Your Smartphone May Soon Alert You When You Get Snail Mail

There are many reasons to put off a trip to the mailbox: extreme temperatures, injuries, pure laziness, not to mention the disappointment of going through all that trouble only to greet an empty mailbox. Postifier, currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, attempts to tackle this issue by notifying you via smartphone if your mail has arrived. See also: Technostalgia: 20 Misty Memories of Personal Computing Here's how it works: The device's Bluetooth monitor is placed inside the mailbox, and its senso...