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blutack ◴[14 Oct 24 17:02 UTC] No.41839455[source]▶
If you're looking for something with an addressable LED matrix in a clock style form factor, the Ulanzi TC001 [0] for ~$50 is worth having a look at.

Doesn't quite have the same aesthetic but inside it's just an ESP32 (flashed via the USB-C port) and there's various mature open source firmware replacements. I use awtrix[1] on mine and it's very easy to tie in HomeAssistant for doorbell notifications and that sort of thing. I did also knock up a Pomodoro app for it.

0: https://www.ulanzi.com/products/ulanzi-pixel-smart-clock-288...

1: https://github.com/Blueforcer/awtrix3

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1. dr_kiszonka ◴[14 Oct 24 17:52 UTC] No.41839958[source]▶
Neat! This is very close to what I want. I am looking for a very affordable device like this to affix to my home office doors. I would like it to be programmable allowing me to set the status to Don't Enter when I am having a Zoom call, etc.
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2. blutack ◴[14 Oct 24 22:36 UTC] No.41842897[source]▶
Very simple if you flash it with awtrix, it has a neat JSON API.
3. eastbound ◴[15 Oct 24 08:21 UTC] No.41846222[source]▶
I’d like it to have buttons (the apps Ulanzi mention are view-only).