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How do you know that those who insist widgets are unnecessary are the same people who go crazy over iPad dashboard apps?

Really though: as an Android and iOS user, widgets are almost always sub-par compared to a regular app. I highly doubt that you could get as good an experience with widgets as you could with a dedicated app by Panic.

"Fanboys"? Can you save this for The Verge or similar please.

This sort of status board would actually fit Android's Daydream concept quite well. Daydreams are sort of screensaver-ish system that apps can use to draw stuff on the screen whenever a device is docked or charging.

Here are some existing examples: http://www.androidcentral.com/five-apps-android-daydream