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1901 points l2silver | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.222s | source

Maybe you've created your own AR program for wearables that shows the definition of a word when you highlight it IRL, or you've built a personal calendar app for your family to display on a monitor in the kitchen. Whatever it is, I'd love to hear it.
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moontear ◴[] No.35738557[source]
Automatic warning system if I sit too long

I added a pressure sensor to my desk chair (just like the ones built into car seats) and soldered that to a Zigbee door sensor. I now know sitting/not sitting. I then set up push notifications to my watch and desktop if I sit more than one hour to get up and take a walk. Furthermore I connected it to my hight adjustable desk that if it is in up-position and I sit down, it automatically lowers itself to the perfect sitting position. I had to disable the „if I get up, move the desk up“ function because it was just too much movement on the desk end.

I don’t wanna miss the too-long-sitting warning anymore and it is really useful.

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1. riidom ◴[] No.35738639[source]
SO it kinda sends a push notification to your butt then? :)