I completely agree.
It's a straightforward task to hook up an Arduino and a breadboard and LCD display.
I was thinking of ways to connect the Flotilla dock to a display.
(I've just ordered some USB-B breakout boards so that I can start tinkering.)
In my naivety I cant imagine it would be too difficult to get a Flotilla rope, attach it to a breadboard and a display.
(I'm sure it'd way more complicated than that.)
I think that adding a little display for showing say, a barometric graph over time would be neat.
I'm sure there a multitude of other viable uses too.