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No, something more akin to a smart display without a battery and a chassis that works well for being on a shelf or nightstand.

ChuckMcM 4y ago
That does kind of describe the modern "cheap" android infrastructure. (caveat the battery, which after a bunch of years is useless anyway :-)) The other "modern" alternative to this is an HDMI display with a Raspberry Pi mounted to the back[1]. One could 3D print a different frame in order to mount speakers and a web camera, but that isn't really off the shelf any more at that point. [1] https://www.seeedstudio.com/raspberry-pi-ips-hdmi-display https://www.seeedstudio.com/raspberry-pi-ips-hdmi-display is an example.
CharlesW 4y ago
Like this? https://www.adafruit.com/product/5290 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5290
- dstaley 4y ago
  Yup, basically that idea, but a bit higher spec (Linux-capable CPU instead of a microcontroller, larger and higher-resolution touchscreen). But it's definitely on the right track! Ideally we'd have something in line spec-wise with the Amazon Echo Show 5.
- zem 4y ago
  that one does look beautiful! thanks for the pointer.
KVFinn 4y ago
>No, something more akin to a smart display without a battery and a chassis that works well for being on a shelf or nightstand. Or just hackable. The Lenovo Smart Clock 2 is a 4 inch touchscreen Google Home clock, microphone, decent little speakers, for $20. Apparently it is hackable and fully rooted: https://github.com/untocodes/lenovo-cube-hacking https://github.com/untocodes/lenovo-cube-hacking I don't see anybody doing anything cool with it though. I wouldn't mind just forcing it to always display a webpage to display blood glucose levels with nightscout. I'd give them to all my diabetic relatives. ($20 clock https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/smart-devices/smart-home/smart-home-series/lenovo-smart-clock-2/wmd00000485 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/smart-devices/smart-home/smar...)
- ljf 4y ago
  I have one of the gen one and wanted to love it. But so many things just weren't right. Doesn't show my Google calendar reminders Getting it to play a morning routine failed, and when it worked the volume levels were all over the place - sometimes the news it played me would be super loud, sometimes I couldn't here the radio or music it played next. It can't play a youtube video It didn't have loads of basic controls when listening to podcasts (speed, skip back 30 seconds etc) Can't display a custom home screen, I'd love to see more weather detail, or a tide chart, or local traffic news. As I say, really wanted to like it, but never found a use for it yet.

ChuckMcM 4y ago

That does kind of describe the modern "cheap" android infrastructure. (caveat the battery, which after a bunch of years is useless anyway :-)) The other "modern" alternative to this is an HDMI display with a Raspberry Pi mounted to the back[1]. One could 3D print a different frame in order to mount speakers and a web camera, but that isn't really off the shelf any more at that point. [1] https://www.seeedstudio.com/raspberry-pi-ips-hdmi-display https://www.seeedstudio.com/raspberry-pi-ips-hdmi-display is an example.

CharlesW 4y ago

Like this? https://www.adafruit.com/product/5290 https://www.adafruit.com/product/5290

dstaley 4y ago
Yup, basically that idea, but a bit higher spec (Linux-capable CPU instead of a microcontroller, larger and higher-resolution touchscreen). But it's definitely on the right track! Ideally we'd have something in line spec-wise with the Amazon Echo Show 5.
zem 4y ago
that one does look beautiful! thanks for the pointer.

KVFinn 4y ago

>No, something more akin to a smart display without a battery and a chassis that works well for being on a shelf or nightstand. Or just hackable. The Lenovo Smart Clock 2 is a 4 inch touchscreen Google Home clock, microphone, decent little speakers, for $20. Apparently it is hackable and fully rooted: https://github.com/untocodes/lenovo-cube-hacking https://github.com/untocodes/lenovo-cube-hacking I don't see anybody doing anything cool with it though. I wouldn't mind just forcing it to always display a webpage to display blood glucose levels with nightscout. I'd give them to all my diabetic relatives. ($20 clock https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/smart-devices/smart-home/smart-home-series/lenovo-smart-clock-2/wmd00000485 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/smart-devices/smart-home/smar...)

ljf 4y ago
I have one of the gen one and wanted to love it. But so many things just weren't right. Doesn't show my Google calendar reminders Getting it to play a morning routine failed, and when it worked the volume levels were all over the place - sometimes the news it played me would be super loud, sometimes I couldn't here the radio or music it played next. It can't play a youtube video It didn't have loads of basic controls when listening to podcasts (speed, skip back 30 seconds etc) Can't display a custom home screen, I'd love to see more weather detail, or a tide chart, or local traffic news. As I say, really wanted to like it, but never found a use for it yet.