The Family Wall

Your whole family, on one screen.

Prop an old iPad on the counter — or wire any spare screen to the wall — and it becomes the calm center of the house: everyone’s routines, the shared calendar, tonight’s dinner, the shopping list, the pets, who’s home, and JQ, your family’s home assistant. No hardware to buy.

Works on the glass you already have. Every panel is optional — show only what your family wants.

7:42
Thursday, July 18
☀️78°
The Kitchen
🍽️ Tonight: Taco night
🦊
Ada
2/3 · 🔥5
🐻
Sam
3/3 · ⭐12
🐧
Kai
1/2 · 🔥3
🐾 Rex fed ✓🏠 Mom home🛒 Milk, Eggs📝 back at 5!
No box to buy

Skylight and Hearth sell a $150–300 screen. This is a full-screen site on a device you already own.

The whole household

Everyone edits from their phone; the wall shows it. Kids tap chores done right on the glass.

Calm, not noisy

It leads with what matters today and drifts to an ambient screensaver when idle.

Everything a family forgets — in one calm place

Routines & chores

Each person’s day at a glance. Tap to check things off right on the wall — with 🔥 streaks and ⭐ points that make it a game.

One shared calendar

Overlay everyone’s Google Calendars — color-coded, as an agenda or a full week grid. See what’s actually going on.

What’s for dinner

Plan the week’s dinners together. Tonight’s meal shows front and center so nobody has to ask.

Shared shopping list

Everyone adds to one list from their phone. Grab something? Tap it off the wall on your way out.

Have the pets been fed?

A shared feeding tracker so nobody double-feeds the dog. Anyone taps “just fed” — the count is shared.

Who’s home

A glance tells you who’s home, out, at school, or at work — tap your name to flip it on the way in or out.

Notes board

Sticky notes for the family. “Gone to the store, back at 5.” Anyone posts; everyone sees.

Weather

Today’s weather right on the wall — so “bring a jacket” happens before they’re out the door.

Events & play ideas

Curate local happenings and fun things to make. Paste a YouTube link and the wall shows a scan-to-watch QR.

Ask JQ

Your family’s home assistant, right on the wall. “What’s for dinner?” “Who’s home?” — JQ answers out loud, from what’s on the wall.

Kids’ chat (safe)

Give a child their own friendly JQ screen — off by default, every message checked and logged for you, with topics and limits you control.

Ambient mode

When it’s idle it drifts to a calm screensaver — a dim clock, a fireplace, an aurora — with optional gentle soundscapes.

Kids’ AI, done safely

A child’s JQ chat is off until you turn it on. Every message your child sends and every reply JQ gives is checked for safety and logged for you to read. You set the age level, off-limits topics, and a daily limit — and you can turn it off anytime. Safety isn’t a setting; it’s how it’s built.

Every family’s wall is different

Real days, real families — one glanceable screen.

Good evening
7:45
Sunday, March 9
77°
The Chens
2/5 done
Dinner is at 6:30!
Gone to soccer, back at 5!
Grandpa
Great job on the spelling test ⭐
Grandpa
Recital Thursday 6pm 🎻
Ada
🐾 Fed?
Shadow
1/2
Pickles
✓ Fed
Tonight’s dinner
Homemade pizza
leftovers Friday
🛒 Shopping
PastaYogurtBananas ·3
Grandpa
29🔥 3
  • All set 🎉
Ada
17
  • Reading (20 min)
  • Piano practice
  • Water plants
  • Pack backpack
Good evening
6:18
Saturday, July 18
49°
The Bergströms
2/5 done
Dinner is at 6:30!
Trash night!
Ruby
Great job on the spelling test ⭐
Ruby
🐾 Fed?
Nugget
0/1
Shadow
✓ Fed
Tonight’s dinner
Burgers on the grill
Aunt Bea
Out
🔥 10
  • All set 🎉
Mom
School
🔥 4
  • Brush teeth
  • Take out recycling
  • Make bed
Ruby
Out
  • Reading (20 min)
  • Take out recycling
Good evening
6:18
Monday, June 3
52°
The Nakamuras
11/14 done
Fed the fish 🐟
Ezra
Gone to soccer, back at 5!
Aunt Bea
Great job on the spelling test ⭐
Ezra
Tonight’s dinner
Burgers on the grill
🛒 Shopping
PastaChicken
Aunt Bea
Out
36
  • Brush teeth
  • Set the table
  • Reading (20 min)
Ezra
Home
14🔥 13
  • Reading (20 min)
  • Make bed
  • 10-min stretch
  • Pack backpack
Theo
Out
3
  • Water plants
  • Homework
Ruby
School
4🔥 20
  • 10-min stretch
  • Morning vitamins
  • Make bed
  • Take out recycling

Give your family one screen that just… helps.

Set it up in a few minutes on a device you already have.

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