I built the open source desk display widget of my dreams, info orbs!

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

I'm very excited to be here on Youtube, thank you for taking the time to watch this (:
Order a dev kit here: https://brett.tech/products/info-orbs-full-dev-kit
Github: https://github.com/brettdottech/info-orbs
- A note that the code flashing process has changed very slightly, you can find a detailed guide on how to flash the new and improved code here: https://github.com/brettdottech/info-orbs/blob/main/references/Firmware%20Install%20Guide.md

Discord: https://link.brett.tech/discord
Soldering Iron (Amazon, Affiliate Link): https://link.brett.tech/solderingiron
ESP32 Drivers: https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads

Thank you to all the contributors to the code base that have made this happen(i could not have written this all myself, you guys are amazing): Braum V, Noah P, Eric T, David C, Jae K, Cpwillis, Stephen T, Julian S, 3Dogs (and so many more)

Useful ESP32/PlatformIO guides:
https://medium.com/@satotecodes/esp32-hello-world-with-platformio-in-visual-studio-code-1e4b04e0b893
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/vs-code-platformio-ide-esp32-esp8266-arduino/

Other links of mine:
Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brett.tech
IG - https://www.instagram.com/brett.tech_
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/bretttech
Merch! If you like nerdy stuff you will like this - https://brett.tech/

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I cant emphasize how excited I am about this project as a whole, not just the result itself but the community built around it, the accessibility of it and the future potential. Again if you want to dive in we'd love to have you, just please keep in mind this project is very early stages so dont expect a finished polished product (but do expect a good time ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) )

Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:30 Device Overview
3:30 Kit Unboxing
5:14 Soldering Tutorial
7:50 Hardware Assembly
13:12 Firmware Flashing
21:20 Troubleshooting
23:05 Outro/Thank You (: