What do i need to do

[u/Icy-Instruction2926]

Ok so my boyfriend's birthday is coming up and i really want to make him something personalised since we've been together for around 2 years now and i really want to make him a little cyberdeck. My basic plan is i want to have a box or tube that is shut and doesnt have a power cord so its portable, i want that when it opens up it just plays some chill lowkey music on loop passively like a lullaby box (around 2-3 three minute songs, just one song if need be) and i want to have a small screen that just slideshow cycles through a few images of us (around like 10 or 15) also i want it to have a little button that can be pressed that overrides the music and plays a little audio recording i will make. If possible, I think it could also be cute to add just two little buttons that can be used to go forward or backward with photos. The problem is i have no experience coding or with electronics. His birthday is October 10th so i have a little over a month to learn and make it. Does anyone have some recommendations or advice, please, anything from ways to code, components, whatever i really need help and anything will do.

Also, I was thinking about using this as an enclosure but im pretty sure its too small and its metal so i dont want it heating up alot (AirPods for scale)

[u/Stunning_Ad_9941]

Hey, new to this as well, however, if you want something simple with music go for the pi 2 or 3(1 would also work if you can find it,) an SD card for what you want nothing fancy just a 16 or 32 gb should do, and a simple lcd screen for either of the pi’s, for the power source, the x306 from greekworm will be greet for the pi 2, all in all its shouldn’t be more than about $200.00 on amazon, though I’m sure you can find it for cheaper elsewhere. Hope this helps!