Hands On: Tidbyt Simplifies Notifications Into Something Almost Fun
We spent several weeks with the Tidbyt to see whether it could improve our daily habits and reduce our dependence upon our phone.
The origin of Tidbyt can be traced back to a litany of questions many of us ask ourselves each and every morning: What time is it" Do I need to wear a coat today" What time do I need to leave for work" Co-founders Rohan Singh and Mats Linander’s backgrounds in software and computer science made them ideally suited to address these questions from the perspective of technologists. Yet, both also identified with a growing number of everyday folks harboring the desire to reduce any reason to reach for their phone throughout the day. Thus, the pair set out to create a solution for users to glean the most basic of information without giving into that ever-present itch.
When we first learned about Tidbyt, we described it as the “antithesis of high resolution” display-based devices continually refining toward imperceptibly small pixels. Instead, Singh and Linander’s small desktop Internet-connected info display was conceived to filter relevant data customized to the user’s own interests, whether it be the weather, stocks, sports, and a myriad of other interests. These channels are displayed through the filter of a retro 64×32 pixel LED display to further visually slow down the flow of information otherwise hosed towards us throughout the day.
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The origin of Tidbyt can be traced back to a litany of questions many of us ask ourselves each and every morning: What time is it" Do I need to wear a coat today" What time do I need to leave for work" Co-founders Rohan Singh and Mats Linander’s backgrounds in software and computer science made them ideally suited to address these questions from the perspective of technologists. Yet, both also identified with a growing number of everyday folks harboring the desire to reduce any reason to reach for their phone throughout the day. Thus, the pair set out to create a solution for users to glean the most basic of information without giving into that ever-present itch.
When we first learned about Tidbyt, we described it as the “antithesis of high resolution” display-based devices continually refining toward imperceptibly small pixels. Instead, Singh and Linander’s small desktop Internet-connected info display was conceived to filter relevant data customized to the user’s own interests, whether it be the weather, stocks, sports, and a myriad of other interests. These channels are displayed through the filter of a retro 64×32 pixel LED display to further visually slow down the flow of information otherwise hosed towards us throughout the day.
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