GPS-enabled wind chimes sound off while geo-tracking

If you think the Dandellas were outlandish uses of GPS technology, here's one that comes mighty close to one-upping even those. The GPS-enabled wind chimes have DIY written all over them, and while the chimes themselves where purchased (after a failed attempt at creating his own, notably), basically everything else that makes the system tick was homegrown. Utilizing Mologogo, servos, circuit boards, and a good bit of coding, the GPS chimes emit their music whenever the tracked individual's cellphone moves in a user-selected path, essentially acting as an alert that someone's headed to their domicile. Of course, the actual options here are a tad limited (albeit very intriguing), but the foundation of the project could indeed be used for a much broader geo-tracking scenario. Regardless, we know there are folks out there eager to give this a whirl, and thankfully for you, everything you need to know (including the oh-so-critical code) is just a Read link away.

[Via MAKE]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 9:38PM]

what kind of enya-listening new age mumbo jumbo is this?

Fishes,
narco.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 10:37PM]

The article mentions Mologogo which is pretty cool. I bought one of their starter kits, which is basically just a modified boost mobile phone. It cost $99, and know I have a dedicated real-time car tracker for my 02 Lexus. If my daughter takes the Lexus out, I just pull up mologogo on my computer and I can see where she is and how fast she's driving! My wife wants to put one in the kids backpack...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 20th 2007 11:15PM]

creepy

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2007 1:56AM]

What about this wind chime table fountain, now this is a trip! http://www.raydspencer.com/product.asp?dept_id=4055&pfid=33539

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2007 12:07AM]

reminds me of the clock in harry potter; always shows where the Weasley's are. seems like a nice idea...conspiracy theories aside of course.