Uslide
Dev tools
presentation remote
SHOW HN2013
113points
70comments
#201of 1,739 in 2013
Top 12%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
15 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 19 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 3 for, 10 againstIdea: 9 for, 2 againstDocs: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clever QR-code pairing and easy demo, wow moment
From 3 comments
I really like your idea and its pretty self explanatory once you watch the demo. I also like that your demo is somehow hidden - you can't just watch it, you just use the product…
gala8y on HNThis is brilliant.
lie07 on HNAbsolutely love it. +1 for the ability to continue with the keyboard should the network melt down.
Usu on HN
Useful for replacing laptop, cables and wifi setup
From 1 comment
Brilliant work. I'm starting to use it, and I'd pay for it. For me, it replaces: 0) Having to carry my MBP around if the only use is the presentation, 1) Plugging my Macbook Pro…
rolleiflex on HN
Objections
Depends on network connectivity; no offline fallback
From 4 comments
Cute, but as someone who presents at conferences many times a year, I would never rely on a network connection.
jbellis on HNThis is pretty cool and I like the concept. The problem I see is that by requiring a working internet connection on your smartphone and the computer you use to present, this add…
jre on HNNice MVP, but it's not ready enough to use it. I would need at least: - offline mode, even if everything goes down it should work using the remote + I would like to know that we…
jakozaur on HNNice, but it should be possible to progress the slideshow with the mouse/keyboard if the phone connection dies.
splatzone on HN
Unclear what the product does before trying it
From 2 comments
I'm still trying to figure out what your product does, and how it works. Questions that come to mind at first glance (although I'm sure I can reason some through, and take…
Shenglong on HN>I also like that your demo is somehow hidden I don't. I opened the page, stared at the massive QR code, tried to get an idea about the product based on the right-hand side list,…
imissmyjuno on HN
Uploaded presentations confidentiality concerns
From 2 comments
Error in Firefox Nightly 22.0a1 (2013-03-21) for me, and it's repeatable: http://i.imgur.com/UhtZcpw.png In both Firefox and Chrome the QR code on the homepage only appears after…
corin_ on HNNice work guys. The demo is quite exciting and easy to understand. I would use it for its cool quotient - I can press next on my phone without anyone noticing - magic! Though,…
yogKarma on HN
Login required and hard to type passwords on phone
From 1 comment
When I connect with my phone, I still have to log in? Why can't you embed a token in the QR code? I use huge pads for passwords and typing them in on my phone is traumatic and…
richo on HN
Requests
Offline mode or keyboard fallback when connection fails
From 3 comments
Nice MVP, but it's not ready enough to use it. I would need at least: - offline mode, even if everything goes down it should work using the remote + I would like to know that we…
jakozaur on HNOne of the things preventing me from using this all the time is that I can't click through the presentation manually on my computer. At least if the internet connection failed, I…
imagross on HNNice, but it should be possible to progress the slideshow with the mouse/keyboard if the phone connection dies.
splatzone on HN
Phone thumbnails and native iOS/Android app
From 2 comments
I really like your idea and its pretty self explanatory once you watch the demo. I also like that your demo is somehow hidden - you can't just watch it, you just use the product…
gala8y on HNIf I can make a suggestion, build an official iphone and android app for this, and charge 99 cents. You can then add the ability to do live annotations to presentations from the…
_b8r0 on HN
Ability to self-host or white label
From 1 comment
Error in Firefox Nightly 22.0a1 (2013-03-21) for me, and it's repeatable: http://i.imgur.com/UhtZcpw.png In both Firefox and Chrome the QR code on the homepage only appears after…
corin_ on HN
Ad-free version
From 1 comment
LOVE this, with one major caveat. I hate, Hate HATE the ads. It's a visceral level of rage that I find remarkable since that's not how I generally respond to in-app ads. They're…
alexqgb on HN
Questions
Where presentations are stored and how it works
From 1 comment
I'm still trying to figure out what your product does, and how it works. Questions that come to mind at first glance (although I'm sure I can reason some through, and take…
Shenglong on HN
Whether multiple presenters or remote viewing is possible
From 2 comments
Can I open up a uslide-controlled presentation on another browser and see the slide changes? That would be mega-handy for our remote presentations.
jroseattle on HNNice MVP, but it's not ready enough to use it. I would need at least: - offline mode, even if everything goes down it should work using the remote + I would like to know that we…
jakozaur on HN
Alternatives named
Presefy
From 2 comments
This is old news. http://presefy.com does this even easier. No need to use QR-codes. So setting up is faster and easier.
koutsi on HNNice thinking with the QR-code pairing, it's really easy to get started with. I will give it a spin and see how it differs from http://presefy.com - which I'm currently using.
kekelo on HN
Photobeamer
From 2 comments
Reminds me of Photobeamer (https://photobeamer.com) which is equally cool!
nuttendorfer on HNIts like Nokia's photobeamer.
lakeeffect on HN
preso.ly
From 1 comment
You can achieve the same on http://preso.ly using your SlideShare account ;)
DonaldDerek on HN