Meet the ZAPPER — a real lamp that connects Bitcoin Lightning, Nostr, and physical light. Every time someone zaps your lamp, it lights up. A simple idea that turns digital appreciation into something you can actually see!
⚡ A Zap That Lights Up the Room
The concept is simple: connect your ZAPPER to Wi-Fi, add your Lightning address, and publish your profile. Now people can zap your lamp, and when a zap arrives, the lamp lights up.
It’s a fun, interactive way to bring the power of Bitcoin Lightning into your home, workspace, event, shop, or exhibition. Instead of just seeing a notification on your phone, you get a real-world flash of appreciation.
Every zap brings a little more light into the world!
🚀 Three Powerful Features The ZAPPER experience comes with three key components that make managing and displaying your lamps easy.
1. Zapper Control — Manage All Your Lamps
Have multiple ZAPPERS? No problem!
Zapper Control brings all your lamps together on one page. From your computer, tablet, or phone, you can:
- Switch lamps on and off live.
- Choose automatic, always-on, or always-off modes.
- See incoming zaps, total sats, and your biggest zap.
- Explore recent zaps, top zappers, and daily sats statistics.
- Update firmware with one tap.
- Manage sound, settings, Wi-Fi, and Nostr for multiple lamps at once.
You can even find your lamps on the same Wi-Fi network automatically. Everything is designed to make managing your ZAPPER setup straightforward.
2. Zapper Screen — Let Everyone Join In
Want to bring zapping to an event, shop, exhibition, or public space?
Turn a TV, tablet, or other screen into a live ZAPPER display. Each lamp gets its own card showing its Nostr name and profile picture, a QR code for zapping, zap and sats statistics, its goal, and the latest zap.
When someone zaps a lamp, its card lights up with a big ⚡ ZAP! notification, and the numbers update instantly.
There’s even an additional QR code for visitors who want to zap using a Lightning wallet without a Nostr app.
It’s a great way to make zapping more visible, interactive, and fun. Let visitors choose their favorite lamp and watch the action unfold!
3. USB Flasher — Simple Setup and Updates
Setting up a new ZAPPER or connecting it to Wi-Fi at a new location doesn’t have to be complicated.
The browser-based USB flasher lets you connect your lamp using a USB-C data cable, select a Wi-Fi network, and flash firmware when needed — without installing extra software. It works in Chrome or Edge on a computer.
The latest firmware is checked using a digital signature and checksum. Updates can also be managed through Zapper Control, with a single action for all selected lamps.
It’s a practical setup for anyone who wants to spend less time configuring devices and more time enjoying the experience.
🌍 Built for the Nostr Community
ZAPPER brings together two things that make the Nostr ecosystem special: open social connections and direct value-for-value support through Bitcoin Lightning.
A zap becomes more than a digital transaction. It becomes a visible moment — a lamp lighting up, a screen celebrating a supporter, and a reminder that online appreciation can have a real-world impact.
Whether you’re running one lamp at home or displaying several at an event, ZAPPER gives people a new way to experience the power of zaps.
🔐 Simple, Private, and Free to Use
The ZAPPER software is free, with no account required and no cookies or tracking on the website. Your lamps communicate with each other over your own local network, while public Nostr profiles are retrieved from relays for the zap buttons.
Firmware updates are signed using the maker’s key, following the same Schnorr signature approach used by Nostr. This allows the lamp and flasher to verify that the update comes from the maker.
The result is a practical, community-focused project that combines physical hardware with the open Bitcoin and Nostr ecosystem.
💥 Ready to Light Up Your Zaps?
Imagine a room full of ZAPPERS, each connected to a different Nostr profile. Someone sends a zap, a lamp lights up, and everyone can see the support happening in real time.
That’s the beauty of ZAPPER: it makes digital appreciation visible.
Don’t just receive zaps. Light them up! ⚡
Explore the features, read the manual, and discover how to get started:
👉 Meet the ZAPPER: https://bitpopart.com/zapper
ZAPPER is designed and built by JaccoElektro and offered to BitPopArt.
Zap. Flash. Connect. Light up your world!
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