/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/b/spring-clean-projects-2026/posts/pill-reminderIntro A long time ago I wanted to make a Bluetooth connected pill reminder. A device that goes on the bottle cap of a pill bottle. Goal was to make a device that can detect if a pill bottle was opened and also trigger an alarm (visually on the bottleen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/spring-clean/b/spring-clean-projects-2026/posts/pill-reminderMon, 01 Jun 2026 02:19:29 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7c6754fd-f3e9-41ad-9cd5-019bac9cd9d0kmikemoo1<p>I have also had a &quot;Pill-minder&quot; idea for many years now.&nbsp; I am really surprised that there isn&#39;t a commercially available device that does what I want it to do - given the number of &quot;pill-minders&quot; that are available. And... it&#39;s phone based.&nbsp; I can&#39;t help but question the effiectiveness of another phone based app given the discussion raised in Top Tech Voices - Season 2 (please forgive me for mot rememebering the episode).&nbsp; While it might be useful for some... it would just be more white noise for me.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=29837&AppID=485&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">