[ubuntu-florida] Embedded wifi device
youssef alhindi
schindlershadow at gmail.com
Tue Jun 19 12:48:57 UTC 2012
pebble is Bluetooth, but it could work.
On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 7:02 AM, David Cabot
<dave.cabot at ossengineering.com>wrote:
> My apologies that this isn't a ubuntu Q. I need some ideas though.
>
> I've got a child with Downs and he thinks it's funny to escape the
> house. I've had strangers find him on the road. I've taken
> preventative measures, but he's too smart. A real Houdini.
>
> Yes, there are products out there, but they're expensive and
> subscription based. What I'm thinking is this. I need a device,
> about the size of a watch, that's wifi enabled. I can embed an app on
> it that will send a ping to a device on my local network. That
> device, most likely will look like a linksys router with a speaker and
> a button. If the receiver looses the signal for any amount of time,
> then an alarm will go off. The button is for indicating that we're
> leaving the house and not to monitor until the child gets back into
> range.
>
> It's the "watch" that I need help with. I know that there are SD
> cards that are wifi enabled. Has anyone since something like a watch
> that's wifi enabled?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
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