~3000€ to show information in some random places in the house even though the household members have a device with a screen called a smartphone next to them 24/7 ?

Well, it's cool, but the usability of it all is below average.

Declutter your life and don't install any more screens in your home ;)

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unpopularopp 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's a hobby but not for everyone. I mean if I could just throw away 3,000€ on random projects that might work or not I'd do it in a heartbeat. No different than buying a run down Porsche for 5,000€ and spending 40,000€ on restoration to original. Every hobby is like that but with different entry price points. There is a reason knitting is more popular than something like this (and even that has price tiers from 3€ for an acrylic yarn to upwards 100€ for luxury merino wool yarn)

	▲	itsananderson 12 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		As someone whose spouse knits, it gave me a chuckle to see knitting mentioned as a low-cost hobby :)

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ReaderOfRunes 29 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is just unnecessarily mean-spirited and unconstructive

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galleywest200 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Alternative: just keep your phone on your charger in your room and declutter your life by using just the one screen in the kitchen.

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lm28469 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Keep it in airplane mode until you need it, the friction is enough to keep it out of hand, and it never asks for your attention by itself. Or at least disable every notifications

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darkwater 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Airplane mode has wifi enabled by default nowadays

	▲	huijzer an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Just go to settings and disable. I do that every night. I don’t want or need to be available.

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bob001 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Pick up phone (may be in another room), unlock phone, open app, navigate to information in app (often fairly annoying due to modern low information density app design and multiple apps), return to original location.

Versus.

Just look at screen.

	▲	amelius an hour ago \| parent [-]
		That's only when you are standing in front of the screen. The equivalent of having the app open on your phone. What if you are on a bus?

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randomtoast 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think you could make it work for a fraction of the price if you buy a bunch of low-cost e-ink screens and combine them to create a larger display. The main challenge would be on the software side, as you'd need to control the content so it appears as a single, cohesive screen. However, I think this approach would be more appealing in terms of cost for most people.

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yellowapple 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For those who lack the technical aptitude to use a smartphone (e.g. children, the elderly), a device that shows information in random places in the home is much more useful.

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pc86 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Plenty of elderly people have the aptitude to use a smart phone. It's shockingly ageist to assume that old == inept.

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misnome 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, it's ableist to ignore the fact that many people _do_ have such issues, and many people don't but start having problems as they age.

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threethirtytwo 18 minutes ago | parent [-]

It’s also offensive to only think older people have these problems. Have any of you considered race or sex or gender when talking about these issues? It’s really offensive not to include all these other categories. Maybe certain genders have this problem or maybe I enjoy getting offended by everything.

	▲	bluGill 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		As far as I can tell any gender issues is just culture lets some people become helpless when they could. Meanwhile many people lose cognitive functionias they get old. Thus elderly is a safe fact while any other gender reference is citation needed.

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fxwin 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"For those who lack the technical aptitude" > Well but many people do have the aptitude!

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lloydatkinson an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is exactly the type of nasty, mean-spirited, closed minded, completely lacking the hacker spirit comment I see so often on HN now.

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croes 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

We waste billions of dollars so that AI creates recipes in the style of an Eminem rap and pelicans riding on a bike.

This is much more useful compared to that