This project is an open source project source codes. You can get the sources here -
Do you have an old tablet lying around? Or do you want your favorite device to show the time and weather forecast while charging? Then these are the apps for you!

Modern home electronic clocks are pretty stupid, but their price is not much less than the current cost tablet computers. And the prices for weather stations are really steep. So why buy a stupid clock or weather station when you can take this app and buy the most cheap tablet or take an old one that you no longer use and get a smart watch:

They will not waste time, when the power is turned off and for backup power, batteries are not needed, because There is a battery in the device.
- The screen brightness is adjusted automatically. It doesn't blind you at night, you can see it during the day. Even if your device does not have a light sensor, it will use the device’s camera to measure light (disabled in default settings)
- display color can be changed to any of 16 million
- alarm clock from the Android operating system
- display current date, sunrise and sunset times
- display of the weather now, forecast for the day in 6-hour increments, forecast for the next week: temperature, wind speed and direction, pressure, cloudiness, humidity, precipitation and, if the sky is clear, the phase of the moon. The units of temperature, temperature, speed and pressure are selectable.
- the ability to automatically launch and close the application when connecting and disconnecting from charger(disabled by default)
- and you don’t even need to set the time on this watch, operating system Android will take the time itself from the network and you will always have the exact time!

You can also use this application for your favorite device as a screensaver while charging. Very convenient for devices with a docking station - enable autostart and auto-shutdown in the settings - and the clock will be displayed automatically when installed on the docking station!

Tips for use:
When you first start, select the city for which to display the weather.
If your tablet has a navigation bar, it will be hidden when you launch the application. In this state, clicking anywhere on the screen will return that string without affecting the application in any way.
Clicking on the alarm clock icon will display the system alarm settings window.
Pressing in time displays the application menu (the same as the device menu button, if it is not there).
Clicking on the weather switches to two different types of forecast - for a day and for a week.
If your device does not have a light sensor, but has a camera, preferably a front one, enable brightness adjustment using the camera in the settings - the light will be measured by the camera every 30 seconds. If you run an application without a connected charger with this mode - time battery life shrink.
The time and date format is taken from the system.
If you want to reduce the brightness even less than your device allows, change the R, G, B values ​​in the text color settings to lower ones. For example, if for green (#00FF00) you set 80 instead of FF, the brightness will be 2 times lower.
You can choose to rotate the screen in Settings.

Today the market is oversaturated not only with electronics, but also with almost any goods from a wide variety of fields. In such a situation, there are always two options: buy a finished product and “don’t waste your brains,” or try to do something with your own hands, having at your disposal basic components and old “unnecessary junk that is a shame to throw away.”

Despite all my love for gadgets, I discovered that in the kitchen, where I spend most of my time (no, no, not in the refrigerator:), there are simply no wall clocks. And, it would seem, any normal person would go to the nearest store, buying inexpensive “walkers” with any color, shape, size and type of fastening, but my soul also wanted to get a weather station.

And the desire to buy a watch with a weather station function passed as quickly as it was born. Why? Yes, because an old e-reader has been collecting dust in the closet for several years now Pocketbook IQ 701, which was written off on the first day after purchasing the iPad.

To sell - it’s better to throw it off the mountain (they’ll offer three rubles on market day), to give as a gift - somehow offend. Use it? Sorry, but a six-year-old tablet feels very uncomfortable in 2016.

It’s decided - we’ll make a clock and a weather station out of it.

Step 1. Small modification

In 2010, we had not yet heard of a universal mini port and, especially, microUSB for charging. Classic plug like in mobile chargers Nokia phones. Voltage - 12 Volts, which you won’t find in modern smartphones and tablets.

The main problem is that the power cable coming from the charger is too short. For wall installation, connecting an extension cord is not an option.

The simplest solution is to cut the plug approximately 4–5 centimeters from the end and solder a long piece of two-core copper wire with the same cross-section.

For structural strength, we put on heat shrink tubing. There was no white one at hand and I had to take what I had.

We check - everything works: there is power, the reader is charging. You can move on to the next stage.

Step 2. Rejuvenate archaic Android

We open the settings item with information about the tablet and sadly discover that it is Android 1.6. Yes, yes, that archaic, buggy and half-finished Android, which iOS looked at as a sad bunch... well, you get the idea.

I don’t know, maybe six years ago the PocketBook IQ 701 seemed like a productive device, but 2 GB of internal memory, a resistive (!) 7-inch screen that only reacts to rough poking with a finger or a sharp object, 256 MB random access memory and terrible brakes every time you open the menu.

I find the required firmware, which is promised to operate as smoothly as possible [Download Android 2.1.2 for PocketBook IQ 701], put it in the root of the memory card and carry out the installation. I think there is no point in describing all the installation steps sequentially - everything is on the relevant forums on the Internet.

The firmware update process went without problems and the reader really came to life. Animation has accelerated, and the speed of loading applications has increased noticeably. But, of course, it’s still the same old reader with reduced performance.

Step 3. Looking for the desired application

"Fresh" Android versions 2.1.2 is installed, but it's too early to rejoice. Finding suitable software for such an archaic version of the system is another challenge. In addition, the reader does not have a magazine. Google Play- everything needs to be installed via APK.

That is why it was decided to download a dozen different alarm clocks with weather and applications that theoretically support working on Android 2.1.2, and then install them one by one and look at the result.

