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Show HN: Stop nail-biting with your MacBook's webcam

21 points by pooriar 3y ago

Hey HN! I made this app because I bite my nails way too much while I code It uses Mac's Vision library to track the location of your hands and mouth via the webcam. Then when it catches you biting, it temporarily covers your screen with a big obnoxious warning. You have to stop biting if you want to continue seeing anything. It's helped me a lot, so I hope it can help other nail-biters here :)

yodon 3y ago
Purchased just now, and then sent you a support request via your contact form.
- pooriar 3y ago
  Thanks, looking into it!
  - yodon 3y ago
    Thanks!
suddenclarity 3y ago
Nice. I've never had the issue but I appreciate seeing a unique project. I'm curious how well it works and if the technology is applicable to any other habits.
- pooriar 3y ago
  Thanks! :) Yeah I'm surprised no one else made it yet to be honest, it seems like a pretty natural use of the face/hand tracking tech
mgrandl 3y ago
This is genius. I definitely do have this issue. Sadly I am not on MacOS anymore or I would buy it in a heartbeat.
- pooriar 3y ago
  Ugh, that pains me to be so close to helping you out, yet so far. Unfortunately I only have a Mac, so I can't realistically develop apps for other platforms :( Sorry. But thanks for letting me know!
snthpy 3y ago
Great idea. Is it Mac only though?
- pooriar 3y ago
  Thanks! It is indeed Mac only, because it uses MacOS's built in Vision library for the hand and face detection.
swah 3y ago
Great idea but how much for the picking nose add-on? :D
- joshxyz 3y ago
  +1 requesting for a friend ;)
- pooriar 3y ago
  A few people have made this joke, to the point where I'm wondering if there's not a hint of truth in it :p
Aditya_Garg 3y ago
FYI: Product hunt link is wrong It shows kianpak.handsdown.com instead of handsdown.kianpak.com Also, I’m planning on upgrading to a new Mac. How would transferring the license work?
- pooriar 3y ago
  Thanks for letting me know about that! No license, you can just use the same download link to download the app again
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21 points by pooriar 3y ago

yodon 3y ago

Purchased just now, and then sent you a support request via your contact form.

pooriar 3y ago
Thanks, looking into it!
- yodon 3y ago
  Thanks!

suddenclarity 3y ago

Nice. I've never had the issue but I appreciate seeing a unique project. I'm curious how well it works and if the technology is applicable to any other habits.

pooriar 3y ago
Thanks! :) Yeah I'm surprised no one else made it yet to be honest, it seems like a pretty natural use of the face/hand tracking tech

mgrandl 3y ago

This is genius. I definitely do have this issue. Sadly I am not on MacOS anymore or I would buy it in a heartbeat.

pooriar 3y ago
Ugh, that pains me to be so close to helping you out, yet so far. Unfortunately I only have a Mac, so I can't realistically develop apps for other platforms :( Sorry. But thanks for letting me know!

snthpy 3y ago

Great idea. Is it Mac only though?

pooriar 3y ago
Thanks! It is indeed Mac only, because it uses MacOS's built in Vision library for the hand and face detection.

swah 3y ago

Great idea but how much for the picking nose add-on? :D

joshxyz 3y ago
+1 requesting for a friend ;)
pooriar 3y ago
A few people have made this joke, to the point where I'm wondering if there's not a hint of truth in it :p

Aditya_Garg 3y ago

FYI: Product hunt link is wrong It shows kianpak.handsdown.com instead of handsdown.kianpak.com Also, I’m planning on upgrading to a new Mac. How would transferring the license work?

pooriar 3y ago
Thanks for letting me know about that! No license, you can just use the same download link to download the app again

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