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Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
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Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#72Besides running on battery and ecosystem woes, why this over a apple homepod which is cheaper and has better engineering and sound?
initially i was thinking this was some groundbreaking technology that would somehow help with privacy via fancy audio engineering - but alas it seems like just a portable speaker with a cute design.
anyway, congrats on the launch of V2 - it's valid if it's a passion project and you had fun building it in any case, just curious about why anybody would choose this over the plethora of other portable speakers
is the killer feature here motion detection ? because that seems like it can also be accomplished via a third party motion sensor + Apple Home integration
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#73Besides running on battery and ecosystem woes, why this over a apple homepod which is cheaper and has better engineering and sound? initially i was thinking this was some groundbreaking technology that would somehow help with privacy via fancy audio engineering - but alas it seems like just a portable speaker with a cute design. anyway, congrats on the launch of V2 - it's valid if it's a passion project and you had f…
Exactly. I used HomePods to solve this problem. Hey Siri, play my x playlist. Hey siri, stop.
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#74Feels like a really really weird device. Even when I live with others, we aren't worried about bathroom noise. I guess if you have a habit of talking to yourself while using the bathroom or showering and need to drown it out this is cool. However, I'd love this as a general device. I get home and it auto plays music , etc
Can you imagine that there might be people who are different from you in this respect?
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#75Feels like a really really weird device. Even when I live with others, we aren't worried about bathroom noise. I guess if you have a habit of talking to yourself while using the bathroom or showering and need to drown it out this is cool. However, I'd love this as a general device. I get home and it auto plays music , etc
Can you imagine that there might be people who are different from you in this respect?
This device has potential to sell millions, it's just going to have a bunch of really weird use cases.
As a seller it's none of your business what end users do with your device as long as it's not a safety hazard.
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#76Looks great! How much optimization (e.g. deep sleep, wake trigger) was needed to get battery life with the ESP32 to where you wanted it? Also curious if the project is running on MicroPython or if you moved to something with less overhead.
Most work was getting the unit power efficient, analog design correct and constructed in a way that’s easily manufactured.
It uses microsamps while inactive and runs on Arduino still. We probably need to rewrite it with esp-idf eventually to get access to lower hardware apis and better memory management.
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#77Besides running on battery and ecosystem woes, why this over a apple homepod which is cheaper and has better engineering and sound? initially i was thinking this was some groundbreaking technology that would somehow help with privacy via fancy audio engineering - but alas it seems like just a portable speaker with a cute design. anyway, congrats on the launch of V2 - it's valid if it's a passion project and you had f…
Exactly. I used HomePods to solve this problem. Hey Siri, play my x playlist. Hey siri, stop.
Right. The problem is that you are announcing you’re about to do something embarrassing. Loodio always plays no matter intention and is easily paused with one button click.
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#78I got lost investigating the battery claim of a week because this seemed quite low for such minimum specs. But then noticed it has a range of Wifi features? If you're selling a product focused on privacy, isn't it a bit weird that it has WiFi? The whole story around needing to know the time sounds like feature creep. If I wanted a clock in my bathroom it's trivial to hone, and I'd only have to charge it once a year.…
A lot people place Alexas or Pods in the bathroom (which has microphones).
Connecting Loodio to WiFi is optional.
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#79I remember the first release, many years ago. Happy to see business still operating and growth!
Appreciate it!
Re: Show HN: Loodio 2 – A Simple Rechargable Bathroom Privacy Device
#80How do you keep it from turning on when you go into the bathroom to shower or brush your teeth?
It has a large Stop Music button on top of the unit that pauses the music.