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Darker or bolder lines and text would be nice I think. It would be interesting if you put a little red LED on it like a soft alarm for upcoming events. I would pay $35 for this, buy I'm sure others would pay more. Edit: Saw the 200 euro price tag, don't think I'm in the market for this at that price.
I really like this idea, but I agree with others that the bezels look a bit too large (do you need them to hide the components?) and the price seems relatively high. I also thought that the calendar looked a bit grey/dull in the image you show. Is this just about the lighting or is the display not very high-contrast?
Yes for now. Though I might get them down in size as I iterate on the hardware...
> Is this just about the lighting or is the display not very high-contrast?
To be honest I'd say it's both.
The frame overshadows the display. You might: - reduce the size of the frame - mount the display flush to the front of the frame The contrast in the photo does not look great. Perhaps use hatching or shading instead of the solid black areas? In any case, you'll want to be able to separate out different calendars. Other display modes? "Today", "Clock/Calendar", "Now and Next"? How do you control it?
Thank you for the feedback. You're right, the display is smaller than I'd like... for sure. I'll also see what can be done on a black-and white display with regards to the stark contrast. > Other display modes? "Today", "Clock/Calendar", "Now and Next"? Yes, that's do-able, I "just" have to code it. > How do you control it? In the App. I should make that clearer on the website for sure.
I would only want this if I can use it without yet another app. Please consider using a simple web interface etc.
It would be useful to show a list of the day's next events and to-do's. Is iCloud sync even possible?
There are ways to make it work but it's not yet the way I'd like it to be.
Others will comment on the product itself, and because it looks like you're trying to feel out the market, my questions are: Do you have experience developing, certifying and shipping consumer hardware? In what countries do you want to sell it? Who builds the hardware? How big is your first run?
I'm looking at the EU and the US market. I know I need to get CE and RoHS and a bunch of other certificates. I know this won't be easy.
If you know somebody who has experience with that, ideally in a boutique/startup environment, I'd love to hear the advice they have to give.
The wood bezel is kind of ugly & cheap looking. The audience for this is likely to be tech people and users who want to show off their calendar or manage their time with calendar invites. I think this could do well with a more contemporary frame. You could market it to people as a solution to forgetting meetings; the price would have to be low enough (sub $100) to trigger people’s impulse buying. The lower the price…
I'd love to lower the price, too. I don't know yet if it's possible.
Wall calendars don’t have room for enough information. A weekly view would be nice. I would like a thinner frame and larger screen for readability. I might worry about the inconvenience of powering it or of entering/editing information. For the price point, a fancier build quality would help with the “premium” feel you probably would need: it would need to stand as a practical art piece
The wood bezel is kind of ugly & cheap looking. The audience for this is likely to be tech people and users who want to show off their calendar or manage their time with calendar invites. I think this could do well with a more contemporary frame. You could market it to people as a solution to forgetting meetings; the price would have to be low enough (sub $100) to trigger people’s impulse buying. The lower the price…
I actually like the wood as material per se, but I still want to improve a bit on the processing. I'd love to lower the price, too. I don't know yet if it's possible.
E.g. allowing people to extend your product, by software or by providing necessary information to easily create 3D printed mounts or alternate frames. Give the users a place to exchange and host their solutions and your calendar could be a presentation platform that others create for without requiring you to do the work yourself.