Hobbyist reprograms Meta Muse Gadget devkit (Waveshare ESP32‑S3) using Anthropic Claude
A hobbyist bought a $50 Waveshare ESP32‑S3 1.75-inch touchscreen devkit — one of Meta’s suggested Muse Gadget devices — paired it with the Muse phone app, and used Anthropic’s Claude to add features such as readable conversation history, a British AI voice via ElevenLabs, a camera remote/preview, a Tamagotchi‑style minigame, and a functional watch face. The experiment highlights Muse’s current UX and reliability limits (slow/cloud lag, limited avatars, lack of smart‑home discovery) and flags privacy concerns about connecting home networks to AI services.