ost DIY cyberdecks lean heavily into grungy, tired cyberpunk aesthetics pulled straight from sci-fi tropes. Maker Natasha Dzurny ditched the dark, angular plastic chassis entirely, opting instead to build a fully functional portable computer inside the plush head of a theatrical puppet.
The setup runs on an Arduino UNO Q with 2GB of RAM, with Dzurny choosing to utilize exclusively its Linux single-board computer side. Built into a spherical mold that allows for mechanical mouth movement, the plush build features a layer of bright orange fur and oversized googly eyes. Packed inside this absurd shell is a complete portable workstation: a 5-inch HDMI display, a miniature Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in touchpad, a standard USB battery bank, and a USB webcam.
That webcam lets Dzurny record herself doing actual puppet shows, turning a standard Linux machine into an absurd, highly portable stage prop. While typing on a tiny screen stuffed inside a furry puppet head is hardly an ergonomic upgrade over your everyday laptop, it proves that hardware hacking does not always have to take itself so agonizingly seriously.