This screenless ‘Thought Catcher’ uses a Raspberry Pi and Notion to capture your flashes of inspiration – and it’s an AI gadget I actually want

• The 'Thought Catcher' is a DIY Raspberry Pi-powered device for capturing late night thoughts
• It has no screen and converts your speech into text, then uploads the transcription to Notion
• With this tool you might no longer need to reach for your phone when in bed

If you’re anything like me then you’re probably familiar with lying awake in bed, mind buzzing, and thoughts coming to you when you’d rather be sleeping. That’s annoying enough in itself, but it’s even worse when you feel compelled to use your phone to record those thoughts – further staving off sleep by looking at its lit up screen. But it doesn’t have to be like that.

As spotted by XDA Developers, Ansh Trivedi has used a Raspberry Pi to create what they call a ‘Thought Catcher’, also known as the TC-01. It’s a ...