We have Muse Charm at home.

Key Points:

• Meta's Muse Charm is a holiday AI gadget resembling a Tamagotchi, designed to be a portable AI helper with a cute avatar and smart home control features, but its usefulness out of the box is limited.
• The author purchased a similar $50 Waveshare ESP32-S3 1.75C pendant, officially supported by Meta, and after initial setup challenges, used AI programming assistant Claude to customize and enhance its functions significantly.
• With Claude's help, the author added voice responses, improved camera controls, created multiple avatars, and developed a Tamagotchi-style minigame, demonstrating extensive customization without prior coding experience.
• Despite improvements, the device still relies on Meta’s servers, which can be slow or laggy, and there are privacy concerns due to past leaks, leading the author to use guest Wi-Fi for safety.
• The author concludes that the real value of such a device lies in its programmability and potential for personalization, rather than its default features, raising questions about whether the official Muse Charm will offer similar flexibility.