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If you're interested, I sell a dedicated Sonos music controller (built out of wood no less). It's available at https://turntouch.com https://turntouch.com and i

If you're interested, I sell a dedicated Sonos music controller (built out of wood no less). It's available at https://turntouch.com https://turntouch.com and it's entirely open source so you don't have to worry about me taking your data and selling it. Earning money based on the initial sale is all that I want out of my users. That and props.

efsavage 8y ago
Seems cool, and perhaps I'm missing something, but it appears to require a closed-source app from a walled-garden app store to configure it, so it could easily be made useless if the app disappears?
- conesus 8y ago
  Check it out, 100% open source: https://github.com/samuelclay/turntouch-ios https://github.com/samuelclay/turntouch-ios. The Mac app, the firmware, and even the CAD and CAM designs are also there. And I documented everything so you can get a peek into how it was built if you want to change the designs for yourself. http://ofbrooklyn.com/2019/01/3/building-turntouch/ http://ofbrooklyn.com/2019/01/3/building-turntouch/ Everything I build I want to last beyond myself. So beyond the source code I also write about the why for everything. That it improves sales is a nice bonus.
e40 8y ago
Can I ask how it works to protect my data from Sonos? Don't they still get all the same data?
- conesus 8y ago
  What you do with the remote is between you and what you control. I store anonymous metrics that I use to gauge usage levels but you can turn that off. Sonos undoubtedly takes your listening habits and profits off that data but Turn Touch does not, even though it has access to that data.
  - criddell 8y ago
    > I store anonymous metrics that I use to gauge usage levels How valuable has that data proven to be? Is it worth collecting?
    - Notorious_BLT 8y ago
      Assumedly it can be used to inform which features are most used by customers, and thus most worth investing additional development effort in.
    - conesus 8y ago
      It tells me which features I should invest more time in getting right and handled edge cases and which features nobody but me uses and so it’s not worth the extra effort. I only have so much time!
      - criddell 8y ago
        Is it opt-in? Has spying on your customers revealed any surprises?
  - e40 8y ago
    OK, I was wondering if you were a complete middleman between me and Sonos. I don't own one, but I would consider it if there were a way to keep their paws off my data. Btw, this is a tough crowd, getting downvoted for a simple question like this. Sheesh.
jacquesm 8y ago
That's a neat and well executed product. Kudos.

efsavage 8y ago

Seems cool, and perhaps I'm missing something, but it appears to require a closed-source app from a walled-garden app store to configure it, so it could easily be made useless if the app disappears?

conesus 8y ago
Check it out, 100% open source: https://github.com/samuelclay/turntouch-ios https://github.com/samuelclay/turntouch-ios. The Mac app, the firmware, and even the CAD and CAM designs are also there. And I documented everything so you can get a peek into how it was built if you want to change the designs for yourself. http://ofbrooklyn.com/2019/01/3/building-turntouch/ http://ofbrooklyn.com/2019/01/3/building-turntouch/ Everything I build I want to last beyond myself. So beyond the source code I also write about the why for everything. That it improves sales is a nice bonus.

e40 8y ago

Can I ask how it works to protect my data from Sonos? Don't they still get all the same data?

conesus 8y ago
What you do with the remote is between you and what you control. I store anonymous metrics that I use to gauge usage levels but you can turn that off. Sonos undoubtedly takes your listening habits and profits off that data but Turn Touch does not, even though it has access to that data.
- criddell 8y ago
  > I store anonymous metrics that I use to gauge usage levels How valuable has that data proven to be? Is it worth collecting?
  - Notorious_BLT 8y ago
    Assumedly it can be used to inform which features are most used by customers, and thus most worth investing additional development effort in.
  - conesus 8y ago
    It tells me which features I should invest more time in getting right and handled edge cases and which features nobody but me uses and so it’s not worth the extra effort. I only have so much time!
    - criddell 8y ago
      Is it opt-in? Has spying on your customers revealed any surprises?
- e40 8y ago
  OK, I was wondering if you were a complete middleman between me and Sonos. I don't own one, but I would consider it if there were a way to keep their paws off my data. Btw, this is a tough crowd, getting downvoted for a simple question like this. Sheesh.

jacquesm 8y ago

That's a neat and well executed product. Kudos.