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  • Author Forecast: A Novel Way To Check The Weather

    Why use an app when the greatest authors can check the skies for you?
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    Experience the magic of literature in every forecast with the Author Forecast by Mechanical Design Labs. This beautifully crafted device transforms daily weather updates into timeless prose, drawing from over 5,000 literary quotes. Housed in elegant white oak with a gleaming brass sundial, it brings both sophistication and storytelling to your space. Designed for seamless reading, its E-Ink display offers a paper-like experience, making each passage feel as if it leapt from the pages of a classic novel. Take a daily journey through the words of history's greatest writers.

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    Reviews

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