Out of a good dozen, only three applications worked. But the company’s development was ideal GreenLog. A universal watch with a fully customizable interface and, most importantly, the weather!

Application Tablet Clock available for download at Google store Play [Download Tablet Clock]

I launched it and realized - this is what I need! The ability to indicate the city in which you are interested in the current weather, changing the color of the numbers and the color theme in general, large numbers and a nice font that evokes nostalgia for the first electronic watches. I settled on light green (light green) and proceeded to the final stage.

Step 4. Installation or a little tape

There are few options for mounting it on a kitchen cabinet: self-tapping screws and mockery of the old man’s body are too cruel. The choice fell on double-sided tape. Initially I was worried that the thin strips of tape would not withstand the considerable weight of the reader (540 grams), but my fears were not confirmed.

It is enough to stick two strips of tape on the back side, having previously degreased the surface of the tablet and the door on which we will mount it.

Five minutes and everything is in place. The reader is installed and ready for long-term operation. In the application settings we remove automatic shutdown screen and, voila!

What's the result?

The old PocketBook got a second life. It has again become a functional gadget, which I now use, although not for its intended purpose, but with obvious benefit.

I was not particularly worried about the life of the battery and did not open the tight-fitting plastic cover to disconnect it. It didn’t last more than two hours anyway, and since it will be connected to the network all the time, I’m not interested in autonomy.

What can the old reader do now?

• Show current temperature for the day and week
• Display a complete summary of precipitation, wind speed, etc.
• Show a clock that is visible at any time of the day or night
• If desired, play videos from YouTube and acts as a weak multimedia server
• He can be seen at any time of the day or night, and he never sits down
• It is not afraid of voltage surges - the built-in battery will maintain the current time in case of power outages

And the best part is the price. This modification cost me exactly zero rubles. Sometimes it’s nice to do something with your own hands, breathing new life into a forgotten technique.

Description

It's time to update your mobile applications. 20,000+ users downloaded latest version Tablet Clock on 9Apps for free every week! When you use it, you will be attracted. This hot app was released on 2015-10-15. This is a very popular application in Russia now.
This project is an open source project. You can get the sources here -
https://github.com/Nikolay-Kha/TabletClock
Do you have an old tablet lying around? Or do you want your favorite device to show the time and weather forecast while charging? Then these are the apps for you!
Modern home electronic clocks are pretty stupid, but their price is not much less than the current cost of tablet computers. And the prices for weather stations are really steep. So why buy a stupid watch or weather station when you can take this app, buy the cheapest tablet, or take an old one that you no longer use and get a smart watch:
- they will not waste time; when the power is turned off and for backup power, batteries are not needed, because There is a battery in the device.
- The screen brightness is adjusted automatically. It doesn't blind you at night, you can see it during the day. Even if your device does not have a light sensor, it will use the device’s camera to measure light (disabled in default settings)
- display color can be changed to any of 16 million
- alarm clock from the Android operating system
- display of the current date, sunrise and sunset times
- display of the weather now, forecast for the day in 6-hour increments, forecast for the next week: temperature, wind speed and direction, pressure, cloudiness, humidity, precipitation and, if the sky is clear, the phase of the moon. The units of temperature, temperature, speed and pressure are selectable.
- the ability to automatically launch and close the application when connecting and disconnecting from the charger (disabled in the default settings)
- and you don’t even need to set the time on this watch, the Android operating system will take the time itself from the network and you will always have the exact time!
You can also use this application for your favorite device as a screensaver while charging. Very convenient for devices with a docking station - enable autostart and auto-shutdown in the settings - and the clock will be displayed automatically when installed on the docking station!
Tips for use:
When you first start, select the city for which to display the weather.
If your tablet has a navigation bar, it will be hidden when you launch the application. In this state, clicking anywhere on the screen will return that string without affecting the application in any way.
Clicking on the alarm clock icon will display the system alarm settings window.
Pressing in time displays the application menu (the same as the device menu button, if it is not there).
Clicking on the weather switches to two different types of forecast - for a day and for a week.
If your device does not have a light sensor, but has a camera, preferably a front one, enable brightness adjustment using the camera in the settings - the light will be measured by the camera every 30 seconds. If you run the application without a connected charger with this mode, the battery life will be reduced.
The time and date format is taken from the system.
If you want to reduce the brightness even less than your device allows, change the R, G, B values ​​in the text color settings to lower ones. For example, if for green (#00FF00) you set 80 instead of FF, the brightness will be 2 times lower.
You can choose to rotate the screen in Settings.
Weather provided by OpenWeatherMap -
http://openweathermap.org
All weather information is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 -
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Do you want to know more information about this application? This top personalization app is just 0.5M. It wastes almost no power. 9Apps also presents other hot Personalization applications (games) for Android mobile phone. Buy an Android phone and tablet and enjoy them immediately.

What's new

v1.2
The weather forecast is stored on the device and can be viewed even without the Internet
screen rotation, portrait mode
improved navigation bar hiding
fixed date text popping out
crayons technical and cosmetic corrections
v1.1
support for android 4.4 KitKat
support for devices with screen resolution 2560x1600
Improved performance of automatic brightness adjustment using the camera
The brightness of icons now depends on the brightness of the text
minor fixes

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