It’s not the idea behind this thread but I just wanted to say that I very much share this sentiment, that devices that seek to replace multiple dedicated devices feel like collections of compromise. Phone sucks at telling the time at a glance, sucks at being a light, usually sucks at playing music and it’s why I wear a nice watch, carry a torch and there’s a Rockboxed Sansa player in my bag. Plus if one runs out of charge I can still use the rest. When your phone dies and it’s all you have, sucks to be you.
On an app controlled by what? Again you have to be within range of your constantly on listening device for an app to work by voice. Are you going to tell us what headlight you were using?
foursevens had this at least 5 years ago
app controlled lights
i would have got one, before anduril etc, but the lights themselves were very expensive, and used cells i did not agree with
it may have been the ‘preon’ model
bluetooth control is not that expensive or hard, yet it seems to have failed market tests
you may want to research what foursevens did, to see if it could be improved
wle
on another note, actual voice control by just the light[no phone involved] is probably beyond any processor that you would want on a flashlight
ie too many resources, too expensive, too much battery, too many peripherals needed [making light too big, battery life short, ]
it would practically have to run android to have decent voice
just food for thought
i could be wrong
but it takes a lot of fast processing to do voice
wle
Do you really want a device listening 24/7 what’s around? lol
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There actually are dedicated voice recognition chips if you’re fine with finite set of commands and don’t require the ‘natural conversational control’ of Al(l hearing)exas and similar.
A while back I’ve actually drunk-impulse-bought a voice controlled multimeter for the meme. It’s a shitty meter and it cost like 20€ but the voice recognition actually works as advertised. But, and this would apply to a torch as well, I wouldn’t ever want to be seen voice-controlling a meter (or a torch) at an actual job site or in public in general.
so how could that be part of a flashlight design?
would you just say “execute A” and A does light function 1?
how much current at what voltage do those use?
guessing they need 5V
wle
m03da: wle:on another note, actual voice control by just the light[no phone involved] is probably beyond any processor that you would want on a flashlight
There actually are dedicated voice recognition chips if you’re fine with finite set of commands and don’t require the ‘natural conversational control’ of Al(l hearing)exas and similar.
so how could that be part of a flashlight design?
would you just say “execute A” and A does light function 1?
how much current at what voltage do those use?
guessing they need 5V
wle
can we get the OP started on his design somehow?
what happened with the lenser light or app, or whatever that was in the first post?
so how could that be part of a flashlight design?
would you just say “execute A” and A does light function 1?
how much current at what voltage do those use?
guessing they need 5V
wle
No idea on electrics, I’ve never used them in my designs nor felt the need, I don’t like talking computers nor talking to computers.
But I could see commands like ‘turn on’, ‘switch to flood’, ‘switch to throw’, ‘brightness up’, ‘brightness down’ etc.
Oh no. Oh no no no. No way I’m getting a mainstream smartphone and signing up for an online ‘service’ just to be able to use all features of my hypothetical flashlight, which is exactly what would happen. Screw the app economy and the concept of hardware as a service. It’s only a way for manufacturers to retain factual ownership over stuff you buy, you’re merely a tenant and it’s up to the manufacturer to decide to kill or restrict or paywall features unilaterally.
Not to mention the fact that whatever is phone-controlled requires you to keep two devices with you and charged up.
I’ve read your post and understood your intended meaning, I’m stating what I’m convinced manufacturers would make of the concept, since I’ve seen it happen many times with different classes of hardware.
My thoughts exactly.
My thoughts exactly.
A bear to bear kind of understanding. I love it.
Believe it or not I think the first Bluetooth-controlled flashlight debuted at FastTech and was announced right here on BLF in 2013:
I’d rather have a light that actually works than some bluetooth app phone voice spyware security malware rubbish.
I’d rather have a light that actually works than some bluetooth app phone voice spyware security malware rubbish.
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what is happening and why is there a GIANORMOUS THUMB all over my screen all of a sudden
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Believe it or not I think the first Bluetooth-controlled flashlight debuted at FastTech and was announced right here on BLF in 2013:
Whoah, that’s way ahead of its time, shame about QC. (I was not aware archive.org had indexed fasttech :+1: )