Old tablet as a wall calendar hub

Turn a spare tablet into a wall display for the family calendar and weather.

What it does

Give an old tablet a job: mount it on the wall as an always-on hub showing your family calendar and the weather, set up with your bot's help through Home Assistant.

The real result

📷 Result screenshot coming soon

Copy-paste prompt

Help me turn an old tablet into a wall-mounted family hub.

Walk me through it one step at a time:
1. Set the tablet to stay on while charging, with a dimmed screen at night.
2. Show a dashboard with our shared calendar (today + this week) and the local weather.
3. If I use Home Assistant, set it up as a Home Assistant dashboard; if not, suggest a simple free alternative.
4. Tips to mount it safely and keep the battery healthy.

Bot template

Open bot templateComing soon

What you need

A spare tablet and charger
Home Assistant (optional)
Calendar connector

Sources

herb.mp4: "How I Use AI to Run My Whole House (Grok Bot Setup)" (video, 2:38)

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