I looked at the time and realised the afternoon had flown by, my other half would be home soon. I was just about to get up and put the kettle on when I spotted she was still in work. How did I know? It was obvious from my WhereDial. I started to worry that we'd be eating late but the dial started moving and came to rest on "Travelling". Not such a late one after all. I'd learnt the pattern a long while ago. It would tick round to "Station", back to "Travelling" and then once it hit "Station" again it was time to put the kettle on as she'd be through the door shortly after.
This might sound like an odd story if you've never come across the WhereDial but a story similar to this has been playing out regularly in my house since I came up with the idea for the WhereDial. The original concept came about when I was working to promote my MapMe.At site and attended an Arduino hack day - Howduino - in Liverpool. I couldn't think of anything to make and someone suggested I make a location clock "like in the Harry Potte