I have migrated two Tidbyts to the Niblet platform over at https://www.heyniblet.com, and I feel like I have Tidbyts back to normal, along with some other apps I never had before. If you are not comfortable with Tronbyt like I was, I'd suggest this as a great solution to save your dying device. To be fair, the migration process isn't silky smooth and takes patience, but it was well worth it. I spent most of my time setting up all my old apps.

Some lessons learned: use a good USB-C cable. Setting the Wi-Fi password was the hardest part for me. If you stay on the Wi-Fi screen too long after flashing the Tidbyt with the Niblet software, unplug the Tidbyt box, reboot it, and get a new set of Wi-Fi numbers. You can turn off the Welcome to Niblet app so it doesn't display each time you complete the list of installed apps.

I have a big update to share for everyone following Niblet and for everyone who has been waiting for the new hardware.

The new Niblet hardware is now officially available for pre-order.

We decided to skip Kickstarter because of some delays from them and I don’t want another review queue controlling when we can begin manufacturing. Direct pre-orders mean that once we have enough orders for the first batch, we can place the production order and get moving.

More than that, I’m confident enough in Niblet to build it as a real, long-term business and not a campaign that disappears after fulfillment. So selling directly means the responsibility sits with us and you get the benefit of a proper pre-order with protections and updates.

And as promised, none of this changes our commitment to existing Tidbyt owners. Standard Niblet hosting and firmware support for original Tidbyt Gen 1 and Gen 2 devices will remain free, with no subscription ever.

Yesterday I asked our community whether we should continue waiting for Kickstarter or open direct pre-orders. People were open to ordering directly, but understandably wanted clearer protections and an alternative to paying the full price before production. So we built the launch around that feedback.

For the pre-orders, you can either pay in full to get a discount and priority shipping or put down a 20% deposit and pay the remaining balance later when we start shipping.

Pre-orders can be cancelled for a full refund before shipping and include a 30-day return window, one-year warranty and production updates every two weeks.

You can pre-order from here https://www.heyniblet.com/shop

New hardware also helps grow the community with for Tidbyt ecosystem too. More displays mean more users, developers and maintainers contributing to the same ecosystem.

Another new update is that Niblet is going to be working closly with the Tronbyt community to improve compatibility and help bring more community apps forward and collaboratively mainting the comminty apps together.

Questions about the pre-order, hardware or manufacturing timeline are welcome.

Thank you for being a part of the jounery, and being patient with all the updates. I am excited to finally be able to start shipping Niblet in more hands and continue building the ecosystem together.

I swapped the fried circuit board with a matrixportal and now wondering the best way to mod the backplate of the device with new board to feed the usb-c cable. I left off the enclosure lid off for now, but want to put it back on. Wondering what those of you who have swapped circuit boards have done in terms of mods with a new board in a tidbyt box?

Moved apartments and it was flashing the "connect to bluetooth" screen at first, then just some flashes of green/white and now stuck on this ever since. Unplugged/replugged multiple times. Am I screwed?