A few weeks ago we caught wind of a very cool new chip. It’s called the ESP8266, and it’s a WiFi module that allows you to connect just about any project to an 802.11 b/g/n network. It also costs $5.

Those small, super-cheap, ESP8266 modules are being installed everywhere, creating all sorts of frivolous internet connected thingamajigs. But consider this period as a training ground of sorts, as ...

The super-small Minnow Server enables small microcontrollers with no external memory to act as a real-time device management web server. The super-small Minnow Server enables small microcontrollers ...