We’ve seen other UIs simplified for kids before, such as this button-free jukebox or this special-needs media player. Kudos to for thinking through the interface issues to come up with a successful build. Something similar might even be useful for elder care. All Junior needs to do is pick up the handset and push green to talk to Daddy, blue for Mommy.
The user interface is as simple as can be – a handset and two lighted buttons on a wall-mounted box.
#GOOGLE VOICE LOGIN SOFTWARE#
With nothing but cell phones to rely on, turned to a Raspberry Pi running PBX software and a command line SIP client for making calls over a Google Voice line. In the days of pervasive landlines, that would have been as simple as a feature phone with a couple of numbers on speed dial buttons. With a long trip to Hawaii pending and a toddler staying behind, wanted a way to make communication as simple as possible. So how do you make sure your tot can reach out and touch mommy or daddy? This toddler-friendly Raspberry Pi hotline is a good start. Posted in gps hacks Tagged cell service, data, directions, google voice, gps, location, raspberry pi, smsĮven though the age for first carrying a smartphone seems to be decreasing, there’s a practical lower minimum age at which a kid can reliably use one to make a call. If you want another way of navigating without modern tech, have a go at dead reckoning in a car. This maps hack is a pretty ingenious solution to a problem that more than a few of us have had, and it uses a lot of currently-available infrastructure to run as well. But don’t discount this particular task, anything you can script on the Pi can now be controlled via SMS without relying on a service like Twilio.
#GOOGLE VOICE LOGIN HOW TO#
If you find yourself lost in the woods with just your phone often enough, has all of the code and detailed directions on how to set this up on his GitHub site. That’s actually a neat hack you may remember from the olden days where you can send email as SMS using the phone number as the address. The Pi listens for specific commands in that SMS-to-Email connection and is able to send directions back to the phone via text message. Using Google Voice to forward incoming text messages as emails to the Pi, the system works when your phone has a cell signal but no data connection. It runs on a Raspberry Pi at his home which is constantly monitoring an email inbox. Something like this project which sends Google Maps directions over SMS.
#GOOGLE VOICE LOGIN UPDATE#
Unless you want to go into the before-time and buy a standalone GPS (and try to update the maps every so often) or go even further back and print out MapQuest directions, you’ll need another solution to get directions. GPS is available on most smart phones, which is all well and good unless you drive out into a place with weak service.
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