Pretty sure Zigbee does support mesh, maybe not Zigbee direct though. Thanks for pointing out Whisper, can you please share a link to specs and an example of appliances? Somehow I seem to only find Ethereum related links.

totally understandable which is precisely why I’m sharing, it’s sadly a surprising situation and I can’t say if it’s a trend, just sharing my personal experience.

Im not aware of that form factor with any Linux phone though. Might be better especially if sticking to terminal.

WebThings (or Home Assitant) with Zigbee plugs and Zigbee (or BT or WiFi, whatever) button remote, it exists. Otherwise can use your phone to control those too.

I’ve done it few times (with Google Glass, Glass2, Vuzix Blade, Monocle) relatively easy to do but the latency IMHO is what makes it unusable.

PineTab 2 RISC?

record yourself after waking up then transcribe then feed to whatever trendy generative AI model of the moment

a tablet like the PineTab, just not starting X?

aka headphones

reMarkable, open-ish but runs Linux and active dev community

check PinePhone then, with a USB hub it does all that

Pretty trivial technically speaking, you record everything once you get people consent, then you transcribe with e.g whisper.cpp or whatever else you have, search within the transcriptions and generate a link back to the original files, if need be, with seeking timing to double check.

reMarkable with its new keyboard, just works.

For sth more powerful PineNote with BT keyboard

Agreed, sadly not a technical problem but a business one. Unless governments step it I don’t see this changing.

reMarkable, been using gen 1 then 2 for years now, runs on Linux and active dev community

less slick and much smaller community but the PineNote also works with Linux, kind of.

I mean I used it as an XR controller/actuator but that’s not exactly the typical use case and obviously going to drain the battery a LOT faster.

Interesting, both are sold, namely transparent screens with e.g LG and eInk monitors e.g Dasung so… could make for a cool prototype. I imagine though that studying the costs, economical and ecological, a “boring” screen might be better in most cases.

Im doing that with Quests HMDs, including with my own code e.g https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/text-code-xr-engine/ and… far from perfect but works today. If you need more lightweight but not standalone then BigScreen might have a better option. Gestures do work well but aren’t super precise for now but I imagine the trend will keep up, especially with Vision Pro.

Anything with a standard protocol e.g Zigbee?

There is conductive filament but… the scale is huge. It’s also possible to etch circuits at home with e.g (can’t find name from kickstarter) etch/laser/CNC combo for about $4k but arguably if not in rush ordering online to a dedicated fab with make something way better and cheap, with multiple layers. But yes, would be neat!