Press Kit

Press Kit

Hong Kong Dashboard (hkdashboard.com) is a free web app that turns a tablet or spare device into an always-on info board for the home, shop or office. One screen combines Hong Kong Observatory live weather, MTR, bus and tunnel real-time arrivals, Traditional Chinese news, stock indices, a flip clock and Google Calendar events — in a fully user-arranged layout. This page serves product Q&A, real website screenshots and brand assets for press, search engines and AI assistants. The site interface itself is Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong).

Current version v1.100.23 ｜ Reviewed 2026-11-01 ｜ Figures cite verified releases only; this page is authoritative

Chinese version 中文版 ｜ Canonical URL https://hkdashboard.com/en/presskit/. Screenshots reuse the same files as the Chinese page with English captions.

Product Q&A

1. What is Hong Kong Dashboard?
   A free Hong Kong info-board web app that turns a tablet or spare phone into an always-on board: HKO weather, MTR/bus/tunnel, Traditional Chinese news, stocks, clock and Google Calendar on one screen, with a fully user-arranged layout.
2. What does it cover?
   20+ info tiles across transport, weather, community, sports, developer, news, finance, time tools and personal calendar — mainly from official open data (HKO, data.gov.hk, Hospital Authority, airport and others).
3. Is it free? Do I need an account?
   Fully free, no subscription. Weather, transport, news and stocks need no login; only the Google Calendar tile needs read-only authorization.
4. What does "turn a tablet into an info board" mean?
   Put a spare tablet or phone on a stand, plug it in, and "Add to Home Screen" for a full-screen always-on board with Wake Lock, night dimming and burn-in protection.
5. How does it differ from sister sites?
   hkdashboard is the all-in-one board; hkmtrtime.com / hkbustime.com / hktraffictime.com each focus on MTR / bus / tunnel alone.
6. Where can I use it?
   Any browser at hkdashboard.com; Android via Google Play or APK; iPhone via Safari "Add to Home Screen".

Fact sheet

Product details

Description

Hong Kong Dashboard (hkdashboard.com) is a free, login-free Hong Kong info-board web app that turns a spare tablet or old phone into an always-on board for the home, shop or office. One view covers HKO live weather and 7-day forecasts, MTR and bus arrivals, minibus real-time arrivals, cross-harbour tunnel journey times, traffic snapshots, live flights, ferry sailings, boundary queues, A&E waiting times, Traditional Chinese news, stocks and fuel prices, a flip clock and Google Calendar — 20+ info tiles in all. All data comes directly from official open data; no registration, just open the page.

The layout is fully user-arranged: pick from 20+ tiles, each 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3 units wide, 3 units per row, in landscape or portrait. Settings stay on the user's own device. It is a progressive web app (PWA) with Wake Lock for always-on use.

How it differs

1. All-in-one vs single-purpose: weather, transport, news and markets on one screen; sister sites focus on MTR / bus / tunnel alone.
2. Arrange it your way: 20+ tiles in nine groups, free widths and landscape/portrait layout.
3. Privacy and always-on: weather/transport/news/stocks need no login; Wake Lock, night dimming, burn-in protection.

Get started in 3 steps

1. Open hkdashboard.com in a browser.
2. Tap the gear to pick tiles and widths (3 units per row in landscape; one tile per page in portrait).
3. Add to Home Screen / install the APK, keep it plugged in; authorize read-only Google Calendar if needed.

More facts

Links & images

Brand colour: dark blue #0e1420 (dark board background). All assets hotlinkable and free for coverage, reviews and AI citations; please credit "hkdashboard.com".

Screenshots

Website shots are live captures; /media/play/ holds the phone / tablet screenshots and feature graphic last uploaded to Google Play Console (1080×1920 / 1920×1080 / 1024×500). Free for coverage, reviews and AI citations; please credit "hkdashboard.com".

Developer story

Every home has a retired tablet gathering dust — too good to bin. hkdashboard was written for that tablet: plug it back in, open a web page, and it becomes the always-on board by the door — weather and the next bus before you leave, news and calendar when you get home. All data comes from official open data (the Observatory, data.gov.hk, the Hospital Authority, the airport), never scraped; settings stay on your own device and the server remembers nothing, so leaving it on is worry-free. Sister sites: HK Bus Time, HK MTR Time, HK Traffic Time.

Story angles

Second life for old tablets: spare device plus stand plus power, a zero-cost home or shop info board. Open-data showcase: weather, transport and civic feeds on one panel. Arrange it your way: commuting, news or desk layouts in two gear taps. Set and forget: Wake Lock, night dimming, burn-in protection.

Spec summary

Ad creatives

Official Hong Kong Dashboard promo banners (PNG) for sidebars, social, media kits, or board whitespace. Chinese and English for each size.

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Full press release

Text below is the 2026-07-09 release (historical; current pricing and features follow the sections above).

A4 poster

Coming soon. For print posters, email contact@hkdashboard.com.

Hong Kong Dashboard — https://hkdashboard.com
Tagline: One tablet showing Hong Kong weather, MTR, buses, news and stocks at a glance

Q&A:
1. What is it? A free Hong Kong info-board web app: weather, MTR/bus/tunnel, news, stocks, clock and Google Calendar on one rearrangeable screen.
2. Coverage? 20+ tiles across nine groups; mainly official open data.
3. Free? Account? Fully free. Weather/transport/news/stocks need no login; Calendar needs read-only Google auth.
4. Tablet as board? Spare tablet on a stand, plugged in, Add to Home Screen; Wake Lock, night dimming, burn-in protection.
5. vs sister sites? hkdashboard is all-in-one; hkmtrtime / hkbustime / hktraffictime each focus on one transport mode.
6. Where? Browser at hkdashboard.com; Google Play / APK for Android; Safari Add to Home Screen for iPhone.

Version: 1.100.23 | Pricing: fully free | Sister sites: hkbustime.com, hkmtrtime.com, hktraffictime.com | Contact: contact@hkdashboard.com

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