Flutter
Consumer and social
gesture media control
SHOW HN2012
74points
42comments
#321of 1,677 in 2012
Top 20%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
3 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 12 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Idea: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Redesigned home page looks great
From 3 comments
Excellent redesign of the home page! Huge improvement over your last version.
ajaymehta on HNVery unique HP and nice redesign! Personally I would add a little more space between the sections if the page. Just feels a little cramped to me.
Zaheer on HNBeautiful and effective design. Kudos! One note: there seems to be a CSS bug when scrolling right on a browser window less than 1000px wide (Chrome, Mac). Also: have you…
lukifer on HN
Gesture control useful when hands are wet or busy
From 1 comment
A lot of people struggle to see the point in this past being a cool trick. Personally i find that when im cleaning the house or washing up(N.B. wet hands) that this App is…
joeconway on HN
Objections
Webcam always on feels creepy and raises privacy concerns
From 3 comments
This sounds like an awesome app, however, i think it would be a little bit creepy to have the webcam on whenever i'm using the computer...
TamDenholm on HNUnfortunately, it also means I no longer know if an app is accessing my webcam.
drivebyacct2 on HNTo put it bluntly - I don't know you enough to believe you, but then I am not in your target demographics. (edit) To elaborate - there are people who care deeply about privacy,…
huhtenberg on HN
Gesture detection gives false positives and is unreliable
From 3 comments
Have the gesture algorithms changed much at all since the initial HN release? I had to uninstall it as it kept mistaking me touching my face/etc as holding my hand to the camera.
sim0n on HNHate to be that guy... But out of I don't know 20 tries it only worked once. Maybe it's because of the room doesn't have enough light.. Really cool concept though.
rbn on HNI had to uninstall Flutter because it opened on install and I couldn't find a way to delete it. I don't have a problem with pausing Spotify because I have play, pause and skip…
brackin on HN
Keyboard media keys already do this more easily
From 2 comments
If you ever implement it please let me know. I see the use cases of Flutter, but 99% of the time it is significantly easier to just hit the play/pause button (f8) on my Macbook.
switz on HNI had to uninstall Flutter because it opened on install and I couldn't find a way to delete it. I don't have a problem with pausing Spotify because I have play, pause and skip…
brackin on HN
Battery drain from constant webcam use
From 2 comments
James. You can easily turn it off thru menu bar icon when not using it. In our tests it results on ~10-20% additional drain. We hope to make utility high enough so that it…
mehuln on HNWhat kind of implications on battery life does this have? As in, constantly running the webcam.
james4k on HN
Requests
More gestures such as skip
From 3 comments
The link to your blog seems to be missing: ``` <div id="blog"></div> ``` Also, I can't find the instructions for skipping songs and other gestures.
csmeder on HNPlay/pause is the only gesture available currently. Other gestures are coming very soon.
gsundeep on HNA lot of people struggle to see the point in this past being a cool trick. Personally i find that when im cleaning the house or washing up(N.B. wet hands) that this App is…
joeconway on HN
Auto pause when user walks away
From 2 comments
I wish Flutter would just turn music off when I walked away from the computer and on when I get back. I always forget to turn it back on when I get back, plus it would be nice to…
switz on HNGreat idea. :-)
mehuln on HN
Fix website bugs on iPad, Firefox and narrow windows
From 3 comments
The site looks a bit broken on the iPad https://dl.dropbox.com/u/388004/flutter_one.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/388004/flutter_two.png
fallenhitokiri on HNBeautiful and effective design. Kudos! One note: there seems to be a CSS bug when scrolling right on a browser window less than 1000px wide (Chrome, Mac). Also: have you…
lukifer on HNLooks great! I've got a friend who has a set of speakers which come with a separate "control module" which is touch sensitive. It doesn't pause music, but it does a good job of…
qxcv on HN
Questions
What is the revenue model?
From 1 comment
What is your revenue model? I'm not the best guy to value your services as I use bash, vi, and Grep for everything. I understand the love for technology but the amount of time…
alttab on HN
Does constant webcam use hurt battery life?
From 1 comment
What kind of implications on battery life does this have? As in, constantly running the webcam.
james4k on HN
Alternatives named
Keyboard play/pause keys
From 2 comments
If you ever implement it please let me know. I see the use cases of Flutter, but 99% of the time it is significantly easier to just hit the play/pause button (f8) on my Macbook.
switz on HNI had to uninstall Flutter because it opened on install and I couldn't find a way to delete it. I don't have a problem with pausing Spotify because I have play, pause and skip…
brackin on HN
Speaker touch control modules
From 1 comment
Looks great! I've got a friend who has a set of speakers which come with a separate "control module" which is touch sensitive. It doesn't pause music, but it does a good job of…
qxcv on HN
Built-in OS speech recognition
From 1 comment
Really curious: what problem are you solving besides "pausing music when you have many windows open" that would justify saying it is high utility? Pausing music is a moot point…
alttab on HN