Two popular starting points for hardware / software projects include Arduino and Raspberry Pi. On the surface they seem to be similar, but they are really very different. Check out this video to learn what sets them apart.

Looking to get started on connected things? The good news is that there’s a vibrant community, tools and frameworks to help kickstart your efforts. Don’t miss the following mostly open source options: Paho – scalable open-source implementations of open and standard messaging protocols Koneki – tools for Machine-to-Machine…

Meet the new face of business. A few young, bright, hopeful innovators start a company on an Internet-of-Things-idea. They need someone hardware oriented, one software developer and a CEO. Most importantly, they need a huge PRE-ORDER-button so the project gets funding without the hassle of…

It seems that open, cloud based, programmable, API-driven platforms for connecting objects to objects are on the rise. I just stumbled across Evrythng. Don’t miss it. Seems like something we should try out in our lab.

Meet Notifon, the notifying object. It will give “voice” to anything around your house, office, car… Now, everything can reach you or any other Internet-connected device. Let the things speak!