Skylight Touchscreen Calendar Helps Family Coordinate Schedules
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A family of five tested the Skylight Calendar, a touchscreen device designed to help households manage schedules and tasks. The family received the device to try out, and the 12-year-old son unboxed and set up the 15-inch screen near the kitchen using the built-in stand. The calendar can connect to existing calendar apps from Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Yahoo. The family downloaded the Skylight app onto their phones and synced to the main device. The 12-year-old set up color-coded calendars for each family member and added a category for household chores. The family also used the app’s grocery list feature, which allows members to add items from anywhere. Some features, including a meal-planning tool and an AI assistant called Sidekick, require a Plus subscription costing $79 per year or $8 per month.
What’s reported
The family of five includes three kids, with a 15-year-old and a 12-year-old.
The Skylight Calendar comes in 10-, 15-, and 27-inch sizes; the two largest can be wall-mounted.
The device has no battery and must be plugged into an outlet.
Sidekick can import events from a photo of a paper schedule or a forwarded email, though not perfectly accurately.
Sidekick can also scan printed recipes and add them to a database for meal planning.
The family also tested Jam Family Calendar and Family Wall for comparison; both are software-only.
Family Wall offers a family budget, contact book, meal planner, digital storage, chat function, and location sharing.
The Skylight has a phone widget available on iOS and Android.
Key figures
Nena Farrell, WIRED reviewer who tested the Skylight with her preschool-age child (mentioned in the article but not the primary subject).
Sources: Wired
