Snail mail push alerts
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Uploaded by makemagazine on Dec 30, 2010
You can get iPhone push notifications from lots of online services, but what if you want something from your home to send you alerts? Learn how to get iPhone push notifications when your letter carrier delivers your mail with this Arduino project. No matter where you are, you'll be the first to know when the latest volume of MAKE magazine is delivered!
More information about this project (including the code) can be found here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/12/snail_mail_push_alerts.html
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CAN YOU USE PUSH ALERTS FOR, SAYY....CHEATERS??
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I see it now works without the proxy, would you kindly share how? T.T im no good at this
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Wow! If I was the mailman, you woudn have your Arduino and Ethernet Shield, they would be mine! AWESOME!
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My brother generated $1,000 within just a single month just from finding out the best way to be able to build email lists, he he learned this study course known as: Impact Cash Formula, its got to be the best course for making money online!
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attach a really tiny one to your girlfriends bra snap and you will get a push alert if she takes it off and if she does during an odd time you know shes cheating
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wtf... I just call that lazy. walk to your mailbox and check it. Oh wait there is an easier way, 9 time out of 10 the postal carrier come the same time every day
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Not if you are at work, daah :P
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Hi there, Matt. I want to ask you, can i use android for this?
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would this work with a DSL cable?
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@makemagazine Great video. very useful .. but Is there an equivalent of prowl on Android? please help
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Sell this idea to a home security or car alarm company. Have the device send a push when a door or window is opened on the house or car.
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The problem is: My mailbox ha neither ethernet nor electricity! Do u have a WLAN module powered by some batteries?
NikiLaus2005 1 year ago 13
Click the link in the description to check out the blog post about this project. Some of the commenters discuss a method of doing it wirelessly.
makemagazine in reply to NikiLaus2005 (Show the comment) 1 year ago 4