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A decent portable computer. Obscenely large, replaceable battery. small screen (1080p or 720p at 10~13in) that i can actually slide up when open so i don't have to look down and kill my neck/back. decent mechanical keyboard at least 90% size (like the eeepc1000) it can be low on CPU but should have the most connectivity it can. It can weight a little more than a 15" gaming laptop weights today.
Get a thinkpad
- A legitimate successor to the original FJ40 Toyota Landcruiser, possibly electric - A version of this watch (maybe even a smart watch) that didn't cost $25,000: https://ressencewatches.com/watches/type-3
A platform to connect information / stories / images / video / audio to locations. There are thousands of small, mostly subsidized one-off projects but no general platform for everyone to upload material connected to places and create, say, a personal guided tour of their hometown.
A lockbox for real estate agents that has a built-in video camera and microphone+speaker. I mean something like Ring (1) plus MasterLock 5400D (2) plus embedded 4G mobile connectivity. It must not be a permanent installation (like Ring) and it should not require visitors to be pre-registered (like Supra Keys (3)) in order to access the property (for example contractors, repair staff, delivery personnel, etc) If somet…
I make prototypes of stuff like this as a hobby. You could use a fairly inexpensive SoC that has Wifi/Bluetooth built in ($6), attach a module for 4G connection (~$50), and give it a huge battery so that it can lasts a few weeks. It would be asleep most of the time, and wake up every 2 minutes or so to check for updates. Meaning you'd have to stand there at the door for a couple minutes before it'd give you access.
A fully open source business workflow engine, pre-built with a great UI for the users to execute the workflow. Mobile friendly is a definite plus. Almost all government software are essentially workflow engines. This would instantaneously solve loads of problems.
An operating system built around IPFS. This would make the browser/native dichotomy irrelevant by offering the best of both worlds and then some. AFAIK the reason web apps have become so popular is because they load quickly and don't require the user to manage installation and updating. IPFS would achieve the speed through caching and the installing/updating process with its namespaces feature.
I have a backup cam on my car, I want a little wiper on it, like my windshield. Every time it rains I have to get out of my car and wipe it off with my thumb.
In a similar, Maslow's-Hierarchy-of-Needs vein, it would be great to have an app that crowdsources data about healthcare costs and other data points in your city. I'd like to know which hospital charges least for an M.R.I., which hospital has the highest rate of MRSA infections, which doctors are highest-rated by their patients, which insurance policy is the best in my location. Right now there's little-to-no transparency and, just like in Vegas, the House always wins.
In general, I would love to see tech take on disruption and increased affordability in the areas of true life needs -- affordable education, housing, medical care, healthy food -- and focus less on gaining tiny efficiencies in tools and workflows.
TL;DR -- I need an affordable home, not a refrigerator that sends text messages to my blender.