Maker Titan3DAZ has recently gained attention on social media for his mini PC cleverly disguised as a Red Bull can, complete with a slick silver body, blue and red logos, and even a pull tab on top. This was originally intended to be a Christmas gift for his retro game-loving father.
The can itself is about the size of a 62oz Red Bull, stands tall, but inside, there’s a Raspberry Pi 5 board that tackles basic tasks and emulation with ease, especially when combined with 16GB of high-speed RAM and a 512GB solid-state drive.
CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)
- Includes Raspberry Pi 5 with 2.4Ghz 64-bit quad-core CPU (8GB RAM)
- Includes 128GB Micro SD Card pre-loaded with 64-bit Raspberry Pi OS, USB MicroSD Card Reader
- CanaKit Turbine Black Case for the Raspberry Pi 5
Titan used FreeCAD to design the custom 3D printed frame that holds the board, drive, and tiny cooling fans all in a small space. The external frame that you see is a fully independent 3D print that simply wraps around the internal one. To access the hardware, simply pull it all out the bottom.
In terms of connectivity, there is an HDMI and a USB-C port at the bottom for screen and power, as well as a USB-A port on top for connecting controllers and other peripherals. Best of all, it’s running Recalbox, which launches straight into a menu of all the old retro gaming favorites, while the nutrition label on the back is a play on Red Bull ingredients. How so? It’s actually just a list of preloaded games: Doom 1 through 3, Pac-Man, and a slew of other classic arcade games.
He even used a UV printer with a rotary attachment to create the Red Bull patterns, ensuring that the details were perfectly accurate. To make things even easier, he’s made the entire design files available for free on Printables.
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