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this is funny and a good use of off the shelf apis but it strikes me as a rube Goldberg solution: he's going through AWS to twilio to his cell provider. they're
by mlevental 9y ago
this is funny and a good use of off the shelf apis but it strikes me as a rube Goldberg solution: he's going through AWS to twilio to his cell provider. they're in the same building. he could've hooked up any number of things involving things like RF, Arduino, or whatever. I mean yes you don't get to play with twilio and AWS iot but those are just apis...
- whoisjuan 9y agoProbably because a call is the most reliable way of getting the alert. There are many places in my apartment in which I can't get enough reception to browse a webpage but still can receive and place calls.
- jjeaff 9y agoI don't think that's what the poster meant. For example, a much easier solution would be an $11 wireless doorbell https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00M8AQLZS/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1520478047&sr=8-14&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=wireless+doorbell https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00M8AQLZS/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?ie...
- whoisjuan 9y agoHe changed his original comment. It was more vague hence my reply.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoI think the key here is having an IoT button. It's a pretty fool-proof interface, which is an absolute requirement for a toddler, but it does lock you into Amazon's world as your first step - from there, it totally makes sense to jump through the rest of the hoops.