PiNotifierZW

This is my entry for the 2019 Fusion 360 Challenge. This is in the "Desktop Fusion" category.

This desktop notification system utilizes a Raspberry Pi Zero-W, Pi Camera, WaveShare 2.9" three-color E-Ink Display and a Spectra Symbol 50mm "soft pot" linear membrane potentiometer.

The software is purely theoretical, but from my understanding, should be possible: It would use the Pi Camera for facial recognition, allowing both personalized updates without manual log in, and refresh based on attention.

When the user looks at the device the user is first identified and then the display is refreshed to provide configurable email and phone notifications, the linear soft-pot allows for use as a soft-keyboard of sorts, perhaps allowing the user to view portions of emails or entire text messages on the device's e-ink display, perhaps even select and provide canned responses. The three-color display allows both more graphical complexity in the UI and the ability to tag important messages in a highlight color.

When the user leaves the desk, the Pi Camera is used to determine the user's absence and the display is updated to show generic information such as local weather, thus avoiding other users seeing each other's notifications.

The low power requirements and small size of the device make it unobtrusive and physically small. By utilizing commodity parts it is easily built by the DIYer and it's housing, though somewhat complex to print with a home 3d-printer, is strong and compact. A bluetooth module may be added easily, in order to act as an authenticator and/or increase connectivity with the user's phone beyond that offered by cloud/IP based solutions.