Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio

Posted by cjoh on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @10:52AM
from the sunlightlabs.com dept.

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by joshu on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @12:03PM (#1129194)

I've wanted to build this for my garage door for a while. I'm always paranoid that I left it open.

Wish I didn't have to rely on the internet being up, though...

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by mrshoe on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @12:22PM (#1129238)

Kind of like Brad Fitzpatrick's Android proximity garage door opener? http://brad.livejournal.com/2394220.html

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by jonknee on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @01:29PM (#1129385)

If you want a more slick package there are devices made just for this. Here's a Bluetooth lock controller for example: http://www.smarthome.com/70470/ECKey-EK2-Bluetooth-enabled-V...

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by sbma44 on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @03:39PM (#1129793)

Sure, but that's much less fun. (and this router is currently only $60 shipped from Newegg -- that, plus maybe $10 worth of Radioshack components).

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by mey on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @12:03PM (#1129192)

Why hack up an entire router? Surely there is a better solution for a networked light switch.

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by ryanpetrich on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @03:50PM (#1129822)

There's probably a more elegant solution, but I doubt there's a cheaper one (at such a low quantity)

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by sync on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @12:36PM (#1129260)

... and if the power goes out?

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by jonknee on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @01:21PM (#1129364)

Then the lab wouldn't be too useful anyway and the existing keycard system would also be up a creek.

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by charlesdm on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @01:23PM (#1129368)

This is great. I need to get this!

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Re:Replacing the office keys with iPhones, N1s and Twilio by toddh on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @11:21AM (#1129103)

Love it.

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