BERRY IMPACT RECORDING DEVICE

1 . A berry impact recording device, comprising:

a shell;

a sensor located within the shell, wherein the sensor is configured to at least:

detect an acceleration of the berry impact recording device;

report the acceleration of the berry impact recording device to an integrated circuit within the shell;

detect a pressure applied to the berry impact recording device; and

report the pressure applied to the berry impact recording device to the integrated circuit; and

wherein the integrated circuit is configured to at least:

record the acceleration of the berry impact recording device and a timestamp corresponding to when the acceleration was reported or detected; and

record the pressure applied to the berry impact recording device and a timestamp corresponding to when the pressure was reported or detected.

2 . The berry impact recording device of claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises a shape of a berry and at least one dimension of the berry.

3 . The berry impact recording device of claim 1 , wherein the integrated circuit is further configured to at least:

determine that a magnitude of the acceleration exceeds a predefined threshold; and

record the acceleration and the timestamp in response to a determination that the magnitude of the acceleration exceeds the predefined threshold.

4 . The berry impact recording device of claim 1 , wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration vector corresponding to an X-axis.

5 . The berry impact recording device of claim 1 , wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration vector corresponding to a Y-axis.

6 . The berry impact recording device of claim 1 , wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration vector corresponding to a Z-axis.

7 . The berry impact recording device of claim 1 , further comprising a serial port interface communicatively coupled with the integrated circuit and externally accessible through the shell.

8 . The berry impact recording device of claim 1 , further comprising a universal serial bus (USB) interface communicatively coupled with the integrated circuit and externally accessible through the shell.

9 . An apparatus, comprising:

a shell;

a sensor located within the shell, wherein the sensor is configured to at least detect an acceleration of the apparatus and report the acceleration of the apparatus; and

at least one integrated circuit within the shell, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to at least:

record the acceleration of the apparatus reported by the sensor and a timestamp corresponding to the reported acceleration of the apparatus.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the sensor comprises a first sensor and the apparatus further comprises:

a second sensor located within the shell, wherein the second sensor is configured to at least detect a pressure applied to the apparatus and report the pressure applied to the apparatus; and

the at least one integrated circuit is further configured to at least record the pressure applied to the apparatus reported by the sensor and a timestamp corresponding to the reported pressure.

11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the shell comprises a shape of a berry and at least one dimension of the berry.

12 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one integrated circuit is further configured to at least:

determine that a magnitude of the acceleration exceeds a predefined threshold; and

record the acceleration and the timestamp in response to a determination that the magnitude of the acceleration exceeds the predefined threshold.

13 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration vector corresponding to an X-axis.

14 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration vector corresponding to a Y-axis.

15 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the acceleration comprises an acceleration vector corresponding to a Z-axis.

16 . A system, comprising:

a spherical shell comprising:

a diameter not greater than a quarter of an inch; and

a hole shaped to match an external communications interface;

a circuit board within the shell and comprising:

the external communications interface; and

a microcontroller; and

a sensor within the shell and communicatively coupled to the microcontroller.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the external communications interface comprises a serial port interface complying with the RS-232 standard.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the external communications interface comprises a universal serial bus (USB) interface complying with a version of the USB protocol.

19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the sensor comprises an accelerometer.

20 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the sensor comprises a pressure sensor.