RuuviTag - Open-Source Bluetooth Sensor Beacon

A project in Oulu, Finland by Sharnon Tulabadi
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Open-source sensor beacon platform designed especially for makers, developers and IoT companies.
Backers: 2478
Average Pledge Per Backer: $69

Funded: $170,525 of $10,000
Dates: Jun 27th -> Aug 11th (45 days)
Project By: Sharnon Tulabadi
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Latest News

New Rewards + $175k Stretch Goal

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
$150,000 stretch goal is now unlocked and we'll enhance the enclosure as promised. Thank you all! More and better softwareIf we'll reach the next stretch goal, we'll hire an embedded programmer to help with the software projects. This would mean more... (Read More)

NFC Antenna Performance Tests

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Coool, more than $148k backed! So excited to see how many backers will find us before the time is up! Just a quick update here: Yesterday we made some test with the NFC antenna and it's performing great! Even better than we thought it would. Having... (Read More)

Waterproof enclosure?

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
As you probably already know, we're going to ship a free enclosure with every single RuuviTag ($50k stretch goal). RuuviTag isn't just a toy. It's a nice tool for prototyping, but also a powerful low-cost sensor node for companies to use. This is why... (Read More)

$150k Stretch Goal

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
$100,000 stretch goal is unlocked. Hooray! For the next stretch goal, we decided to enhance the enclosure so that environmental sensors (temperature, humidity and air pressure) would perform better. There are several potential techniques how to make... (Read More)

Featured Project in Technology Category

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Kickstarter has featured RuuviTag project in their Technology Category. There are totally 623 live technology projects on Kickstarter right now. We also earned a Project We Love badge a few days ago. Big thanks for your support so far! $100k... (Read More)

Finding a real Pokémon using the Physical Web

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Half of the world is finding Pokémons right now. We decided to help people who don't want to install the app:    There are so many possibilities how to use this technology. What is your idea?  (Read More)

Spontaneous geocaching?

July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been wondering a while if someone is already using Bluetooth Smart beacons to set up caches that could be found by anyone without even knowing what "geocaching" means. What? Beacon = geocache (aka treasure) Battery life up to 10 years... (Read More)

RC airplane field test (video)

July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday we started to think on our Slack team how neat it would be to have a simple firmware application to log (and transmit) realtime sensor information. You could put a RuuviTag wherever you want to and measure for example altitude and G-forces.... (Read More)

1000 backers and 600% funded

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Let's spread the word and unlock the next stretch goal? :P   A range test we made this weekend in Prague. Not bad? ;) And hey, finders keepers. Go and get a free RuuviTag prototype. And let us know if you find it!  (Read More)

$100k stretch goal: a FREE high temperature battery

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi guys from Prague, Czech Republic! We've thought this a lot. What would be the best $100k stretch goal because we already promised to ship a basic enclosure with every single board (the $50k goal). After much consideration, we got a perfect idea.... (Read More)

500% backed and the free enclosure stretch goal reached! Yess!

June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Unbelievable! Thank you, my new friends! It took only three days to get 500% backed. We'll keep our word and this means we're going to ship a free basic enclosure with every single device. No matter if you're a new backer or not. RuuviTag is a super... (Read More)

350% backed! The first stretch goal is getting closer

June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
One and a half days done and 350% funded. Not too bad, I would say! Thanks so much for your support so far! We've been thinking a lot what kind of enclosure would be the best choice to cover as many use-cases as possible. Although RuuviTag is pretty... (Read More)

Successfully funded ...in just 4 hours!

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
After months of hard work we finally launched this morning and were overwhelmed of the result. 4 hours and 100% done. Wow. Thank you so much for your support so far! We are aiming to go BIG and the first stretch goal isn't too far any more. Do you... (Read More)

Finnish Beacons Jump On Kickstarter

June 27th - via: arcticstartup.com
Finnish startup Ruuvi reached in just 4 hours the $10,000 target it had set for its Kickstarter campaign for raise money for production of its beacons. (Read More)

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