The Sensordrone packs a myriad of environmental sensors that can provide information about the world around you into a device small enough to fit on a keyring.
Developed as a Kickstarter project, the wireless device transmits information to your smartphone using Bluetooth and runs a countless number of useful applications. The sensor device measures humidity levels in the air and monitors temperature, can detect traces of carbon monoxide in a room and can also act as an impromptu breathalyzer to test your Blood Alcohol Content -- just to name a few of its features.
After starting an application on one's phone, turning the sensor into a stud finder for example, the multifunctional gadget goes to work and transmits all the necessary information back to your phone for analysis.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Smartphone Sensors
- Developing smaller, more efficient sensors for smartphone devices that can provide in-the-moment analysis of a variety of factors
- Wireless Connectivity
- Creating and improving wireless technologies that support immediate data transmission between sensors and smartphones for analysis and monitoring
- Personal Environmental Monitoring
- Designing sensors that can be used by individuals to monitor their personal environment in real-time for health and safety purposes
Industries Being Reshaped
- Consumer Electronics
- Innovation within the consumer electronics industry to create smaller and more advanced sensors for use with smartphones and other mobile devices
- Health and Safety
- Developing sensors and technologies that can be used to monitor air quality, detect harmful chemicals, and provide other real-time environmental data for personal health and safety purposes
- Home Automation
- Integrating sensor technologies that can be used to monitor and control household environments for energy efficiency, safety, and convenience purposes
