My main phone is an iPhone but of course Notifon is compatible with Android and Windows Phone.
For now PushingBox require a Google account, I plan to do a lot of development to make PushingBox even better. So don't worry, you can be a customer ;)
Simple, when you open your door, the Node wakes up during 40ms, transmits at 40mA to the Hub and goes back to sleep consuming less than 1uA.
You can calculate the battery life yourself: http://oregonembedded.com/batterycalc.htm
That's the point, I think I launched the campaign too soon. I didn't had a good press coverage on the launch day. One week later, I got answers from Mashable and Techcrunch reporters, they seemed very interested by Notifon, until I sent them the campaign link (with only 3% of the financial goal reached).
Thanks for the reply. This kind of price can be reach using Bluetooth Low Energy. Those chips are really cheap but as you might know, the range is too low.
Thanks for those good recommendations, I think you're so right with the "notifying object" words!
I think the Indiegogo page is better, I'll merge it with the main website.
Thanks, Z-Wave is also a good technology but I hate the "association" part, when you need to be at least 3 feets from the Hub. I don't think Z-Wave will survive in the next 5 years. Look at Philips Hue, they also chose ZigBee.
I know, it's all about the battery life (about years). The ZigBee chip require only 40mA in transmit and less than 1uA on idle mode...
You can't do the same with a WiFi chip, ask Spark...
Also, with Hub/Node there is no "association" need like entering the WPA key. It's all automatic
I use a technology called ZigBee. It's a wireless protocol made for Internet of Things devices. This part represent about 60% of the production cost. This chip is expensive but gives years of battery life.
Curious about what price did you expected?
Thank you. In fact, I haven't yet launch the mass production. I'm running a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to have at least 400 preorders.
As I have done a lot myself, I didn't had to invest so much. The only part that was done outside is the design of the plastic enclosure. I found a good designer in china, it cost me only 700$ for both Node and Hub with 3D printed prototype.
In total, I think I spent about 1500$. I had to buy an oscilloscope, some componants and others tools...