DAKboard

I found this LANDZO 7 Inch Touch Screen for the Pi on Amazon and though of trying to make a DAKboard.  A DAKboard is like one of those digital picture frame but better. Besides displaying your favorite pictures it can do your Google calendar, your To Do List, Weather, and a Newsfeedst.  Normally you would run this on a converted laptop screen but I thought this would be a good way to go because it’s smaller and would run off a single small wall wart that is used for the Pi.

I designed a Frame to fit the screen and printed it out of woodfill filament which I was going to stain after it was done.

The frame was thick (a little less than 1.5 inches) but it was going to accommodate the screen and the Pi attached to the back cover. I had to make my own HDMI cable so it would fit in the frame without making the boarder too wide.

Unfortunately after all of that DAKboard really doesn’t work with this screen size as it cuts everything off.  (either that or I can’t figure out the correct settings.)

This is what it’s suppose to look like on a full sized monitor.  They do have a custom size feature but its only for the premium subscription and I’m not sure if it will work or not so I’m not willing to pay for it yet.  I’ll probably come back to this project at another time but I might just try the magic mirror thing instead…. that might work better with this screen.

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