ULANZITC001 Smart Pixel Clock, Gaming Setup Digital Alarm Clock with Weather - Awtrix Simulator - WiFi Connect, Social Media Counter, Retro Pixel Art Clock for Gaming Room,Bedside, Office Decor

Desk Bling for the Win!Bought this as a gift for my better half (because I’m thoughtful and trying to earn extra brownie points). Out of the box, it’s not bad at all—but I’m a “next level” kind of guy. I can’t leave well enough alone.So naturally, I integrated it with Home Assistant—and let me tell you, chef’s kiss. Now it sits proudly on her desk, dishing out the time, room temp, weather updates, and even a friendly “ding dong” when someone’s at the door. She loves it. I love that she loves it. The dog is neutral but intrigued.Setup wasn’t exactly plug-and-play—it’s a “moderate difficulty” kind of deal. If you’re thinking of diving in, do yourself a favor and hit up some YouTube tutorials first. You’ll be showing off like a home automation wizard in no time.Final verdict: Cool little device + Home Assistant = Instant desk upgrade.

I bought this display to use with my Home Assistant install, to be able to flash with third party firmware and send pushes via MQTT. For this purpose it works perfectly! It was very easy to flash, and has a really bright screen. The customizability of the built in apps if you don't want to flash it are pretty decent as is, and i wouldn't hesitate to have this as a fun clock/calendar/thermometer even if i wasn't using it with my Home Assistant install. The quality of the casing is nice, it charges without issue with a USB C cable, although i think it sometimes has issues charging if you use a USB C to USB C charge cable as opposed to a traditional USB to USB C cable, but i believe it mentions that warning in the instructions, so i wouldn't knock any stars off for that.

Garbage. Poorly designed and executed from China. Do not waste your time. Complete oversight and lack of UI. Where to begin? Did I get it to display YouTube subscriber count? Yes. You will need to know how to find your YouTube user string as well as navigate a project within the Google Cloud Console. You will need to create a project and enable a specific API service. This might be overwhelming for most users. Although not extremely complicated, it BARELY works. Everything else in the clock is basically useless. No way to change the time from 24hr to 12hr. No way to set the time unless connected to WiFi. No way to change WiFi unless you reset the clock using a push pin. Only displays Chinese city's weather in a terrible way. A matrix display? Ok, I guess someone would want that? ...in 1998. Maybe it's easier to display your weibo followers? Whatever that is. Or maybe your Billbili followers. Whatever that is. It's a VERY poorly executed device. I suspect...scratch that...I HIGHLY suspect this device is nefarious. It's connected to the internet, you give it your secret API keys for your channel, etc. Do you trust this clock? I sure don't. "A nefarious chinese clock!?! That's ridiculous. You sound so naieve!", you say? Who is being naive? Who...is...being...naive?

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Love it. Flash it with awtrix and you have a custom smar clock.

Really cool device. If you’re not in the tech industry you may struggle to get YT stats going on this if you dont know how to setup a google api endpoint. After it is setup it does work well.

I bought the Ulanzi Smart Pixel Clock (TC001) specifically to flash it with AWTRIX 3 firmware—and it works perfectly. The flashing process was straightforward, and the device integrated seamlessly with my smart home setup (Home Assistant). The display is bright and clear, and the clock handles custom notifications, weather, and system stats like a champ. Highly recommended if you want a clean, compact smart display with full local control and no cloud dependencies.

This clock/IoT device is great!Flashed new firmware to get some different functionality, and control on HomeAssistant

Way cheaper that the competition. able to use it features OR like Id and i think most users do. Flash it and connect it to home assistant. Works well for sure.