The drawer tablet, back on duty
Most homes and shops have a retired tablet in a drawer. Propped on a shelf and plugged in, it makes a fine departures board — the whole setup is a browser and a charging cable.
1. Open and set up the board
In the tablet's browser, go to app.norimono.live/board. In Settings (the gear), set your location, pick your stops, and save. The board keeps everything in this browser, so it comes back after a reboot.
2. Make it an app
The board is an installable PWA: use Add to Home Screen (iPad: the Share menu in Safari; Android: the browser menu → Install app / Add to Home screen). Launched from the home-screen icon it runs full-screen, without the browser chrome.
3. Keep the screen awake
The board asks the browser for a screen wake-lock, but old tablets are strict about sleep — set it at the OS level too, with the tablet plugged in:
- iPad: Settings → Display & Brightness → Auto-Lock → Never. For a public spot, Guided Access (in Accessibility) locks the tablet to the board app.
- Android: Settings → Display → Screen timeout → the longest value; many models offer Keep screen on while charging (sometimes under Developer options as Stay awake).
4. Prop, plug, done
A cheap stand and a permanent charger finish the job. Turn the brightness to fit the room; the board follows a light or dark theme.
Tips
- Very old browsers: the board targets modern browsers; if the tablet's browser is years out of date, install the newest one it can run.
- More stops: the free plan shows up to 4 stops — Plus and Pro raise the per-screen limits (enter the key on the tablet's board).