Modem Thing

by bkovac · Hard · manifest draft — being verified

A pocket messaging device that combines an MF800 4G hotspot running Linux, a cut-down Clicks iPhone keyboard and a high-contrast SHARP Memory LCD.

bkovac built Modem Thing by combining three unused devices and designing a helper PCB and compact enclosure around them. The official repository publishes the enclosure, adapter-board files, kernel patches and the full build article.

Original: github.com

Parts

Qty	Part	Buy
1×	MF800 MSM8916 4G hotspot The creator says the MF800 is the hotspot model used.	AliExpress (budget)
1×	Clicks Keyboard for iPhone 16 Pro Max The creator names and links the Clicks Keyboard for iPhone 16 Pro Max.	Amazon (budget)
1×	Adafruit 2.7-inch SHARP Memory Display Breakout The creator names and links Adafruit product 4694.	Adafruit
1×	Modem Thing helper PCB Official helper-pcb design files and schematic are in the repository.	JLCPCB

Printed parts

Modem Thing enclosure — Official STEP enclosure files are in the repository; licensed CERN-OHL-P-2.0.

Notes

Official README, build article, schematic and repository tree checked at source commit 29259d3 on 2026-10-24. Kept as draft because exact hotspot PCB revisions vary, the finished helper-PCB BOM is not published as a procurement table, and destructive case/PCB modifications require creator-specific fit checks.

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