Just plug any sensor into the board, download the necessary libraries and you have yourself an IoT device. Created by Dutch startup Avionics Control Systems, Plug ‘N’ IoT is an extremely easy way for Makers of all levels to design connected gizmos and gadgets. Whether it’s a securing a home with motion sensors or tracking a cat through GPS, anything is possible with four […]
Making your car ‘smarter’ is now as easy as plugging a USB drive into your computer. While one in five vehicles are expected to be Internet-enabled by 2019, there are more than 253 million cars on the road in the U.S. that remain disconnected from the web. Not to mention, even as this technology continues to evolve, the average car is still about 11 years […]
This family of 20+ wireless sensors enables Makers to devise their own connected solutions. Recently launched on Indiegogo, Aistin is a small, lightweight and modular sensor platform for the Internet of Things. The brainchild of former Nokia R&D team members who together make up iProtoXi, these low power, wireless devices are helping Makers bring their ideas to life by focusing on three main elements: compactness, expandability and mobility. “Instead […]
SODAQ is bringing the Internet of Things outdoors with its new matchbox-sized, solar-powered board. It’s safe to say that a vast majority of Kickstarter projects focused around the M2M and IoT space are seemingly designed with indoor connectivity in mind. As a result, Makers are often challenged with finding a decent solution to power their smart devices that can be easily and […]
Lumioto makes it easy to add expressive, professional LED effects to prototypes, design models and videos. It seems like these days, just about every product on the market contains at least one LED. The same goes for DIY projects. Sure, LED designs are great. However, if you’ve ever tried to configure them, you know just how tricky it can get. Even […]
Telefonica and GFI Informatique have developed a wearable device that will be able to stop heatstroke before it occurs. Recent studies have shown that long distance running involves a slightly increased risk of death but it’s heatstroke, not heart-related issues, that are the culprit. Luckily, when racers take their mark this weekend at the Proniño six-mile race in […]
This IoT platform enables users to build their connected product in a matter of days. Thingsquare, an IoT startup who has emerged as one of the pioneers in connected product development, has launched an open prototyping tier enabling engineers, designers and Makers to envision and prototype their smart devices in a matter of minutes. For those unfamiliar wtih Thingsquare, the all-in-one software platform provides Makers with all of the necessary […]
SIGFOX and IoT Denmark have unveiled plans to roll out the low-cost IoT network in the Scandinavian country. SIGFOX, a French company that has developed a network tailored for electronic sensors and a host of other smart devices, has announced plans for its network to arrive in Denmark next year. Through a partnership with Copenhagen-based startup IoT Denmark, the Scandinavian nation will join France, Spain, Portugal and the […]
EON is an open source JavaScript framework for creating beautiful realtime dashboards, charts and maps. The realtime publishing and streaming of data is a key component of the Internet of Things, especially when it comes to tracking and monitoring connected devices. We need a way to easily collect, detect, and distribute data as it’s created […]
WIOT is an Arduino-compatible board with an ESP-8266 interface and lithium-ion battery support. The brainchild of Ubld.It Electronics’ Chris Cockrum, WIOT is an open-source, rechargeable development board for the Internet of Things. Based on an ATmega32U4, WIOT features integrated Wi-Fi capabilities through an on-board ESP-8266 module. The extremely compact device, which measures just 3.82” x 1.02” in size, is also entirely Arduino-compatible. This lets users design and develop their connected project […]
