fantastic project! I have wanted to do something like this for a while.. think I will try to copy yours a bit :-)
all we need now are a sensor to turn off/on automatic depending on people in the room or not.
Advanced bonus points:
1) (simpler version), connect to a calendar service, and match photos to calendar. (e.g. you have a visit from your brother on saturday, so show photos of him and your kids that day).
2) (more advanced), use a camera to recognize people in the room, and base photos on these (I can these the perfect host mode, where a perfect host would find photos from the basement and put on mantelpiece before a friend come to visit, making that person feel special).
Advanced bonus points:
1) (simpler version), connect to a calendar service, and match photos to calendar. (e.g. you have a visit from your brother on saturday, so show photos of him and your kids that day).
2) (more advanced), use a camera to recognize people in the room, and base photos on these (I can these the perfect host mode, where a perfect host would find photos from the basement and put on mantelpiece before a friend come to visit, making that person feel special).
so many thins that could be cool here!