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The meandering journey of NodeBots Interchange
What started as a plan to simply make components work a bit better with NodeBots turned into a way of managing any firmware using JavaScript.
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JavaScript: not just the language of the web
JS is moving out of the browser and into all manner of places. My notes and slides from my talk on this topic at JSFoo 15.
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Applying the lessons of mobile dev to IoT
IoT product development has the opportunity to draw on some of the lessons hard won over the years of developing for mobile.
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Controlling networked LEDs using a smartwatch
The ESP8266 is a capable device in its own right and can run a simple web server. Couple this with a smartwatch for control and you have some interesting remote control options.
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The role of context on ambient technologies
Ambient technologies are very hard to design well. A blinking light for a new email is novel for a few minutes before quickly becoming a distraction. This essay provides a model for thinking about ambient technologies and how a designer may maximise their use.
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Building an information radiator
"Information Radiators" - devices that use physical means to relay encoded information are great projects if you want to explore IoT. This post provides a how to example.
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Should JavaScript devs build real things?
JavaScript is leaving the browser and entering the real world. Is this just a bunch of web devs playing with hardware or are we starting to see a fundamental shift in the direction web technologies are taking?
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Towards a sensor commons
A quiet revolution is taking place in the Internet of Things world and it isn't one being orchestrated top down by the companies who want to Internet enable everything and make smart cities.