The Perfect Singapore Dashboard: Bus Arrivals, Gym Capacity, and More

Most smart home dashboards are designed for a generic, global audience. They show you the time in multiple time zones, the weather in Fahrenheit, and stock tickers from American exchanges. That is fine if you live in San Francisco. But if you live in Singapore, what you actually want to know before leaving the house is very different: Is bus 14 arriving in two minutes or eight? What is the PSI right now? Is the gym going to be packed if I go at 6pm?

Glint was designed from the ground up for life in Singapore. Every widget we build starts with a simple question: what information would make a Singaporean's daily routine even a little bit smoother?

LTA bus arrivals: your bus stop on your desk

For most Singaporeans, the daily commute starts with a bus. The LTA DataMall API provides real-time arrival predictions for every bus stop on the island, and Glint taps directly into this data. You configure your nearest bus stop and the specific services you care about -- maybe it is bus 14 and 74 from the stop near your HDB -- and Glint shows you live arrival times that update every sixty seconds.

The display shows the next two arriving buses for each service, so you can see at a glance whether you need to rush out the door or can finish your kopi in peace. During off-peak hours when buses run less frequently, this information becomes even more valuable. No more standing at the bus stop wondering if you just missed one.

NEA weather: PSI, UV index, and forecasts

Singapore's weather is famously unpredictable -- blazing sunshine can turn into a torrential downpour within minutes. Glint pulls data from the National Environment Agency's APIs to give you a comprehensive weather picture. The current temperature, the two-hour weather forecast for your specific area, the 24-hour outlook, and critically for Singapore, the PSI air quality reading and UV index.

The PSI reading is especially important during the seasonal haze periods. When air quality deteriorates, Glint highlights the reading so it catches your eye. Whether you are deciding if your kids should play outdoors or whether to wear a mask on your commute, having this information passively visible saves you from constantly checking your phone.

ActiveSG gym capacity: skip the crowd

Anyone who has walked into an ActiveSG gym during peak hours knows the frustration of finding every machine occupied and a queue for the squat rack. Glint integrates with ActiveSG facility data to show you current capacity levels for your preferred gym. The display shows a simple indicator -- how full the gym is right now -- so you can decide whether to head over or wait an hour.

This widget is particularly useful if you have a flexible schedule. A quick glance at your Glint before leaving the house can be the difference between a productive workout and twenty minutes of waiting around. Over time, you will start to notice patterns -- maybe your gym clears out at 2pm on weekdays, or stays packed until 8pm on Mondays.

Local news and markets

Glint supports headline widgets from CNA and The Straits Times, giving you a snapshot of the day's top local and regional stories. The headlines refresh periodically throughout the day, and the e-paper format means you see them as clean, readable text -- no autoplay videos, no popup ads, no algorithmic rabbit holes. Just the headlines, presented calmly.

For those who follow the markets, an SGX widget displays key indices and stock prices. Whether you are tracking the Straits Times Index or specific counters on the Singapore Exchange, the data refreshes during market hours so your dashboard stays current. Again, the beauty of e-paper is that this information is always visible without any energy waste between refreshes.

Example setups for different lifestyles

The commuter desk setup. Place Glint on your work desk at home. Top widget: bus arrivals for your morning stop. Middle: weather and PSI. Bottom: CNA headlines. Before you leave each morning, a single glance tells you when to walk to the bus stop, whether to bring an umbrella, and what is happening in the world. No phone required.

The home entrance. Mount Glint near your front door. Bus arrivals take center stage, with weather conditions below. This is the last thing you see before stepping out -- a final check that you are leaving at the right time with the right gear.

The office dashboard. At work, you might prioritize differently. SGX market data at the top, Straits Times headlines in the middle, and weather at the bottom. Glint becomes a peripheral information display that keeps you informed without pulling you away from deep work.

The power of one glance

Individually, each of these data sources is available on your phone. You can open the SG BusLeh app, check the weather widget, browse CNA, look up your gym on ActiveSG, and open your stock portfolio. That is five apps and at least two minutes of context-switching. With Glint, all of that information is visible in a single glance at a display that is always on, always updated, and never buried under notifications.

This is what we mean when we say Glint is built for Singapore. It is not just that we support local data sources -- it is that every design decision, every widget, and every refresh interval has been tuned for the specific rhythms of life on this island. Your bus schedule, your weather, your neighborhood gym, your local news. All on one quiet, paper-like screen.