Fidget Page

cool. Love the idea here and I imagine it would be really useful for busy families. I can see the Asana side of things, but where's the Google Now intelligence?

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10yr ago

Jules Malseed-Harris

OurHome

Maker

@ngthatsme1 yeah that's a good question. The app has a personalization algorithm underlying it (machine learning), which learns how often tasks are done and how frequently grocery items are purchased. With this knowledge it intelligently ranks any suggested tasks and grocery items based on what it believes you're likely to do or buy next. So like with Nest, the more you use it the better it becomes.

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10yr ago

Marie Ng

Fidget Page

@jmalseedharris that's awesome. Can't wait to see where this goes. I think what I like about it most though is the motivational piece... that it teaches kids early on to be active contributors to the family unit and to have goals to work toward, whether that be earning a family holiday or a new toy.

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10yr ago

Jules Malseed-Harris

OurHome

Maker

@ngthatsme1 yeah the motivational aspect is definitely the primary benefit that most families gain from using the app. A secondary benefit, and perhaps of greater longer-term importance, is that if good habits are established at a young age that lays a strong foundation for children to be successful in their later life.

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10yr ago

Kristofer™

CollageMo

This feels like the future of how families will stay organized and in the loop of each others lives. I can't see the new generations growing up and having the same giant calendar on the wall of the kitchen anymore.

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10yr ago

Jules Malseed-Harris

OurHome

Maker

@kristofertm you're spot on, that's exactly what we're hoping to replace.

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10yr ago

Ben Halpern

DEV Community

@kristofertm @jmalseedharris I think the future may still have that wall calendar, but it's digital and synced up with the rest of the family devices.

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10yr ago

Jules Malseed-Harris

OurHome

Maker

@bhalp1 quite possibly, but I think the smartphone and tablets are going to be the main devices that kids and parents interact through for some time to come.

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10yr ago

Kristofer™

CollageMo

@jmalseedharris @bhalp1 I kind of agree with you. Kind of like how I still write my to-dos with a paper and pencil. But like @jmalseedharris points out, smart phones are becoming the default device/behavior so I think the digital wall calendar will maybe become a nice 2nd device to have vs the must have

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10yr ago

Ben Halpern

DEV Community

@jmalseedharris @kristofertm I'm of the belief that it's much more about the software than the hardware and the future will be about the same data being available wherever and however you need it. Sometimes it will be individuals accessing the data on their own devices and sometimes it will be groups all looking at the data together on shared devices. At work, our whiteboard, which will one day be replaced by a touchscreen interface I'm sure, serves a valuable purpose even though we can all access and manipulate our Trello boards. Shared interfaces are a valuable tool in collaboration.

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10yr ago

John Exley

The Lucid Realm

Hunter

The concept here is that a gentle form of gamification can motivate kids to do chores and take responsibility. Here, parents can remember to reward their kids for working hard. The founders also built in a smart shopping list that remembers what your family needs and, over time, learns what items you may have forgotten. So far, the team has had some nice traction and great press in Australia. They recently moved to San Francisco to focus on building the company. I haven’t seen a lot of apps like this on PH (maybe because I'm not a parent, admittedly), and think it’s pretty cool.

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10yr ago

Jules Malseed-Harris

OurHome

Maker

@johnexley thanks for hunt, if you ever have kids maybe you can use the app then ;)

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10yr ago

John Exley

The Lucid Realm

Hunter

@jmalseedharris 100%. It is my dream! One day....