[ubuntu-florida] Embedded wifi device

[David Cabot]

Unfortunately there's a house full. 8 in total.

These have been great ideas  everyone. Thanks so much!
On Jun 19, 2012 1:55 PM, "Ryan Parrish" <ryan at stickystyle.net> wrote:

> Have you considered any "lower" tech solutions?
> My daughter used to think it was a riot to escape as well and I picked
> up a low cost wireless "alarm" system (probably ~$50) from Home Depot
> and put sensors up high on all the doors and the receiver in the
> middle of the house.  I was able to set it up so in normal operation,
> anytime a door opened it gave a chime to alert me (sounded like a
> convenience store chime), and if I had to take a shower or something
> where I might not notice the chime I could arm it with a 4-digit
> passcode where it would make a much louder alarm noise I could hear
> anywhere.
>
>
> 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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