere via the cloud.

Sphero RVR IoT Controller by Chiwai Chan uses our XIAO ESP32S3 to stream real-time telemetry and remote commands over AWS IoT (MQTT)—turning the RVR into a fully cloud-connected robot.

Check out the project on @github.com 👉 https://bit.ly/49LRTQA
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🧵 Bridging electronics and textiles

FabriXIAO, by Adrain Torres, is a textile-friendly dev board based on our XIAO RP2040 & ESP32-C3, created for Fabricademy with Nuria Robles at Fab Lab León—a compact, USB-C alternative to ATtiny & Lilypad for e-textiles.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4qGJTI0
January 22, 2026 at 10:57 AM
💍 What if a clock showed time since a life-changing moment—not the current time?

Time Since Wedding by Gokul KB is a minimalist ePaper clock built with our XIAO ESP32-C3 and a 2.9″ ePaper display, turning love and memory into a quiet, always-on display.

Full project 👉 https://bit.ly/4qW7O5P
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🔋 What if wearables never needed batteries?

Power-over-Skin by researcher from @cmu.edu uses intra-body RF energy to power battery-free wearables. A demo ring with our XIAO nRF52840 runs sensing & BLE on just 61–1500 µW—no batteries needed.

Full video 👉 https://tinyurl.com/2y3fc96b
January 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🤔 XIAO ESP32-S3, C3, or C6 — which one’s right for your project?

Our latest blog breaks down the real differences:
⚡ S3 for AI & vision
🔋 C3 for low-power, cost-efficient IoT
🏠 C6 for Matter, Thread & Zigbee smart homes

Read the full comparison blog here 👉 tinyurl.com/33e4zhy6
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
XIAO community, we’re going LIVE! 🚀

📅 Jan 20 | ⏰ 10:00 AM (UTC+8)
🎥 XIAO 2025 in Review + first look at the XIAO ESP32-C5

We’ll recap 2025 highlights, dive into the new ESP32-C5, preview the 2026 roadmap, host live Q&A, and run giveaways 🎁

Join us live 👉 https://tinyurl.com/33rkntrt
January 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Why pay Hue prices when DIY does more? 💡

J-Rat Techworks builds a smart LED light bar for under $25 using our XIAO ESP32-C3 + WLED—with app control, animations, music sync, and @home-assistant.io support, all in a sleek 3D-printed design.

Check out the full project here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LtaJE2
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
💡 Build a wireless ePaper display with ease?
Our latest blog shows how to create DIY OpenDisplay e-ink tags with our XIAO EN04 ePaper DIY Kit. Ultra-low power, battery-friendly, and fully open source with @home-assistant.io support.

Read & vote for your preferred display 👉 https://bit.ly/4qSpFub
January 14, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Can a Pomodoro timer work without a screen?
Absolutely. Akash’s POMO Lamp uses light as the interface—guiding focus and breaks with smooth warm/cool LED transitions. Built with our XIAO ESP32C6 and a single touch sensor, it’s calm, minimal, and distraction-free

Full details 👉 https://bit.ly/49QQKbE
January 13, 2026 at 12:02 PM