--- title: An ESP32-S3-based Personal Digital Assistant (Crowdfunding) description: PocketMage is an open-source ESP32-S3-based personal digital assistant (PDA) featuring a 3.1-inch E Ink primary display, a secondary 1.5-inch OLED, a full... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/an-esp32-s3-based-personal-digital-assistant-crowdfunding--788pdltwp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: An ESP32-S3-based Personal Digital Assistant (Crowdfunding) | daily.dev og:description: PocketMage is an open-source ESP32-S3-based personal digital assistant (PDA) featuring a 3.1-inch E Ink primary display, a secondary 1.5-inch OLED, a full... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/an-esp32-s3-based-personal-digital-assistant-crowdfunding--788pdltwp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/788PdltwP.png og:image:alt: An ESP32-S3-based Personal Digital Assistant (Crowdfunding) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # An ESP32-S3-based Personal Digital Assistant (Crowdfunding) **[CNX Software](https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software)** · [@cnxsoft](https://daily.dev/cnxsoft) · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary PocketMage is an open-source ESP32-S3-based personal digital assistant (PDA) featuring a 3.1-inch E Ink primary display, a secondary 1.5-inch OLED, a full tactile QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, and a 1,200 mAh battery rated for ~7 days. It runs a FreeRTOS-based custom OS with a built-in app suite and supports third-party apps via a Bazaar app store. Hardware design files and firmware are available on GitHub under Apache-2.0. The device has launched on Crowd Supply with a $100K funding goal; pricing starts at $185 for a DIY kit and $235 for an assembled unit, with deliveries expected by end of March 2027. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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