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NODE (wireless sensor) is a versatile first-generation handheld sensor measuring 1 inch in diameter and 3.75 inches wide that communicates wirelessly through low-energy Bluetooth 4.0 with Apple iOS devices.NODE has been attributed in the media as a “Swiss Army knife of sensors” similar to the “tricorder from Star Trek” and as a “powerhouse of quality sensors” that can “measure anything.”As of January 2013 five interchangeable sensor modules were available for purchase that can detect color gases ambient temperature barometric pressure motion surface temperature and other qualities.Mobile applications that display the data transmitted by the NODE can be developed thorough its open application programming interface (API).