Idea: Tricorder other half [not relevant]
I´d love to see a "Tricorder" TOH, which gives us more control over the electromagnetic spectrum and data around us. To put it simple: Pack it with sensors!
This could be used for self monitoring, home automation and various analysis tasks.
Examples:
- DVB-T tuner (hopefully compatible with RTL-SDR)
- Infrared sensor and transmitter
- 433 Mhz Transceiver for home automation
- Ultrasonic sensor
- Barometric pressure sensor
The possibilities are endless :-)
My questions for you:
- what do you think about it? A waste of time or a cool toy?
- does anyone know if something like this is already in development?
- would this be hard as DIY project? Most components are cheap and talk i2c.
I think, it will be too startrekish. With star trek ambience and star trek design of TOH it will be interesting and somehow useful. But I don't mind where I could use it. imho
gunt3er ( 2014-03-11 10:11:42 +0200 )edit