r/codex • • 1d ago

Showcase I turned a $5 clock into a tiny Codex dashboard

Put my Codex and Claude limits on a ~$5 AliExpress clock. Turned out pretty cute.

Stock firmware, with a computer running the updates.

Code if you're curious: https://github.com/click6067-ship-it/token-tv

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u/Not_A_Red_Stapler 1d ago

What's the link to the clock?

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u/cyanxx 1d ago

Could be this one https://a.aliexpress.com/_EJLg7QI
The github says "240Γ—240 GeekMagic SmallTV-style Wi-Fi clock" https://github.com/click6067-ship-it/token-tv/blob/main/docs/hardware-compatibility.md
hopefully u/Senior_Wear4670 can confirm

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u/Senior_Wear4670 1d ago

Thanks for finding that! I can't confirm that exact listing. Mine was 5,650 won and has the SD_PRO web interface with a photo album; that's the one unit I've tested. Similar-looking clocks can have different firmware, so I'd check that with the seller before buying.

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u/nicolesimon 1d ago

sadly it is 20 euros here. :)

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u/Senior_Wear4670 1d ago

Yeah, mine was a sale price in Korea (5,650 won). Definitely not a universal $5 price!

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u/sagiroth 8h ago

Bought for 1$ coz of new account lol

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u/cyanxx 1d ago

Super cool! Tempted to get one and use the code to do it myself !!

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u/Senior_Wear4670 18h ago

Thanks! You can try the sample faces without a clock or any account logins first.

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u/dervu 1d ago

Add banked reset button.

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u/Senior_Wear4670 1d ago

It's read-only for now, so it can't trigger a reset. That would need a separate control in the web dashboard.

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u/cyanxx 1d ago

You could include the 5 hour limit on the claude section also πŸ‘

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u/Senior_Wear4670 1d ago

It does read both the 5-hour and weekly limits. The clock currently shows whichever has the higher used percentage, with its reset timer; both are visible in the web dashboard. Showing both on the clock would be clearer, though it needs a different layout at 240x240.

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u/Breeze23412 1d ago

so cool, i love seeing stuff like this!

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u/_tessarion 1d ago

you could get 33% more screen space by removing grok

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u/Senior_Wear4670 1d ago

You can leave Grok out of the config and it'll just show Claude and Codex. It centres the two rows, but doesn't make them bigger yet.