I came across ‘super mechanical’ this afternoon. Two chaps formerly of MIT in Boston. They invent things like wallets that physically alert you to overspending online, furniture that turns digital communication into physical images and vice versa and their latest product – TWINE – a little battery powered box with sensors and WiFi connectivity that enables your house, or belongings to talk to you, well, send you a pre-determined alert message.
The beauty of this bit of kit is the set up. No coding, or instructional PDFs, just a simple user friendly rules based online app.
Use the temperature check to keep tabs on your wine cellar when you’re out for dinner. Or use the vibration sensor to keep guard on the biscuit tin when you’re grazing elsewhere. The uses are endless and at $99 a unit, its well worth a discretionary purchase – you may need to join the queue though. There’s a waiting list and the first products off the line will ship in the spring.
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