Columbus Egg

Description

The Columbus Egg is a tool born from our intuition, the need, for those who use the computer continuously and often repetitively, to have a simple, practical and economical device to quickly carry out some operations.
With the simple press of an icon on a small screen, it is possible to enter texts, emails, logins, passwords, special characters or perform key combinations.
Everything is easily programmable, flexible and safe.

Presentation of the Columbus Egg device

Start

The Columbus Egg when turned on, at this stage it is possible to customize the start page with the Logo or a QR Code or other information, such as the name of the company that sponsors the accessory or the insertion of a specific text.

Login

The Columbus Egg during login, here you can log in for one of the four available users, via a unique PIN you can access your own personalized icons, on this page you can also activate WiFi as AP and log in with a computer or device equipped with WiFi.

Icons

Once logged in, the Columbus Egg provides 48 programmed icons arranged on three pages. The pages can be browsed using the two arrow keys. There is also a red button to log out and return to the previous page and log in with another user.

Password Generator

The Columbus Egg also has a password generator, by pressing an icon for about 4 seconds the device enters a page dedicated to the automatic generation of passwords, you can select 4 levels of protection from a medium difficulty password to a maximum difficulty one composed of 32 characters including special ones, you can also choose whether the password must end with or without sending.

WebServer Login
  

The Columbus Egg is a very versatile and fully programmable device, all settings are made via browser, activating its integrated Webserver and connecting via WiFi to the SSID (by default ColumbusEgg) at the IP address http://192.168.4.1 or at the address http://CEgg.local you can access the login page, here by entering the PIN and clicking on the interested user you can access the various pages that allow the customization of the user and the programming of the individual icons.

WebServer Programming Tutorial

Main Collaborations

Fabrizio Fosforani

Project Manager

A deep thanks to all the professionals who have allowed the realization of this project.

Timeline Project 

  • February 2025

  • Idea and market study

    16/02/2025

    The idea of creating a cheap hardware tool for frequent computer users, the ability to activate some common functions by pressing an icon on a display

  • March 2025

  • Hardware research and selection

    10/03/2025

    The detailed research of components for the realization of the project, with the priority of finding reliable, technically advanced but low-cost products

  • Hardware Realization

    19/03/2025

    Hardware V1.1
    3D Printed Box
    Firmware V1.0 Validation Test

  • April 2025

  • Hardware Realization

    22/04/2025

    Realization of the first draft of the hardware, schematic and PCB

  • July 2025

  • Hardware Realization

    04/07/2025

    Hardware V1.1
    3D Printed Box
    Firmware V1.0 V Test validation

  • Crowdfunding campaign launch

    17/07/2025

    Project publication on KickStarter

  • August 2025

  • Industrialization

    18/08/2025

    Purchase of material for production
    Purchase of mold for container

  • September 2025

  • Start of production

    15/09/2025

    Start of Columbus Egg production

  • November 2025

  • Distribution

    29/11/2025

    Shipping of finished product

Download 

Download User Guide
Download User Manual