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Light alerts

Rules that turn notifications into light signals, so you stop checking your phone.

  • StatusIn daily use, many times a day.
  • CategoryAutomation, Hardware
  • What it does for youMonitors, Saves time
Simulation: the "New order" notification was tapped on the phone and the front desk flashes green among four rooms. A line of text says what happened. Invented data.
A simulation in the browser, with invented rooms and rules. It is a simulation, not a recording of my lights.

Simulation

Try a simulation in your browser

This is a simulation built for this site, with invented data. It is not a recording of the real thing. It runs in a sealed box inside your browser.

A simulation with invented data. Nothing you do here is saved or sent anywhere.

The problem

I used an app that flashed my lights when certain notifications arrived on my phone. It was outdated, and it stopped working.

What I built

A replacement that I control.

You write rules: which app, which words, which room, which color, how many flashes. When a matching notification arrives, the lights signal it and then return to how they were.

A second small tool does the same on my computer. The lights tell me when a long task is finished or needs me.

The result

I use it for my office notifications, many times a day. I miss fewer messages and I check my screen less.

What this could save your team

A shop or an office can get a physical signal for what matters: a new order, a waiting customer, a failed payment. Nobody has to watch a screen.

Simulation at rest: a phone with three notifications, four rooms with their lights, and three short rules such as "Orders: front desk, green". Invented data.
Three notifications, four rooms, three rules
Full view of the simulation: the rule editor is open on rule 2, next to the notification feed and the floor plan, while the front desk flashes green. Invented data.
The full view: write rules with an app, words, rooms, a color and an effect

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