Knows what's on
Today and tomorrow on the TV, what's up next, and the clashes, like two kids in two places at seven o'clock, before they become a problem.
What Dave does
Reads the inbox
Bills, permission slips, renewals and RSVPs turn into a to-do list. Dates from school and club emails go straight onto the calendar. He drafts replies but never sends.
Says when to leave
"Time to leave for dance in five minutes, traffic's heavy." With live traffic, and a jacket reminder if it's about to rain.
Watches the radar
Every few minutes he checks the Bureau of Meteorology radar and warns the house before the rain arrives. Bring the washing in.
Knows who's who
He recognises family members by face and voice, greets people as they walk in, gives a morning briefing, and welcomes visitors.
Reaches the family
From a phone: check the day, tick off a to-do, ask Dave a question, or have him announce "dinner's ready" at home.
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Private by design
- Listening stays home. His wake word, speech recognition and voice recognition all run on the laptop. Audio never leaves the house, and nothing is transcribed until someone says "Dave".
- Faces stay home. The camera only finds faces locally; a new face is checked once against the family's own private list.
- Your sign-up stays with us. If you join the first 100 we keep your name, email and note only to tell you about Dave. We never share or sell them, and you can ask us to delete them any time.
- Only family get in. This site's family area only opens for the family's own Google accounts, and nothing about the family appears on this page.
How he's built
Claude (by Anthropic) on Amazon Bedrock for thinking · sherpa-onnx for on-device hearing · Amazon Polly for his voice · Google Calendar and Gmail · Bureau of Meteorology for weather · an old laptop plugged into the TV.