Google Beacon (suppository)

[Dex Sawash]

WTF does this really do? They shipped it to us at work. Looks really sneaky.
Why is it battery powered and shaped to slide up your gary?

[Zetetic]

That's not the shape I would choose to slide up my gary, but I suppose Google's industrial design isn't as good as some.

[Sebastian Cobb]

I was just saying to my colleagues the other day it was about time someone made a fitbit for the anus.

[Alberon]

Something for the smuggle-into-prison market perhaps?

[Twed]

Just a little Bluetooth Low Energy beacon. It says "Hi, I'm here, this is my identifier". That's it. It will last for ages on one set of batteries.

I used something similar (off-the-shelf parts, not commercial) for my home automation. When my phone detected the beacon (i.e. I have gone near to my house) it switched the lights on. Bit shit, use a motion sensor instead.