How about a “smart” postbox, everyone? A Tev Aviv, Israel-based startup is trying to “revolutionise” snail mail with Postybell, a post box sensor that can detect mail from any distance.
The cellular based sensor device sends you a real-time cellular alert when you receive post in your physical mail box, no matter how far you are from it. Postybell works with all phones, including house, cell, and smartphones. It simply rings the number you configure it to to let you know about your mail. To make things even more convenient, the startup Olsi has developed an app that “catches & records” and manages these alerts. The app currently supports Android devices, but an IOS version is next on the agenda.
“By providing you with total control over your post box, Postybell takes snail mail into the Online era, allowing you to review all logs and perform actions from any device”, Olsi’s CEO, Oren Lasman commented.
Eliminating the distance barrier, Postybell informs you when you receive letters or packages to your post box, wherever you are. Combining a proximity sensor and a GSM module, Postybell senses any movement in the post box, immediately notifying you. While past attempts have been made to create such a device, they all relied on Wifi or Bluetooth technologies, alerting you if you were a short distance from your post box.
Place Postybell in an “off limits” room and it will alert you when:
1. Someone enters
2. Place postybell in your private drawer, locker, or box and you’ll get an alert when
someone opens it.
Recently, Olsi launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise US $30,000. Funds raised will be used for the proposed iOS version, creating a product mold, as well as for production of Postybell’s first edition. Future upgrades to Postybell include a built-in camera that sends real-time pictures of new post mail and plans to expand Postybell’s capability range, by adding heat, humidity, and gas sensors.
Image Credit: Indiegogo/Olsi
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