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Device allows soil to Twitter

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Submitted by PSmall on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 11:07

Remote communication of data is nothing new. Posting event notification on a website using free web services is.

Researchers at New York University's interactive telecommunications program have come up with a device that allows plants to tell owners when they need water or if they've had too much via the social network blogging service Twitter.
To date, Hartman and Faludi have sold nearly 100 of the Botanicalls kits for $99 each with the device needing to be assembled from basic parts which Faludi said can be challenging but worthwhile in the end.

Based on cost, the soil moisture device is likely a resistance based unit (example) A capacitance (aka frequency domain) probe (example) would be a nice adaptation.

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