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Using Hacker News as a mechanical engineer with not much interest in software sometimes leads to cases where I misinterpret article titles.

I was very excited to find out how and why anybody would put BLE into a literal multi tool!



> Person 1: BLE in a Swiss-Army Knife.. what can you do with that?

> Person 2: Take a look.

"Your Swiss-Army Knife is now connected"

> Person 1: Nice.

> Person 2: Nice.


Imagine it connects to your phone and reports temperature, tilt, humidity, its location, works as a compass (Why not use the phone directly? Well maybe I need to monitor the trailer I am trying to get level as I adjust the front wheel?)


Oh look, it's downloading a software update!


Haha, looks like Victorinox did actually propose a "Presentation Pro" which was to include a bluetooth remote for powerpoint presentations. Doesn't seem to be for sale on the Victorinox website though.

https://www.engadget.com/2009/01/09/victorinox-presentation-...


Electrical engineer here: and I also read the title, wondering who would 'put BLE into a literal multi tool!' :-)


I thought "someone must already have done that", and sure enough: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1111407/Cutti...

(like all the larger Swiss Army knives, it's a gimmick.)




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