u/immurok

Moving to a nice mechanical board meant giving up the one Apple thing I actually missed: tapping Touch ID to unlock and approve stuff. Buying Apple's TouchID keyboard just to get it back felt backwards.

So I've been building immurok: a small wireless fingerprint key that just sits on the desk next to whatever board you already use. Tap it instead of typing your password, to unlock and sudo / system auth / SSH on Mac and Linux. The fingerprint is matched on the little device and never leaves it; it talks to your machine over Bluetooth.

Still iterating the enclosure, and I'm honestly stuck on where it should live. That's the whole reason it's wireless, so it can go wherever your hand already lands.

Where would you put it, next to the board, by the trackpad, somewhere else? And what finish would actually look right beside a nice keyboard: anodized alu, a warm PBT-ish plastic, something else?

Hey everyone,

I'm a hardware dev (currently tinkering a lot with ESP32-S3 and E-ink displays) and I’m exploring a product idea aimed at the "silver economy".

The core problem: Many elderly people forget if they’ve taken their daily medication, and current smart pillboxes on the market are either too complex for them to use or require them to learn how to operate a smartphone app.

The idea is a Smart E-ink + AI Voice Pillbox designed specifically for children to buy for their aging parents. The child handles the tech, the parent just talks to it.

Here are the core features of the V1 MVP:

• Companion App (For the kids): Remote setup and monitoring. You can schedule the meds, and get notified if they miss a dose.
• Always-On E-ink Display (For the parents): High contrast, zero glare, and very easy on aging eyes. It simply shows the time, the next dose, and a daily checklist of meds to take.
• Push-to-Talk AI Voice: Instead of confusing buttons to clear alarms, the senior just presses one big button and speaks naturally: "I just took my Aspirin" or "What pills do I need to take this afternoon?" The AI parses this and updates the checklist.
• Audio Alarms: Traditional beeps/voice prompts when it's time to take medication.

The V1 Trade-off: To keep the MVP simple, reliable, and cost-effective, I am intentionally omitting physical sensors (like micro-switches in the pill compartments). This means the system relies entirely on the senior’s voice command or a simple physical "Confirm" button to log the medication as "taken".

I’d love your brutal feedback:

1. If you have aging parents, would a device like this give you peace of mind?
2. Is relying purely on voice/button confirmation (without physical compartment sensors) a dealbreaker for you?
3. What is the biggest red flag you see with this concept?

Thanks in advance!