"Absolute horror of WiFi light switches"

An article titled 'absolute horror of WiFi light switches' from Terrence Eden. It is an interesting article on hardware and software issues that you may face when installing a specific light switch with IoT capabilities. Must read... Must read now if you are a bit paranoid about IoT.

One-Key form Milwaukee Tools

Milwaukee tools introduced a new system called One-Key that enables users to control, track and manage tools wirelessly.

X-files worthy intro video is below. Visit Milwaukee site for details.

We put a chip in it!

If you are interested in or working on IoT projects, you may also be interested in this tumblr site 'We put a chip in it!' Some of the videos are really funny; potential NSFW content.

We put a chip in it!

In some cases, you will find yourself wondering if the video is a legitimate product pitch or a spoof. There are a few that are very hard to tell :)

(Lifted from tumblr)

Particle Photon

Nope, not physics...

Particle is the (new) name of the company, Photon is one of their IoT devices.
Good documentation, nice interface, easy boot up. You have been informed; go get one!

Two features really impressed me:

• documentation and IDE which made bootstrapping lightning fast, and
• the fact that you are pushing code to a device behind your firewall

I2C Sensors from ControlEverything.com

A large set of sensor boards connected via I2C. From ControlEverything.com.

For example, a sender for Iso-Butane, LPG Propane and LNG natural gas; for $17 each.
Read details at here.

                    I²C Gas Sensor MQ-6 LPG Iso-Butane LPG Propane LNG Natural Gas 

ADC121C 12-Bit ADC I²C Mini Module  

Your home knows too much about your life!

Article on IoT from Propublica: "How much does your smart home know about you? That was the question that Charles Givre, a data scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton, set out to answer in a recent experiment."

Reads like a horror story, but there is more ‘meat’ if you read past first few paragraphs.

Amazon launches AWS IoT

Now, it is getting intersting...
Amazon announces AWS IoT platform (via TechCrunch)

https://aws.amazon.com/iot/

IFTTT Channels

Just looked at the available 'channels' on IFTTT and I am surprised with number of 'recipes' that are listed on the site. Also notable is the fact that 'Connected Home' section is the largest right now.

And, yes, there is an NPR channel. Wait! No Intuit channel?!