Old-phone home dashboard
Turn an old phone into a browser-based household dashboard pushed from a PC over WebSocket, without installing an app or using cloud hosting.
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Problem: An unused phone can be repurposed as a continuously available dashboard without a dedicated app or cloud service.
For: People who have an old phone and want a local dashboard for household or computer information.
Examples
- Desko turns an old phone into a desk dashboard with clock, weather, music, system statistics, Git and editor state, and a Pomodoro timer.
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