A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by drgenehack » Fri, Mar 06, 2015, 5:36 PM UTC

A dashboard for my apartment
iinteractive.com

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by whiskykilo » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 12:59 AM UTC

Well done! I'd love something along those lines as well, since my iPad is generally dead most of the time, never being used.

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by bshimmin » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 1:05 AM UTC

whiskykilo wrote: post #2

Well done! I'd love something along those lines as well, since my iPad is generally dead most of the time, never being used.

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I really want to like tablets, and have owned (and subsequently given away) several iPads, but they just never seem to have a clear place in my life: I have my phone with me most of the time because it fits conveniently in my pocket, and a significant chunk of the rest of the time I'm sat in front of a proper computer; there isn't really enough of a gap left between those two categories of devices that I'd need a third to fill it.

(I also like physical books and haven't really installed very many apps on my phone. Perhaps I'm just a Luddite.)

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by thucydides » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 1:40 AM UTC

whiskykilo wrote: post #2

Well done! I'd love something along those lines as well, since my iPad is generally dead most of the time, never being used.

I used my iPad maybe once a week, so I gave it to my 5-year-old niece. She loves playing princess games on it.

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by sartakdotorg » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 2:14 AM UTC

Author here. Happy to explain any technical details I left out :)

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by txu » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 2:33 AM UTC

sartakdotorg wrote: post #5

Author here. Happy to explain any technical details I left out :)

I think it's a great concept. The aging tablets are perfect for "smart home" displays.

I've fantasied a dashboard of tasks and chores I need to do when I get home from work.

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by quaz3l » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 3:22 AM UTC

sartakdotorg wrote: post #5

Author here. Happy to explain any technical details I left out :)

Have you looked at [Moves](http://moves-app.com/) for the pedometer app? I used it to get location history in one of my recent side projects.

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by sartakdotorg » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 3:40 AM UTC

quaz3l wrote: post #7

sartakdotorg wrote: post #5

Author here. Happy to explain any technical details I left out :)

Have you looked at [Moves]( http://moves-app.com/ ) for the pedometer app? I used it to get location history in one of my recent side projects.

I think the last time I checked it out, it didn't support the Motion coprocessor yet. Thanks for the reminder to use it now that it does!

Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by [deleted] » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 3:57 AM UTC

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Re: A dashboard for my apartment

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Post by gshrikant » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 5:16 AM UTC

This is a project that I've wanted to do for so long. I agree with the author's opinion about people making custom-fit apps for themselves. Programming is less taxing than other home improvement techniques like say, carpentry, (although that may very well be my lack of skill with the tools which make it so) while resulting in a similarly satisfying outcome.

Also, For some reason, this reminded this [1] article which was discussed on HN recently.

[1] http://gizmodo.com/why-is-my-smart-home-so-fucking-dumb-1684...