Re: bluetooth device for proximity detection

[Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>]

On 17 January 2012 15:14,  <byte.bucket () 4a44 com> wrote:
> > Hi
> > Has anyone set up their machines to auto-lock when they move away from
> > them using a bluetooth device? Seeing as I don't always take my phone
> > when I leave my desk I was wondering whether there were any other
> > devices that could be used for this, something small that could be
> > left in a pocket or on a belt loop. Ideally it would be a class 3 or 2
> > to keep the range short.
> >
> > What software is good for this for OS X and Linux?
> >
> > Robin
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> Your mobile phone?  This link was in a presentation Twitchy did back in
> 2006: http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/TIP_Bluetooth_Proximity_Monitor

The problem is that I don't always take my phone, I want something I
can just leave in a pocket or on my belt that I don't have to think
about picking up.
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