Some MIT Media Lab kids are building a ruggedized wireless sensor... http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/25/twine-foreshadows-a-future-where-all-objects-talk-to-the-internet/
...Supermechanical have built Twine, a sleek 2.5ยดยด rubber square which connects to Wifi ... you to program its sensors with natural language rules like "When: accelerometer is at rest, Then: Tweet" in the case of the laundry done thing, for example. You can hook up the battery operated Twine to communicate through SMS, Twitter, Email and even HTTP requests if you're into that sort of thing. The basic Twine comes with an internal temperature sensor and an internal accelerometer, and the Twine guys are making optional external sensors including a magnetic switch for doors, a moisture sensor and a breakout board for those of you that want to create your own DIY sensor action. ... Possible options include an RFID reader, a pressure sensor and/or current sensor. ...with a donation of $90 you can order your own Twine through Kickstarter... OK, so a microcontroller embedded in a 2.5 x 2.5 x .25 chunk of rubber. I guess I'd need to have a more compelling application in mind than notifying me when my clothes were dry before I'd pay $90. -Tom _______________________________________________ Hardwarehacking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking
