ThirstyLight keeps watch on plants so you don't have to

While it won't keep watch on your plants and water them like some devices we've seen, the so-called ThirstyLight will at least handle one part of that equation, with it sending out a signal in the form of a blinkin' LED light when your plants' soil gets dry. That's handled by a "Drypoint Digital Circuit," which checks moisture levels once per second and is able to discern between five different levels of dryness (relayed to you by blinking patterns of increasing urgency). If that sounds like the solution to your plant problems, you can pick one up now for $10, or get 'em in bundles of three, six, or twelve at a discount.
















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Maximiliam @ Nov 24th 2007 11:31AM
I so need this.
euclid @ Nov 24th 2007 11:46AM
thats rather cool :) I'll probably get some.
Greg Thompson @ Nov 24th 2007 11:52AM
Shrek's Q-Tip's?
fraggle @ Nov 24th 2007 12:12PM
Also can be used in ones beer can to indicate to the misses she's late replenishing your ale.
Omar Narvaez @ Nov 24th 2007 1:16PM
i wonder what my cactus would think of this
Doug @ Nov 24th 2007 1:30PM
cool?
jeremyrx7 @ Nov 24th 2007 1:46PM
How hard is it to notice that your plants have dry soil???
Abuzar @ Nov 24th 2007 1:46PM
Will this work for my chickens? So difficult refilling their damn water all the time lol.
Jamie Magee @ Nov 24th 2007 1:55PM
This is a very basic electronics circuit. I built one similar to this back in school, when I was 13 (only 3 years ago). Mine only had 3 levels of dryness, but it would be easy to add another 2.
silverblackvoid @ Nov 24th 2007 2:54PM
cool. now my bonsai will remain nourished forever and it will help me create my ultimate Zen environment.
infinite knowledge potential and uber hacking experience.
Karim @ Nov 24th 2007 3:10PM
Houseplants: The Original Tamagotchi
Of course, now you'll need another device that tells you when your ThirstyLight batteries are running low.
Then another device that tells you when *that* device's batteries are running low.
u.s.w.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
John @ Nov 24th 2007 3:11PM
When light is wet, it is raining.
David @ Nov 24th 2007 3:25PM
will this work with infants
hackedbyjoe @ Nov 24th 2007 3:38PM
Great Idea! Probably not, set up like this, but I bet one could mod it so that would attach easily to a daiper.
Wwhat @ Nov 24th 2007 8:13PM
Nice definition of 'overpriced'
hp540 @ Nov 24th 2007 10:52PM
Needs a wi-fi transmitter so I can check the watering status of my plants from the comfort of my desktop computer or from the internets.
I can see that making them a lot more useful!
randy @ Nov 25th 2007 12:18AM
neat, but this basically turns you into a slave to your plant. No thanks. I have enough beeps commanding me to do things already.
Clancy @ Nov 25th 2007 1:48AM
We had these in time gone past about 10 years ago except ours where in the form of a bird on the end that used to chirp when the soil was dry and needed watering.
AU
Seakurt @ Nov 25th 2007 11:23AM
Once you start watering plants regularly then they just start to expect it.
mikejonas @ Nov 25th 2007 3:32PM
It would be cooler if it had a sound chip that screamed and moaned in agony, instead of a blinking light.
Jhinch @ Nov 26th 2007 1:53PM
I dont know if anyone noticed but probably due to this article this product is now sold out until Jan 08. What a shame... this seemed like a cool little gift to give for the holiday's.
shane @ Nov 26th 2007 7:47PM
This is pretty neat since I always forget to water the plants, and seems pretty clueless when the right usually is.