Kickstarter Project Connects Your Mobile Device to the Real World [VIDEO]

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A new Kickstarter project wants to build an even closer connection between our real lives and mobile devices.

The Rowdy Robot team has created a device called Tōd, which it hopes the Kickstarter community will be eager to fund. Tōd is a programmable Bluetooth dongle you can connect with Bluetooth 4.0-enabled devices, such as the iPhone 4s, Droid RAZR, and HTC One S and One X.

You connect Tōgs to real world things in your life -- like your dog or car. The device uses proximity triggers, which work at up to a 500 foot range, and connect to a Tōd app on your smartphone to keep track of your belongings. You could use Tōd to find where you parked your car or attach one to your pet's collar so it doesn't get lost. You can learn more about the proposed product from the team's video pitch, embedded above.

Tōd's almost halfway to its $50,000 goal. Does it sound like a gadget you'd purchase?

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