6 Jun, 2017
Siraj Raval explores adding some AI to hardware project: Smart Blinds. Very interesting how the IoT and AI can play together to make a smarter world. Etan and I are going to show you how to make smart blinds using the Raspberry Pi and some components! The blinds will detect...
6 Jun, 2017
Afrotechmods has a great 15 minute primer on Arduino and what you can do with it.
This talk by Aidan Boran describes how Node.js was used in a number of his recent IoT projects that make use of computer vision, machine learning and dashboarding.
University of Cambridge’s Professor Ross Anderson explains why safety should be higher on the IoT agenda than privacy. Considering that a hacked car that could kill you, this is some seriously disconcerting stuff..
4 Apr, 2017
Inspired by the recent Arduino Day, I was thinking it would be cool to make Alexa a friend. This video makes it look easy.
4 Apr, 2017
On Saturday, I took the kids to the MoCo Maker Meetup’s Arduino Day in Rockville. Amazing! We even won the door prize of an Arduino Starter Kit. Look for that unboxing video on Frank’s World TV!
IoT / Windows / Windows 10
3 Apr, 2017
ExplainingComputers has a great explainer video on the Latte Panda board.
An Annapolis startup is taking the Magic Mirror and Alexa to the next level by combining the two. Cofounders KC Beard and Max Randall are rolling out a product called the Daptly Display that adds new features around the voice control assistant. They developed the idea while attending college together....
20 Mar, 2017
If you thought the previous post on adding an Arduino and sensors to your garden was overkill, then you haven’t yet met FarmBot. FarmBot is an open source hardware and software solution to fully automate your garden. The data scientist in me wants to get my hands on all that...
20 Mar, 2017
Technically speaking, today marks the first day of Spring (in the Northern Hemisphere, at least). And with Spring comes time to start gardening. As a geek, I want to try sprinkling some IoT magic to help me grow out a garden. Here’s an interesting video from someone who’s done just...
