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zerobees13 minutes ago
How to build a circular LCD clock, step 1: buy a circular LCD that looks like a clock.

I'm not kidding, that's the extent of the build. They simply connect that display to a computer over HDMI. The only hacking here is browser-based JS for clock animations.

fourspacetabs30 minutes ago
> I also tried with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2, but 512 MB of RAM were too little to run a modern browser, sadly.

I found that the surf browser was efficient enough to run fine on my Raspberry Pi Zero W. YMMV with animations and such, but it's much better than any chromium alternative in my experience.

albert_e31 minutes ago
> White USB-A to USB-C cable > White HDMI to micro HDMI cable

Why do they need to be ...white :)

Oh i see the cables now and cant unsee them.

I guess next step is to 3D print a back case mount that encloses the RPi and plugs into a wall socket for power.

patates40 minutes ago
you can also do this with an esp32 as long as you don't insist using a browser to draw a clock
jzer0cool30 minutes ago
$159 quite expensive for the LCD
krige8 minutes ago
There's a multitouch function
rf1529 minutes ago
It's an unconventional shape, and not subsidised by ads, etc..
altmanaltmanabout 1 hour ago
The cartoony clock looks a bit weird in terms of typography when the time is 10:29, the font kind of squeezes and becomes hard to read