My main phone is an iPhone but of course Notifon is compatible with Android and Windows Phone. For now PushingBox require a Google account, I plan to do a lot of development to make PushingBox even better. So don't worry, you can be a customer ;)

Of course the Node can trigger two states. So you know when it's open or closed. You can set a different message for each state.

Sorry, but just saying "it can do it" without explaining how, is not convincing!

The magnetic switch in the video - I have used before, and they do not distinguish between "open" and "closed".

When someone opens the garage door, a notification is sent: "garage door open".

When someone CLOSES the garage door, a notification is sent: "garage door open".

Unless you can provide further explanation, the device only notifies of "activity", not specific activity such as open or closed. In which case, you're being a tad misleading.

I think you should try again to play with your magnetic switch. Here is some help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_switch

Ok, thanks for the useful link (I think). When I played with wireless door sensors and Arduino, detecting door state reliably wasn't happening. Maybe it's the wired vs wireless factor that gives yours the edge. Maybe that's the trade off to know open/closed state with certainty, is to use wired sensors.

Simple, when you open your door, the Node wakes up during 40ms, transmits at 40mA to the Hub and goes back to sleep consuming less than 1uA. You can calculate the battery life yourself: http://oregonembedded.com/batterycalc.htm

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).

That's the point, I think I launched the campaign too soon. I didn't had a good press coverage on the launch day. One week later, I got answers from Mashable and Techcrunch reporters, they seemed very interested by Notifon, until I sent them the campaign link (with only 3% of the financial goal reached).

Good luck with the rest of it. I like the idea and it's definitely clear you have the tech down.

Thank you, I wanted the video short and demonstrative

Exactly, for Notifon the transmit time is 40ms. That's why it can run on a small and sexy coin battery (CR2032).

I much prefer standard mignon types. They are an ubiquity.

Thanks for those good recommendations, I think you're so right with the "notifying object" words! I think the Indiegogo page is better, I'll merge it with the main website.

Thanks, Z-Wave is also a good technology but I hate the "association" part, when you need to be at least 3 feets from the Hub. I don't think Z-Wave will survive in the next 5 years. Look at Philips Hue, they also chose ZigBee.

I know, it's all about the battery life (about years). The ZigBee chip require only 40mA in transmit and less than 1uA on idle mode... You can't do the same with a WiFi chip, ask Spark... Also, with Hub/Node there is no "association" need like entering the WPA key. It's all automatic