I did the same thing a few months ago, only my implementation uses an old PSP I had lying around.
Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
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Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#12Anyone know of a frame that works like this that can work without some third-party service for publishing? I'd like to do something like this on information that's under a strict NDA.
I know of options for that sort of thing (look for "digital signage") but the pricing is not in the same ballpark as a digital photo frame. (In Japan at least, it is sufficiently expensive that I think going the Panic way is probably cheaper if you plan on providing your own programming.)
Yeah, everything I've found thus far it'd make sense to just get a Fit PC and a small LCD - it'd be nice if there was a small frame like this that was hackable (a la the WRT54g) for a small status display.
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#13Working as a full time salaryman AND work on BCC AND hack out little side projects like this? Patrick, you must have ungodly time management skills.
Just an unsustainable schedule this week, which is why I am quitting. I think I probably hit 80 hours plus commute. Still, midnight to three, midnight to three, plus Saturday was enough for this. Note that my budget for BCC is usually five hours a week. I am efficient because I have to be. One tactic is to make email check only Must Be Done task. Now I can get away without actually checking due to frame, for mornings…
I am efficient because I have to be.
And therein lies a lesson in how to make yourself productive.
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#14Anyone know of a frame that works like this that can work without some third-party service for publishing? I'd like to do something like this on information that's under a strict NDA.
$95 http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-EasyShare-W820-Wireless-Digital/...
Comments suggest you can place any RSS feed into it.
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#15Zack's been wanting one of these but with analog gauges, and I just hooked him up with an atmega128 complete dev board with LCD. I have been thinking of the design, and will probably be hitting the junkyard for some old car gauges.
But man, car gauges just don't have the same flexibility as an LCD...nice work Patrick!
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#16Have you thought about making something like this a startup? A SaaS metrics dashboard service? I deal with a lot of call centers and marketing houses that do big "competitive" dashboards to motivate/track staff and they have to roll their own systems. I'm sure a bunch of tech groups would like to have a Panic-esqe dashboard, but wouldn't want to go through the hassle of doing it themselves. Not sure if it is a huge market, but could be interesting!
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#17Anyone know of a frame that works like this that can work without some third-party service for publishing? I'd like to do something like this on information that's under a strict NDA.
Here's what you can do: draw an image using GD, I don't know if you have GD in Ruby. PHP has it, I am sure you can hack a little script for that. Feed the generated image the photo frame and Bob's your uncle.
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#18Working as a full time salaryman AND work on BCC AND hack out little side projects like this? Patrick, you must have ungodly time management skills.
Just an unsustainable schedule this week, which is why I am quitting. I think I probably hit 80 hours plus commute. Still, midnight to three, midnight to three, plus Saturday was enough for this. Note that my budget for BCC is usually five hours a week. I am efficient because I have to be. One tactic is to make email check only Must Be Done task. Now I can get away without actually checking due to frame, for mornings…
What are you using to monitor delayed job?
Edit: looked at the code. Got the answer :)
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#19Anyone know of a frame that works like this that can work without some third-party service for publishing? I'd like to do something like this on information that's under a strict NDA.
About a year ago, I bought my parents a Phillips digital frame with wireless which (8FF3WMI) could read directly from a feed with no third party software. As long as you don't use the URL anywhere else, no one will be able to find it.
I built a small web interface for it where we can all upload pictures. My family is in different parts of the world so it's nice to send the pictures right into my parents' living room with two mouse clicks.
The frame re-scans the feed about every 10 minutes.
Re: Panic-inspired Dashboard Made From Photo Frame for ~$150. Code is OSS.
#20Have you thought about making something like this a startup? A SaaS metrics dashboard service? I deal with a lot of call centers and marketing houses that do big "competitive" dashboards to motivate/track staff and they have to roll their own systems. I'm sure a bunch of tech groups would like to have a Panic-esqe dashboard, but wouldn't want to go through the hassle of doing it themselves. Not sure if it is a huge m…
Hardware + per customer customization + sales cycle which requires talking to people = I have no interest in that business at all. But if you want it, go for it.