George Yu’s Node Gadget Can Measure Anything

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-12-13/george-yus-node-gadget-can-measure-anything#r=nav-r-story

  • * George Yu can take your temperature from two feet away, scan your house for leaky insulation, and determine the dampness of your basement with a gadget he invented called the Node, which works with an iPhone.
    就算站在两尺的距离, Georges Yu 也可以测量你的身体温度,扫描你的房子找寻漏洞和探查你的地下室潮湿度。他的新发明叫做Node, 可用于iPhone.
  • * The three-inch tube, which he describes as “a little Swiss Army knife of sensors” records the world around it and beams the data to the phone via Bluetooth.
    他把这个三英寸管的发明形容为”一个小瑞士军刀的感应器”。它可以记录周围的世界, 并通过蓝牙连接把数据传到手机。

  • * Users can screw on other sensors that measure moisture, temperature, light, and color to either end.
    用户可以装上其他感应器,例如测量湿度,温度,光线,和颜色的感应器。
  • * Yu built a prototype of Node and put the project on crowdfunding website Kickstarter, raising $76,000 in about a month.
    Yu先生做出Node的原型,并把它上载到Kickstarter网站,在一个月内筹集了大约76,000美元。
  • * The basic motion-sensing device costs $150, with the screw-on sensors ranging from $25 to $75.
    有基本动作感应设备的Node卖150美元,其它感应器则卖25美元到75美元不等。

Note: Chinese translation done by Jason