Jake's Magic Box

For the Christmas of 2025 I set out on making a fun and interesting (and last minute) Christmas gift. In a night this is what I got!

I decided to make "Jake's Magic Box", a handheld device that will generate random messages or images that are all either quotes, answers, inside jokes, or anecdotes for a family member. 

There is a switch to turn on and off the device, and a potentiometer that actually signals the device to come up with a new response. The rest of the internals is an Arduino Nano and a 9V battery. 

The coding involved was creating a function to handle String case scenarios that pile up really quickly when you want longer possible message. Aswell as making sure no character is off the screen, proper bit map handling, and a "two Page" function are all in the programming. 

I plan to release the code, CAD, and any other helpful tools on GitHub as well as a YouTube video walk through soon, to launch my first "public" mini project for other people to be inspired by and improve.