The wind on your phone
Soon you'll be able to turn your phone into an anemometerIf you’re into, sailing or or boating of any kind you’re going to want to know the wind speed and direction. Sure, you can get it off the weather report but that's not usually very accurate and it's not usually apecific to your area. That’s where Shaka comes in. It’s a tiny wind meter that works with your iPhone.
Shaka plugs into the phone’s headphone jack. Once it’s held into the wind and its blades start spinning, a paired app displays data such as wind speed, direction and temperature, in real time. That information can then be shared with your fellow sailors (or whatever the case may be) via a social network of your choice.
Even if you have no friends that share your wind-related pursuits, you can still check and/or contribute to wind data for your area, via a crowd-sourced wind map that is accessible through the app. You can also look back on the history of your wind readings.
Shaka isn’t available for purchase just yet, but the company’s says that they’re working on getting it to market as soon as possible. The estimated retail price is US$59. Although it presently only works with iOS devices, Android and Windows Phone versions are on the way.
- Source gizmag.com.au
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