Thanks for the link! Didn't see this one and indeed it looks like very much what I have in mind, my current prototype is very similar (even using wood for the enclosure).
Will be tough to compete (since they have an actual team and manufacturing in Shenzhen), but hey, there are many different kinds of phones out there, there can be multiple retro displays too :)
We're also starting to realize that competition to own the hardware might not be the best for anyone. There's definitely room for many different kinds of zero-interaction displays.
Instead, I'm thinking about what it would look like for 3rd-party devices to run Tidbyt OS and be able to run our apps and connect to our services. We've done a lot of work to make it a great experience for users and it's silly for everyone to have to reinvent everything from scratch.
Will be tough to compete (since they have an actual team and manufacturing in Shenzhen), but hey, there are many different kinds of phones out there, there can be multiple retro displays too :)