[kingkawn]

Mesh with the other Apple/et al devices in the room to take multiple samples and aggregate the results for an overall picture of the ambient co2

[stonegray]

Just waiting for the followup post on HN: How I sent CO2 warnings to my entire office using an ESP32

[amelius]

What if a movie theater puts an Apple CO2 meter next to an air inlet? Everybody will think the air is safe.

[kingkawn]

If that’s the sole source and the application does thoughtful analysis it could determine that there are sections of the room that are better than others, yes

[amelius]

But realistically, using what sensors?

And (maybe less realistically) what if the theater puts 5 Apple sensors inside a sealed CO2-free chamber, spread around the room?

[kingkawn]

That’s the point of this thread that each device would have a small sensor that would sync and aggregate with others in the room

[amelius]

I think the thread established that CO2 sensors are too bulky for that.

[mrgyro]

So were most other sensors before Apple (and their suppliers) miniaturised the sensors. Gps and imu was huge in the 90s, several pound each.