Lodestone PICO : Finger magnet fun for everyone

Yeah, no problem. Still functioning.

First thing I tried. My wife asked what I was doing - she thinks we’re all daft. :rofl:

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Well, @invalid_signal :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: good job.

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You can use cyanoacrylate glue. Maybe scratch of the dry glue with something sharp first to get better adhesion. Sorry for that!

Let her try with your finger :point_up:

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Thank you!
They’re a bit rough, was still learning how to do resin printing and someone else came up with the design.

If anyone has a OnePlus, be aware that you need to enable Developer Options and go to USB Configuration and switch it from No Data Transfer to PTP, otherwise the Loadstone will not work.
Once I figured that out, I got to play with it a bit before class this morning. Wasn’t expecting much with my sub optimal install locations, but I FEEL IT!!! :classic_grin:
I can even press my knife edge up to my ear and hear it!


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I picked up a Samsung A03s for the pico, maybe something like this is why it won’t work while I wait for the zinc app to show up. I’ll have to check when I get home, I’m excited!

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That’s weird. Sometimes it takes some time for the phone to detect it as a peripheral, can you check it’s not just that? Plug in it in a couple times. Do you have the same issue with wired headphones? Have you changed any usb related settings before?

That’s awesome! I haven’t tried that!

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I figured it out by googling OnePlus USB headphones not working. For some reason OnePlus does not auto switch for wired headphones. Just a bug with the software that they don’t want to fix? Maybe security reasons they feel are needed but aggravate biohackers and wired headphone users?

I can hear it better than I can feel it from the knife edge lol
Just tried with my v2 on the back of my hand, I can’t feel it at all, but I can hear it too!!!

Or just a way to force expensive stupid wireless headphones onto the users?

At least it’s not specific to the PICO :crossed_fingers:

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Listening to it makes me want to make oscilloscope music again lol

Tried listening to music with it and it’s given me a huge grin in class XD
I love it!

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Would it be possible to keep the screen on while using the Haptic Lab? I like keeping the auto screen off at 30 seconds, which might be fine in the future, but today I was excited and just left my hand by the Loadstone during the lectures lol
Was good for an alarm too, got a phone call and my hand stopped buzzing, immediately looked at the phone like Oh Shit, cool! XD

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Will look into it :wink:

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@Az_F

Perhaps a new Lodestone variation? (Nano?) One with a 3.5mm output or USB C passthrough? :wink:

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It could be included in a future lodestone but for now this is more doable:

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For some reason my pixel 7 just doesn’t want to cooperate at all with the loadstone. Can’t switch the device to ptp either

Do you have a pair of usbc headphones you can try?
Also try the PICO with your pc or some other phone to check if it works properly.

That is WILD. I gave up trying to get the pico to work on my Samsung A03s and plugged it into my ipad mini. Was immediately detected as a USB audio device and started working as soon as I started pumping tunes. I remembered someone mentioning doing this and it’s just… I don’t even know what to say.

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I try to put that finger in your ear while doing this. You should hear the tunes! Use a USB extension for easy positioning.

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Right !? Meat speakers are the best.
I’m also surprised at how little distortion there is. Before trying I expected it to be muffled or plain unrecognizable but it’s as good as it gets. It almost makes me want to make an earing Lodestone.

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