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Smart phone Wind Meter

MyAikenCheeks - 15-7-2013 at 09:20 PM

Anybody got a hold of one of these yet? Real cool idea, I think.
http://vaavud.com/

Smart phone Wind Meter

Successfully funded on Kickstarter
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Now available for pre-ordering.

We expect to ship the first devices in July 2013.
Confirmed support for the following hardware:
iPhone® 4, 4s, 5.
iPad® 2, 3 & 4 generation, mini
Samsung Galaxy® S2, S3, S4.

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Demoknight - 16-7-2013 at 10:04 AM

That looks really awesome!

Bladerunner - 16-7-2013 at 04:24 PM

I thought Iphone has an app for wind speed that doesn't require external equipment ? Works with sound I believe ?

Smart phone Wind Meter (iphone)

podsds - 17-7-2013 at 04:21 AM

Another iPhone meter that looks interesting.

http://shakaon.net/

csa_deadon - 17-7-2013 at 08:31 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Bladerunner  
I thought Iphone has an app for wind speed that doesn't require external equipment ? Works with sound I believe ?


They do but not very accurate.

zalex820 - 17-7-2013 at 09:48 AM

If this wind meter has no electronic parts how does it work? makes sound that the phones ear piece then picked up on?Seems like for 45 bucks I would rather just buy a real one.

WIllardTheGrey - 17-7-2013 at 12:28 PM

Quote:
The Vaavud wind meter contains no electronics, but still connects wirelessly to your phone... Wait, what ??

Yes, you read it correctly :-) The secret is two small magnets in the rotor. The magnetic field sensor in the phone can detect when they rotate, and by using algorithms normally used for sound processing, the rotations can be converted to wind speed. Complicated engineering, made user friendly and simple. In fact, nobody has utilized the smartphone magnetometer in this way before.


And from watching the kickstarter video it doesn't have to be plugged into the phone to work, just near it.

elfasa - 17-7-2013 at 01:35 PM

While I think its pretty nifty (especially that it goes into the 3.5mm jack :) ) in my opinion it's completely pointless!

You can get a cheap, but specific anemometer for less than it costs. Here's the things that bugs me, that means way you don't have to have your 500 dollar (minimum) phone / tablet out on the beach / field when your setting up or need to check.
Perhaps my beach is different, but sand gets everywhere. I don't want to be getting my phone out and playing with it with sandy hands and stuff.. Especially as you're going to have to play with the headphone jack! I take my phone with me, in case of an emergency, but it is tied up in a freezer food bag, in the internal pocket of my buggybags bag ! I don't get it out until I'm back at the car.

I don't know... It's cool, don't get me wrong, but to me it seems more of an design project than actually for the end user..

Tim

soliver - 17-7-2013 at 04:59 PM

Quote: Originally posted by elfasa  
While I think its pretty nifty (especially that it goes into the 3.5mm jack :) ) in my opinion it's completely pointless!

You can get a cheap, but specific anemometer for less than it costs. Here's the things that bugs me, that means way you don't have to have your 500 dollar (minimum) phone / tablet out on the beach / field when your setting up or need to check.
Perhaps my beach is different, but sand gets everywhere. I don't want to be getting my phone out and playing with it with sandy hands and stuff.. Especially as you're going to have to play with the headphone jack! I take my phone with me, in case of an emergency, but it is tied up in a freezer food bag, in the internal pocket of my buggybags bag ! I don't get it out until I'm back at the car.

I don't know... It's cool, don't get me wrong, but to me it seems more of an design project than actually for the end user..

Tim


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Sier_Pinski - 17-7-2013 at 05:48 PM

Quote: Originally posted by podsds  
Another iPhone meter that looks interesting.

http://shakaon.net/


Already saw that awhile ago; still can't believe it's $70 for half a functioning wind meter. :o

I'll just stick with my $40 wind meter from Fry's, thank you.

iPhone Shaka

podsds - 18-7-2013 at 12:46 PM

Hey Bladerunner
Shaka is producing a Wind Meter Device for the iPhone and a app to download. The wind meter device Shaka is much smaller than the vaavud wind meter device.

See the link below

http://shakaon.net/

Proletariat - 21-7-2013 at 10:43 AM

I actually threw some $$$ toward the kickstarter program. Hopefully mine will be here by August. When it gets here, I'll post a review, but I like that the size /form factor is the same as our atmospheric instruments.