The device warns when the furniture is broken

Researchers David Carr and John Kestner at the Media Lab of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a special device called Twine , which monitors and informs the host of the events. Out with their family stuff like stuck pipes, flooded floors ...

The Twine is made of a rubberized 17cm ² block, powered by a battery, equipped with multiple sensors and with a wifi connection. Sensors include temperature, vibration and orientation sensors. There is also an external connector that allows users to add more humidity or door opening to the door and window.

To use Twine, users define the widgets they want to monitor via an application on the web, then set the rules and activate Twine to be able to receive e-mail messages or alerts. For example, put Twine on the water pipe and set the message alert when the temperature drops below 4 ^o C or use vibration sensor to tell when the clothes dryer stopped.