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sureIy ◴[] No.41838740[source]
Does this really beat a printed BUSY clipart taped to my screen? It's far from the first product I see like this and the question is always the same.
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1. dailykoder ◴[] No.41838875[source]
For some people, maybe. For most people not.

To me it looks like a very slick, hacker gadget built from a very enthusiastic person. Good finish and highly over-engineered. For me, as a user, it'd be too expensive, but my hacker soul could imagine building something like that too.

Nice product, but at that price point probably not for a big audience

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2. 0cf8612b2e1e ◴[] No.41839405[source]
I recall seeing little USB lights on Amazon that accomplished the same thing for $30. Turn red when your calendar/webcam is active, green when free. Of course, I would be suspicious of the software integration privacy, but different problem.
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