With alerts and notifications fighting for our attention all the time, it's becoming harder and harder to stay focused in today's digitally chaotic environment. While silencing devices might help temporarily, it fails when essential notifications get buried or missed. This problem calls for a more practical solution—one that keeps critical updates visible without disrupting your workflow. That's where the product called WebScreen from HW Media Lab comes into play. Webscreen is a smart, customizable secondary display that tackles this issue head-on, offering a non-intrusive way to stay informed while maintaining productivity.
WebScreen is an elegant, compact device powered by an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, designed to be attached to the top of your monitor like a webcam. Its vibrant 240x536 AMOLED display can showcase notifications, reminders, and live data feeds without forcing users to switch their focus to another screen. With built-in support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, WebScreen seamlessly integrates into any workspace, letting users connect apps, devices, or systems wirelessly. What sets it apart is its open-source nature; users can code their own JavaScript apps, load them onto a microSD card, and turn WebScreen into a highly personalised information hub. The firmware for the WebScreen is written in Arduino IDE with LVGL for display graphics and Elk JS Engine for Java script management. The full project files including the schematics, PCB files, firmware source code, desktop companion app source WebScreen App template files are available on the WebScreen GitHub repo under an MIT license. HW Media Lab is also about to launch a Crowd Supply campaign for the WebScreen, for those who want to tinker with it without the hustle of building one themself. With its open-source nature, WebScreen empowers a community-driven approach to innovation, making it a standout addition to any tech-savvy workspace.
