[bob001]

Pick up phone (may be in another room), unlock phone, open app, navigate to information in app (often fairly annoying due to modern low information density app design and multiple apps), return to original location.

Versus.

Just look at screen.

[amelius]

That's only when you are standing in front of the screen.

The equivalent of having the app open on your phone.

What if you are on a bus?

[bluGill]

I have my phone as well. However the screen is where I'm most likely to need that information anyway. And the screen information density is much better than the phone.

I have the apps on my phone. I use them, and at times they are great - but they are not a perfect solution. (though I agree that $3000 for a system is too much)

[estearum]

... do you think people who would install a device like this are leaving their phones at home when they go out?

[ojagodzinski]

- pick up phone (unlock done automatically via face/finger/location)

- swipe finger to the right to show weather OR swipe finger to the left to show callendar

Android widgets show me much more information about weather and calendar view than these monitors (and are free: weawow https://weawow.com/i/app-download + google callendar).