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Re:Show HN: I built this notifying device – electronics, cod... by lnanek2 on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @06:34PM (#7519531)
Wow, Amazed someone used ZigBee instead of Bluetooth Low Energy. There's just so many more BLE chips out there and Android and iOS phones are even compatible nowadays.
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Re:Show HN: I built this notifying device – electronics, cod... by clement87 on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @06:39PM (#7519560)
The key is to get notifications when you're away. BLE don't have a good range (about 10 meters). ZigBee is more like Wifi (about 50/100 meters).
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