u/IncontestableGrey

Hi everyone!

After Google acquired Fitbit and the web dashboard eventually disappeared, I no longer had a simple way to review my health data on desktop. That’s why I started building my own, a browser app for viewing and exploring Google Health data through a clear dashboard.

Lumida is still in a very early beta. The core experience works, but there’s still a lot to build, improve and polish. I’m deliberately sharing it this early because I want real users to help shape what it becomes.

Since the Google integration is currently in test mode, the closed beta is limited to 100 users.

Privacy note: Lumida doesn’t store your health data. It is fetched on demand and only kept in memory while you use the app.

If you’re interested, you can join here: https://lumida.app

What’s the one feature you’d consider essential in a desktop health dashboard?

I’d really appreciate any feedback about missing features, possible improvements, confusing interactions or bugs.

By the way, if you’re a developer interested in collaborating, feel free to reach out. There’s still a lot to build and plenty of ideas to explore, but I’m currently working on Lumida in my spare time.

For context: I've been using the ScreenBar Halo v1 on my Asus ProArt 27" for almost 3 years.

General impression and design: We're still on something very polished. The v1 was already very clean, the v2 is even more so, notably thanks to the disappearance of the central rubber attachment system. The LED bar is now a single continuous block.

The lighting is still just as good and precise. Temperature, power, nothing to say, it's high quality and that's first and foremost what you're looking for. I use it both during the day and in low light, and honestly I'm so used to it that it's hard to do without.

The rear lighting feels more uniform to me, probably because the LED layout has changed.

I noticed that the LED bar sits further forward toward the front of the monitor than on the v1, roughly 20/25mm further from the screen.

Connectivity: We move to USB C. For my setup it didn't change much, but it's always appreciated.

The controller: I find it nicer, more refined and more assertive in its design. It's an object that looks good on the desk, still very high quality and pleasant to handle, and we go from batteries to a USB C rechargeable battery, which is an improvement.

Automatic on/off: This is really THE killer feature of this new version! Never need to turn it off or on again, I love it.

Independent front/rear brightness: Another feature I really appreciate: you can set the front and rear lighting power separately. For example, 80% on the back and 30% on the front. I honestly don't know if this was already possible on the v1, but either way it's a great option to have.

The small things I regret:

The bar, especially the block on the back of the monitor, is more massive. It's less discreet than the v1. That said, it has the advantage of providing better rear lighting.

Although I find the mounting system more high quality overall, it offers less mounting flexibility (notably on my Asus ProArt 27", which has a slightly weird shape at the back, so I have to bend the power cable a little). The v1 was more rudimentary, but ultimately more flexible. That said, I think it depends a lot on the monitor. For some people, the new system could actually be better.

For the v3, I'd like the clamp to offer more resistance and the moving part to go down lower.

TLDR: Excellent screen bar. I think it's hard to do better on the market right now. If you have the budget, go for it!