You could spend hundreds of dollars on specialized IoT appliances and fixtures, or you could just hack a smart plug and talk to it with your Linux system.
Flashing IoT devices with new firmware lets you wield control and keep them out of the cloud.
Create your own weighing device with easily available components and open source software.
Embedded Linux doesn’t have to be rocket science, which the Gnublin board clearly shows. If you want to learn how to read sensors, flip switches, and switch LEDs on ARM Linux, this tiny machine is perfect for your research.
"maddog" takes a look at the new C.H.I.P. project on Kickstarter that promises to produce a computer for nine dollars.
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