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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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password4321 ◴[14 Oct 24 19:02 UTC] No.41840734[source]▶

>>41839455 #

This 16x32 RGB LED panel (6.75"x2.75", USB powered, Bluetooth programmable) was $15 for a while, now $26: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP5P7RY7

Programming it with your own code is still a mess, see "Panel Communication": https://github.com/auc0le/JT-Edit

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1. nine_k ◴[14 Oct 24 22:27 UTC] No.41842797[source]▶

>>41840734 #

Could be even cheaper as a string of addressable LEDs + some arduino board.

But quite some people are happy to pay the extra $174 for not needing to hack together software, a housing, physical controls, etc.

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