wtf is litclock?

LitClock is a physical clock you build yourself using a Raspberry Pi and a paper-like e-ink screen. Instead of showing numbers, it displays a line from a book that matches the current minute of the day, drawn from a collection of more than 4,800 curated passages. The screen also shows the date and local weather alongside each quote. The project is aimed at people who want a nice gadget for their shelf without becoming a full time hobbyist. Assembly takes about an afternoon and involves getting a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, a Waveshare e-Paper display, a microSD card, and a power supply, then flashing a ready made image onto the microSD card. There is also an install script for people who already have Raspberry Pi OS running and prefer to set things up over SSH instead of flashing a fresh image. Print ready 3D case designs are included for anyone with access to a 3D printer, based on an existing case design shared under a Creative Commons license. After the hardware is put together, setup is done entirely from a phone. The clock shows a WiFi hotspot and QR code on its own screen, the phone joins that hotspot, and a simple setup page appears where the owner picks their home WiFi network and enters the password. Location, timezone, and temperature units are then detected automatically once the clock connects to the internet, so there are no config files to edit and no command line steps needed for most people. Once running, each LitClock serves a small control web app on the home network that can be opened from any phone browser, with no account or cloud service involved. This app shows the current quote, weather, and WiFi status, lets the owner adjust settings like location and units, and offers a button to apply software updates. The clock is designed to keep itself updated and running with little to no ongoing attention from the owner.