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using your phone or desktop, and follow the prompts. The web-based interface will lead you through setting up the built-in “apps” on the device. The Vobot displays the time and day of the week in large bright white dots with a retro vibe. The right side of the display is for the currently running app or where the menu is displayed. The Vobot includes the following “apps” as of the time of this review. Additional apps may be available later. • Pomodoro timer • Calendar • Local Weather • Stocks • Cryptocurrency • PC hardware monitoring • Todo list (via Todoist app) • Now playing music info • Game Emulator • Screen mirroring Pomodoro Timer A Pomodoro timer is a productivity tool. When you activate this feature, a 25-minute timer will start counting down. During this time, you’re supposed to focus on work instead of goofing off. When the timer completes, you can take a break until the next time you set the timer. Do I use this feature? Nope. Calendar This displays the current month with the current date highlighted. Do I use this feature? Nope. Weather I leave the Vobot set to the weather feature 99.9% of the time. It shows my local weather, including the forecast for the day, current temperature, projected low/high for the day, wind speed, cloud cover percentage, and humidity percentage. I use this feature almost exclusively. Stocks If you’re into the stock market and want to keep an eye on your investments, this feature will display your top 4 favorite stocks with the current value, movement, and market trend. Cryptocurrency This is the same as the stock feature, only with cryptocurrencies. Hardware Monitor I wasn’t able to get this to work until I realized that I needed my MacBook to be on the same SSID as the Vobot. Once I did that and connected my MacBook to the Vobot using a small app (which you have to leave running), the display came up to show CPU, GPU, CPU temp, GPU temp, Memory, HDD, Swap space, and Network speed. The GPU and Temp info never displayed… Todoist I am already a Todoist user and have a Todoist widget on my MacBook desktop and my iPhone home screen.