Well, this is one WAY to bring the Internet of Things to your face! While a vast majority of our blog posts tend to trend on the masculine side of the spectrum, this recent Indiegogo project is ideal for female engineers. Created by one Seoul, South Korea-based startup, WAY is a pocket-sized, personal skincare companion that […]
The Automatic dongle brings your car into the future. In today’s age of smart cars with their infotainment systems, backup assistance and self-parallel parking capabilities, it’s hard to envision a time when electronic windows were considered high-tech. As an increasing number of vehicles become connected, what about those dating back to the late ‘90s? Fortunately, Automatic has found a way to bring that ’99 […]
It’s official! Makers in the U.S. can now buy the 32-bit Arduino board online. In addition to a number of other announcements during his Maker Faire Bay Area “State of Arduino” address, Massimo Banzi had finally revealed the dates for the highly-anticipated Zero board to a standing-room only crowd. In fact, MAKE: Magazine would even go on to call it “one of the biggest […]
Here’s a look at some of the impressive projects from MakerCon 2015. Maker Week is well underway and safe to say that MakerCon kicked things off with a bang. There, we had the chance to engage in several lively discussions, listen to industry thought-leaders and visionaries, as well as receive hands-on demonstrations from some of today’s rising startups. As we walked through the historic […]
Zymbit launches the first pre-configured hardware software platform for building, connecting and publishing IoT projects. To kick off Maker Week, Zymbit has unveiled the first three products within its integrated Internet of Things (IoT) suite: the Zymbit Orange edge device, the Zymbit Iris interactive display and Zymbit Connect software. As previously discussed on Bits & Pieces, the platform is the first pre-configured hardware […]
PubNub’s Bhavana Srinivas demonstrates how to build a realtime temperature sensor with PubNub and Atmel. With the buzzword being Internet of Things (IoT), PubNub recently wanted to build something simple, yet powerful, that could extend beyond the hackerspace and be applied to the real world. It had to combine software and hardware, and allow people at home to […]
And so, the road to Maker Faire begins! Here’s a closer look at what you can expect from Atmel all week. Maker Faire season is officially underway and we’re just days out from the 10th annual flagship event here in the Bay Area. In 2014, we saw more than 1,100 Makers and 130,000 attendees pack the San Mateo Event Center for two days […]
This smart device will help you improve your car’s efficiency and improve road safety. While electric and even solar cars are gradually making their way to the market, for the vast majority of drivers, they are simply too expensive to justify — even despite the money that they may end up saving on gas. Fortunately, one Australian startup has devised a new solution that aims […]
Get your real-world Internet of Things ideas to market in days, not months. As the next frontier of the Internet approaches, the IoT represents a compelling opportunity across a staggering array of applications. That’s why the team behind Zymbit has developed an end-to-end platform of hardware and software devices that will enable Makers, engineers and developers alike to transform their ideas into real-world products […]
Let’s transition your products from a ‘dumb’ to ‘smart’ thing. Many enterprises, startups and organizations have already been exposed to the innovation land grab stemming from the rapidly evolving Internet of Things (IoT). What’s available in the product/market fit arena? This is the hunt to cease some segment of the multi-trillion dollar growth reported to gain from the IoT, […]
