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Comment by jiveturkey | Hacker News Reader

I sooooo want this in my house. As well as a solari board.

It is stupidly expensive, but the vestaboard is pretty dang cool for home or small business use, if 132 characters will suffice. No affiliation, I just like em

I think the price is right for a small business that is trying to catch someone's eye. Very unique and more subtle than a LCD display. I could see it in a coffee shop or a tap-room.

I would love a smaller version for my home office. Not sure what I would use it for. Maybe some app monitoring info.

> trying to catch someone's eye

And ear.

These things are loud. It is actually a feature in airports and train stations, as it signals that the board is updating and it is worth taking a look, in case there is a delay or something.

But if you don't want a loud notification, these things may get old very quickly.

Building one sounds like a pretty fun project!

> solari board

TIL what those are called! I've only ever seen them in movies and when going through Frankfurt airport.

there are 2 I know of in the bay area

- ferry building, listing the next ferry and destination etc

- a certain restaurant cum wine bar, listing bottles avail and a count. when you order a bottle the count decrements. so cool.

> - a certain restaurant cum wine bar, listing bottles avail and a count. when you order a bottle the count decrements. so cool.

Yeah now that you mentioned having one in your house I have the wildest dreams. Like one in my pantry with my shopping list on it so I can check it before going out the door....

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