TJ is all about making entry-level Thermal Imaging as open and affordable as possible. With that in mind, I've started on a journey of designing a device that's not only as inexpensive as possible but one that still squeezes the best available performance, convenience and flexibility, by means of clever hw/sw co-design :)

Affordability is paramount:

• The $99 version (using the D6T-1616L thermal sensor) will most probably offer the absolute best thermal imaging performance available at that price-point

• A $49-59 version (using the AMG883x thermal sensor) will also be offered for applications less-demanding performance-wise

Convenience is another aspect that I specifically targeted:

• You have an iOS device (iPhone, iPad, Ipod Touch) -> You simply plug TJ in your headphones jack and it's ready for use
• You have a device with an USB port (Android smartphone / tablet with USB OTG; Windows tablet, PC; Mac) -> You connect TJ to the USB port using a microUSB cable and it's ready for use

How about Flexibility:

• You want to connect remotely to TJ or want to connect to more than one device (think room occupation detection / people-counting applications etc.) 
  • TJ will have a small extension header that you can plug a 'dirt-cheap' $4.5 WIFI module like this ESP8266-based one (thanks Hackaday for the article on this module!)
    • just stack the WIFI module, apply power on TJ's USB connector / external powering pins or use a battery shield and it's ready to stream thermal data

• A Bluetooth Low-Energy shield based on the rather popular HM-10 $6 BLE module will also be designed and made available for low-range / low-power consumption interfacing

• You want to power TJ by battery?
  • A simple shield containing a LiPo charger IC, a power switch, an LED and a standard battery connector will be designed and made available