• The Verge, Wednesday, February 10, 2016 9:05 AM

The biggest threats to the average device are physical: a stolen phone, a busted lock, or even an Evil Maid attack on your laptop. But while cybersecurity gets more and more advanced, physical security hasn’t changed much. We’ve seen smart doorbells and packaged security systems, but there’s no simple device to tell you if an object has been picked up or a door has been opened. Cameras have gotten cheaper and smarter, but distilling that video down to actual information can be unwieldy and time-consuming. In many ways, the toothpick in the doorframe is still the best solution we have. Today, a company called Metasensor is releasing an interesting approach to the problem. Called the Sensor-1, it’s a Bluetooth-powered motion sensor about the size of a macaroon, designed to give you an instant alert whenever someone moves the object it’s attached to. 

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