Show HN: Marelleo, an open-source story box I built for my kids using ESP32
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#7Peak rank
1Days on list
–Score · 7d
Oct 31, 2026First seen
On Hacker News
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- 172
- Comments
- 46
- Submitted by
- foOg
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
- Site
- zebra.rodeo
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on zebra.rodeo.
Trending history
Show HN: Marelleo, an open-source story box I built for my kids using ESP32 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 31, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 52 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #7 of 30, reached on Oct 31, 20:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 21:07 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
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Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).
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7
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Where it trended
| List | Best | Days | Checks | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacker News · Front page | #7 | 1 | 52 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest Marelleo, a story box I built for my kids | same link | |||
From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Nice work. Although I'd probably had used one of the newer esp32 from seeed Studio with integrated battery pads (unfortunately the BatteryPal from PNLabs is still in the making). A DFPlayer Mini might also habe saved some time... There also is a german project called Tonuino, which is quite similar and has lots of…
One thing I will say about the Yoto player is that there is an API: https://yoto.dev/api/ . You can do all sorts of things: get button presses over a MQTT queue, redirect the player to download audio from a server that _you_ host, and even dynamically update the playlist behind the scenes. Oh, and add static or…
I agree with the commenters who were jarred by the heavy use of LLMisms -- the writing was genuinely painful to read. What a really fun project though! Props for seeing it through a debugging phase, it can really be worrying when you get your boards and they just don't work.
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Is Show HN: Marelleo, an open-source story box I built for my kids using ESP32 trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 21:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Show HN: Marelleo, an open-source story box I built for my kids using ESP32 reached?
#7 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 31, 20:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Show HN: Marelleo, an open-source story box I built for my kids using ESP32 been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 31, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (52 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
172 points and 46 comments; submitted by foOg on Oct 27, 2026.