Aren't all the labels on the buttons facing the wrong way? They're facing outwards in the direction of the screen viewer, rather than inwards towards the person operating the thing.
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#122I bought a six-pack of sand timers. They are silent, require no apps, have no screens, and are beautiful. They will probably outlive solutions such as these.
> I bought a six-pack of sand timers. How do they tell someone 15ft away that you're busy / on a call / etc?
Remove top, toss sand in face.
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#123I'm amazed that nobody is pointing out that the entire thing doesn't look "designed" it looks AI generated. Give me a clock timer that has these features.... Make me a website to sell this fake timer... Particularly the instructive text on the back. A real designer would never have all that descriptive text always visible for things you'll only use once.
Yes, the "USB-C port at the bottom ---->" and huge QR code really got me going. I have to hope that's all on a sticker that's meant to be torn off after you take it out of the package.
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#124That's pretty neat, although $250 feels like a lot for that at first glance. I get it has a lot of features but it's hard to get past the "it's a $250 busy indicator". Not that I'd spend $250, but even something like that sold more as an open device to be used for a lot of different things changes (for the better) the value proposition in my mind a little than just sold as a busy sign with lots of integrations. Grant…
If offices still existed it could be a fun 'I'm a jackass' office flair.
This would really help my wife stop interrupting me during meetings (and vice versa). But it relies on the user to actively manage their status
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#125It's wild to me that this product went from 0 to where it's at, and no one stopped it along the way. This is going to hit like a handful of nerd enthusiasts, and that's it.
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#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
I work from home and this would be cool to communicate with my kids when I'm on a call before they barge in asking questions. HOWEVER, the price is WAY too high. This is at most a $50 dollar thing.
Don't you already have a door? With a lock? A mute button? OK, maybe those aren't cool, but don't you have a piece of paper, pens, markers and some time to design your own DND signs with your kids? $50 still seems like a lot. We don't have to buy something to deal with every little inconvenience in our lives when what we have on hand + maybe a tiny bit of creativity can probably suffice.
Do you have kids? Have you ever tried locking a door with a little one? Lol
Also, yes I've made signs. It's easy to forget to hang them.
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#127The looks is like cassette futurism aesthetic - https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Cassette_Futurism
It was recently trending on X so I've asked ChatGPT to make few designs for things like portable power station and EV charger and it worked pretty well.
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#128I wouldn't buy this because of the price tag but I love the industrial design of this thing! I wish there were more things like this (albeit more practical) that I would like to upgrade my desk with.
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#129A similar thing is the ULANZI TC001 (50€ on Amazon), with the firmware AWTRIX 3 (https://blueforcer.github.io/awtrix3/).
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#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
But it's much more than just a digital clock. It's a very bright LED remote display. It's easily programmable. Also, take note of both the desktop and the mobile apps, plus both Mater and Home Assistan integrations. Of course a device like this can be built for 10% of the price tag, or maybe for $0 if you already have the spare parts lying around, and just enjoy writing Arduino firmware sometimes. But for a less tech…
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Nothing wrong with that. It's okay to indulge the things that tickle your fancy now and then, even if you're a super serious adult who's vibe coding the next OpenAI 36 hours per day, 15 days per week.