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Re: Busy Status Bar

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Post by zhovner »

VoxPelli wrote: post #93

Is there any message from the Flipper Zero people that this is actually their device? It’s not mentioned on https://www.flipperdevices.com/ , neither on https://flipperzero.one/ or their Instagram? They have been plagued with peopling scamming people in their name before

Hi, Pavel Zhovner here, Flipper Devices CEO. Yes it's our product, but it's not ready for announcement yet, so we keep it secret.

Right now, we are working on implementing Matter smart home protocol and will slightly change the product concept.

Re: Busy Status Bar

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Post by Y_Y »

zhovner wrote: post #111
VoxPelli wrote: post #93

Is there any message from the Flipper Zero people that this is actually their device? It’s not mentioned on https://www.flipperdevices.com/ , neither on https://flipperzero.one/ or their Instagram? They have been plagued with peopling scamming people in their name before

Hi, Pavel Zhovner here, Flipper Devices CEO. Yes it's our product, but it's not ready for announcement yet, so we keep it secret. Right now, we are working on implementing Matter smart home protocol and will slightly change the product concept.

Hi Pavel Zhovner. I'm afraid you're not doing a very good job of keeping it secret.

What are the odds of a kit version woth a lower pricetag and some assembly required?

Re: Busy Status Bar

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Post by purpleidea »

blutack wrote: post #91

If you're looking for something with an addressable LED matrix in a clock style form factor, the Ulanzi TC001 [0] for ~$50 is worth having a look at. Doesn't quite have the same aesthetic but inside it's just an ESP32 (flashed via the USB-C port) and there's various mature open source firmware replacements. I use awtrix[1] on mine and it's very easy to tie in HomeAssistant for doorbell notifications and that sort of…

Neat! Can't tell if it has a speaker at the back or not. Would like to play sounds or alarms...

I'd love to attach this to a PoE to USB-C ethernet adapter to talk to it over API via hardwired. Still looking for something like that. The flipper busy bar seems to at least have some connectivity over USB.

Re: Busy Status Bar

#114

Post by nixosbestos »

schnable wrote: post #75

People be so busy they need to buy a hacker-friendly device and build bespoke integrations with it.

Truly, it's so hard for me to not see this as just dressed-up techie-flavored consumerism. If you can't look at your phone to run a timer without getting distracted, I think there's a different problem to solve.

(reminder that Android makes it trivial to not show notifications on the lock screen, or even in the top bar. I see notifications only when I want to.)

Re: Busy Status Bar

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Post by bloopernova »

VoxPelli wrote: post #93

Is there any message from the Flipper Zero people that this is actually their device? It’s not mentioned on https://www.flipperdevices.com/ , neither on https://flipperzero.one/ or their Instagram? They have been plagued with peopling scamming people in their name before

I wonder how many people bought this item without checking that it's legitimate?

Re: Busy Status Bar

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Post by tbeseda »

Rad device! Not here to gripe about the actual price - and I realize it's counter-intuitive since we say "one hundred dollars" out loud - but in the US, the dollar sign goes before the amount: $189 not 189$

Re: Busy Status Bar

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Post by jeffbee »

Finally, the productivity technique named after a $1 clockwork timer gets the fiddly software-and-cloud-based solution it deserves.

Re: Busy Status Bar

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Post by Antipode »

nixosbestos wrote: post #114
schnable wrote: post #75

People be so busy they need to buy a hacker-friendly device and build bespoke integrations with it.

Truly, it's so hard for me to not see this as just dressed-up techie-flavored consumerism. If you can't look at your phone to run a timer without getting distracted, I think there's a different problem to solve. (reminder that Android makes it trivial to not show notifications on the lock screen, or even in the top bar. I see notifications only when I want to.)

This is primarily to inform other people in the same building as you.
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