
Sequential Japanese manga scenes showing Harold working through Emaki, with recognizable project evidence inside the illustrated world.


Feature: The TV is linked—and activity updates live.
Learned: The real test happens on the couch.
Emaki
Private media infrastructure made usable as one household product.
Open Emaki case notes +
ProblemPowerful self-hosted media systems expose fragmented admin tools, metadata, download, and device-playback problems.
DesignedA secure control plane, household profiles, React management surface, native Apple TV client, real-time activity, media identity, and device linking.
EvidenceOne system carries a household library from server and control plane to a dependable television experience, while the private implementation stays private.
ContributionSpecifications, architecture, implementation and integration, source review, validation gates, deployment, and real Apple TV/home-theater testing.