Perch, the Raspberry Pi desk display with a talk button

Why it surfaced

This is a particularly well-specified little machine: part dashboard, part ambient display, part household oracle. The page promises an open-source, MIT-licensed build that can connect to AI running locally, and even includes the reassuring phrase “Every dead end included.”

Perch turns a Raspberry Pi or other small Linux board and a 7-inch touchscreen into a quiet desk display for weather, home devices, news, and a conversational AI button.