GlyphFeb 21

I need a few—probably 3—of an "office busy light" product like this https://amzn.to/4b1vvUZ for a home office setup. But:

1. They all cost like $50 which seems like *way* too much for an LED on a stick
2. That cost seems to mostly pay for software that directly integrates with Microsoft Teams. I have no need for integration with Microsoft Teams and in fact kind of anti-want that.
3. I want to write my own automations and it's not clear if they have an API

Is there a cheap/DIY version of this?

Amazon.com

Show threadhackedheadFeb 21
@glyph raspberry pi or some other microcontroller and a strip/ring/stick/grid of neopixels?
Show threadGlyphFeb 21
@hackedhead I could get a Pico which requires a lot of manual microcontroller hacking or I could get a 5 and pay nearly $50 from jump. neither feels like a great option
Show threadhackedhead
@glyph i'm running a weather forecast display on a pimoroni eink display and it ...did not require much hacking. just imagemagick and a python library for the screen; edit: on an rpi zero
Feb 21 at 11:10pmWeb