[ubuntu-florida] Embedded wifi device

[youssef alhindi]

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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