I’ve been wanting to do some projects like this from the software side. I want an e-ink display + ESP32 inside a case. But I don’t want to do that myself for the nth time as it doesn’t feel novel or interesting. Is there any decent hardware option that begins fully open?
Also: If I take very good care of my Weathergotchi, do I get to change the weather?
M5Stack has black & white (https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-esp32-core-ink-dev...) and color (https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5paper-color-esp32s3-dev-...) development kits that look like exactly what you're looking for.
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Here's one that I just ordered myself: https://www.waveshare.com/esp32-s3-epaper-1.54.htm
temperature, humidity, audio in AND out!!!
Adafruit has a pretty cool esp32 based board with a circular touchscreen and dial