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PERSONAL BUILD PRIVATE USE

Still there,
even from away.

PawWatch connects an iPhone to the television at home so two Jack Russells can see and hear a familiar voice while their person is travelling.

A custom Android TV app and an iPhone web app bring live, two-way video and audio together through the TV’s USB webcam and speakers.

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Concept visuals below illustrate the private build; they are not captured app screens.
AI illustration of two Jack Russells watching a fictional caller on the living-room TV
Illustrative call scene · fictional caller

THE REASON

A personal problem.
A purpose-built answer.

Existing Google TV software did not offer the television, USB webcam and iPhone calling experience needed for this home. PawWatch was built as a private way to stay connected with two dogs while someone else continues caring for them in person.

It is a personal project, not a commercial product or a substitute for proper care and supervision.

THE EXPERIENCE

From the TV at home
to the phone away.

Five AI concept scenes show the path from opening PawWatch to seeing the dogs through the TV webcam.

AI concept of the normal Google TV home screen with PawWatch selected in the apps row
TV / OPENPawWatch sits in the TV app row.

A familiar starting point for the person looking after the dogs.

AI concept of the PawWatch iPhone web app start screen with a private room and check button
IPHONE / JOINOpen the private room.

The phone checks its connection before starting a call.

AI concept of the PawWatch TV app waiting for an iPhone call in the same living room
TV / READYThe home call station waits.

The camera and microphone are intended to activate only after the TV user continues.

AI concept of the PawWatch iPhone camera check with a privacy-safe user live video placeholder and Call home button
IPHONE / CHECKCheck the phone before calling.

The private camera check leads to PawWatch’s own “Call home” action.

AI concept of the iPhone video feed from the TV-mounted webcam, with two Jack Russells looking toward the lens
IPHONE / CONNECTEDSee and speak with them live.

The TV shows the caller. The phone sees the dogs from the webcam mounted on top of the TV, looking across the room.

All scenes are AI-generated illustrations of the experience. They are not screenshots of a live session.

HOW IT CONNECTS

A small idea across
two very different screens.

AT HOME

TV at home

A custom Android TV application works with a USB webcam and the television speakers.

AWAY

Phone away

A mobile-friendly iPhone web app lets the caller see the room and speak to the dogs.

BETWEEN

Private connection

WebRTC and LiveKit carry live two-way media, with short-lived access and Cloudflare-hosted web services.

BUILT FOR A REAL NEED

When the right app did not exist,
we made one.

PawWatch shows how JNIT can connect product thinking, device integration and cloud services around a specific problem.

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