android Epic Android Table Idea

[Hipnyah]

I have an awesome idea I would love to see a video on. If not I'd make it myself after a long long time because it seems interesting. A table with touch screen tablets inlaid into the surface that are covered and used as touch screens for attached monitors via a network of custom cables.

 

For background, I never owned a pc for nearly 20 years, and so while I do love my pc I've had for about 3 months now I have stretched the limits of what android could do for years. Android supports many niche features that otherwise I didn't know was possible such as display output via the port on the bottom or even being able to use the android device as a second powered monitor for a pc! It supports USB hubs (but you have to make sure the USB hub is fast enough to support the phones full connection speeds) and I have gotten great success with just plugging it in n it working in most cases.

 

This brings me to the idea I had l. It was just a musing at first but it became more than that really quickly. I spent the last 6 or so hours engulfed in designing a table where you knock on a squared off section of the wood and the monitor on the wall lights up to an android swipe unlock screen. You can swipe on the table and unlock the screen and use the tablet in the table (that you can only see from the marked off section) to control the screen! There are 3 USB c ports on the side edge of the table all connected to the tablet. One port is dedicated to the charging of the device (via a magnetic charging connector attached at the end so its snag proof) and the other 2 are for the monitor (wirelessly or wired) and for USB drives/updates/adaptors you want to use.

 

This would be easily implemented with Android. The only technical problems I can think of would be a power button extention out the side of the tablet on to the side edge of the table (just in case power ran out in the device and it needs to be turned back on) and potentially the wifi not reaching the device as easily as expected in which case the antenna internally needs to be moved towards the surface of the table. The hardest part would be the custom cables and getting them to not be filled with resin or the casting material on the edges of the table. The internal cables would be fully connected and in place during the casting so connections would not be integrated from being encased (tho I'd have the device depowered just in case) then potentially the power button being a pain... Hmm probably lead the wires to the edge and dremel out the pocket for the small pcb for the power button and use touch up materials?

 

My idea would take the shape of a completely normal looking wooden table with a gloss finish that you can hav by a wall that is a hidden tablet control for a wall mounted monitor (or sitting in the middle of the table)

 

I know LTT doesn't typically do cool custom android stuff or have the same cult following as Apple products have but this idea was a fun one.

 

Thanks for your time reading my idea! If you like the idea feel ree to nab it but please link me a pic of video of the end product here.

[LogicalDrm]

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But your idea here overall is bit messy. What are you actually asking? Whole table being touchscreen? Because those already exist. Table being able to dock USB/TB device and instantly pass control to some other screen? Or something else?

[Hipnyah]

On 1/2/2022 at 8:53 AM, LogicalDrm said:

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But your idea here overall is bit messy. What are you actually asking? Whole table being touchscreen? Because those already exist. Table being able to dock USB/TB device and instantly pass control to some other screen? Or something else?

Not really no,  what I'm asking isnt a full table but a small section n yes there is similar but not nearly as customizable

[tkitch]

How would you actually control the screen, once the android is plugged in.  

Samsung DeX does this, with charge, in a single cable.  The DeX dock has HDMI output as well.

 

But if the tablet / phone / whatever is not easily visible, how can you use it to control the TV? 

[Hipnyah]

7 hours ago, tkitch said:

How would you actually control the screen, once the android is plugged in.  

Samsung DeX does this, with charge, in a single cable.  The DeX dock has HDMI output as well.

 

But if the tablet / phone / whatever is not easily visible, how can you use it to control the TV? 

The screen would still be touch capable it would just be under a thin layer of false wood. The screen itself would be outlined above it much like stove ranges. If you really needed to you can set up the Bluetooth to always be on and have a mouse that initiates a handshake to directly control it via Bluetooth mouse. But my idea 8ncludes using the screen as intended but having a secondary screen.

[tkitch]

2 hours ago, Hipnyah said:

The screen would still be touch capable it would just be under a thin layer of false wood. The screen itself would be outlined above it much like stove ranges. If you really needed to you can set up the Bluetooth to always be on and have a mouse that initiates a handshake to directly control it via Bluetooth mouse. But my idea 8ncludes using the screen as intended but having a secondary screen.

you're literally describing an overly complicated dock for a Samsung Dex.

 

[dizmo]

What exactly is this making easier? Or better? Or improving?
I just don't see the point in something like this existing. Is it just acting like a remote control? If so, why not just use a remote? Or better yet, your phone? Instead of having to lean over and fiddle around with gestures on a table top surface? Does that surface now become  unusable as a regular part of the table? That alone would make it a stupid idea.

[Hipnyah]

On 1/3/2022 at 8:03 PM, tkitch said:

you're literally describing an overly complicated dock for a Samsung Dex.

 

Not really its literally a table with knock to wake up tablet and monitor set uo

[Hipnyah]

On 1/3/2022 at 8:52 PM, dizmo said:

What exactly is this making easier? Or better? Or improving?
I just don't see the point in something like this existing. Is it just acting like a remote control? If so, why not just use a remote? Or better yet, your phone? Instead of having to lean over and fiddle around with gestures on a table top surface? Does that surface now become  unusable as a regular part of the table? That alone would make it a stupid idea.

It's a fully functional table with a tablet remote for knock to wake up function. The purpose is the invisibility of such a setup. You wouldn't have to lean over a table as it's similar to usi g a mouse on a monitor just with a tablet you cannot see on a monitor/TV you can.

[tkitch]

3 minutes ago, Hipnyah said:

Not really its literally a table with knock to wake up tablet and monitor set uo

Glue a dock to a table.

Plug it into a TV.  Your idea is met.

 

But you're still missing some exceptionally important parts of what you'd need for this.  Like user functionality.  

[Hipnyah]

Again the whole point is an android based experience and dex is Samsung exclusive and emulates pc. It doesn't need to be anything hardware wise more than I have already stated.

[Zusafek]

@Hipnyah it's already being done.  Go look at Wyrmwood videos on YouTube.