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I would think that one hybrid option would be for the balls to enter into a low-power mode when out of cell signal range and simply store their coordinates once
by joncrane 8y ago
I would think that one hybrid option would be for the balls to enter into a low-power mode when out of cell signal range and simply store their coordinates once ever five minutes. Then when it washes upon the virtual shore, it connects and uploads its track.
- Cogito 8y agoWhat percentage of the coast lines around the world are covered by cell towers, I wonder? It would be an improvement over having to find them manually, but if you've gone to the effort to engineer an electronics package capable of connecting to a cell tower after years at sea you can probably get it to ping a satellite regularly "for free".