The Dohickey client is a python based GUI software tool which allows the user to list the hardware within his or her machine. Each piece of hardware is given its own id, and this id is then looked up online to see if there is any existing information about this hardware in the database. The GUI then allows the user to report to the server how well the hardware works, edit the information attached to that hardware and send in comments and instructions for the installation of the hardware, which will then be added to the online database. From that point on, anyone who browses the database online will be able to see that information. So, you get to find out about your hardware and help other people, all in one stroke.

• Information Display panel for hardware information.
• A starred rating system, and GUI toggles for the ratings.
• Automatically filling in certain information about user's hardware.
• Allow all gui, hardware information and field definitions to be translated into other languages.
• Show a computer information section detailing model and maker for specific pre-built machines.
• Package python into a standard python setup program allowing easy installation.
• Store ratings per distrobution, multiple rating scores.
• A QT version for KDE, and a command line version for servers.
• Gather information about installed, available and required kernel drivers.
• Reform Id's for Processor and Memory Banks for inclusion.
• Use of system board information for giving advice on upgrades (cpu/mem/gpu etc).
• Monitor inclusion via i2c/ddc, will require rewrite and possible merge of ddcprobe and ddccontrol packages.

All of these requests are being worked on, and will be fulfilled in subsequent releases of the Dohickey Client.