April 16th, 2012
iPad in My House: Wishlist
Saw this really amazing iPad mount over the weekend and forgot to snap a photo.
Luckily, I was able to find a similar photo on the interwebs. It looked a bit like this:
Now, iPad/tablet mounts aren’t exactly new, but they are getting more and more tricked out and awesome. Mounts are just the beginning, and seeing it all rigged up like that got me thinking about all the things I wanted MY mounted iPad to control in my apartment (“house” is a bit of wishful thinking, whatevs). This is part Back to the Future II, part actually possible.
1. Control the temperature — Obvious, and coming soon.
2. Control the music — Is airfoil available on the iPad? I assume the best bet here is Sonos though I imagine the home-entertainment-via-tablet market is going to grow a lot over the next 5-10 years.
3. Control the garage door and start my car for me — Not that I have a garage! But seems like that might be kind of cool for all you car-lovers.
4. Order delivery food — Knows past orders, nearby places, hours.
5. Control my television — Discovery + actual channel-changing.
6. Be my smoke alarm — Not sure if this is technically possible, but this is a wish-list, remember.
7. Personal data portal — Included here: tracks diet, home products, exercise/health stats, travel, sleep patterns. Basically every personal-data-related startup in a single app.
8. PRINT STUFF – directions, articles, grocery lists, recipes, etc.
Obviously each of these things warrants its own post. Expect that soon.