Interactive spice rack
If I’m going to pick this idea, I plan to go all out with hardware and software.
For the software part, I will probably end up making an app or program that can perform the following features: group spices based on flavor profile, geographical region, favorites, and possibly incorporate voice recognition for a hands-free solution. I will do some more research and ask experts what they believe would be a suitable language to code this in.
On the hardware side, I’d have to make the spice rack itself which I plan to make out of wood. Beyond making a personalized pen stand, I have no prior wood shop experience. Next I’ll have to rig up the lights to the program so it can respond with visual feedback. Not even sure how this works but there’s gotta be a wire for that. Probably involves a fair amount of circuitry but it can’t be that bad, right? Lastly I’ll need a touchscreen for the user to interact with the program. Either that, or some sort of voice recognition that is hooked up to the rack. I haven’t decided if I want some sort of visual app accompaniment or just the rack with voice recognition. Or both?