Smoking cigarettes as a habit is not illegal in most parts of the world, but there is always the health-oriented danger of passive smoking for non-smokers. To that end, there are obviously rules based on spatial denominations where smoking is prohibited – like in hotel lobbies, train stations, terminals and other public areas. However, that doesn’t stop the ‘sneaky’ smoker to occasionally take his/her puff in such demarcated areas. But as always, there is the ambit of technology that can come to the rescue – and this time it is in the form of the AirGuard, an advanced smoke detection device (by Fresh Air Sensor) that can smell out both cigarette and marijuana puffs.
The doobie-detection capacity comes from the incorporation of polymer films that have the capacity to gauge these kinds of unsavory yet secondhand smoke. And, once the AirGuard succeeds in finding out the culprit (or rather the culprit source), it can automatically whiff up a Wi-Fi based-alert message for the central system, which in turn keeps the real-time logs on such health-oriented transgressions. In other words, you commit the sin, and an email comes up in your computer directly from the upper administration – be it government counters or corporate offices.
As for the working scope of the AirGuard, the primary variant of the contraption is powered by a conventional outlet. It can be mounted on to walls with the help of tamper-proof screws and components – in case the frustrated smoker wants to get a little naughty. This collective mechanism is tailored to larger establishments like hotels, dormitories and other multi-unit complexes.
And, for those who want an individual version (in case they suspect their co-worker or diner neighbor), there is also a battery-powered handheld model that is ‘handily’ connected to the central system via Bluetooth from your Android-based mobile set (with a specific app). These detected ‘events’ are even stored in the internal-memory, and they can be easily retrieved with related time marks of the occurrences.
To find more info about the nifty product and tech, you can take a gander at the Fresh Air Sensor home site.
