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Ever wish you could control all of your electronics with a simple command, or just the push of a button? Well, armed with a Raspberry Pi, a smart phone, and PubNub’s Global Data Stream Network, you can make that dream a reality. Get ready to use your smart phone to be able to control outlets in your...

When Arduino released the MKR1000, they answered the wishes of developers everywhere who wanted a WiFi-enabled board without the added size and hassle of operating a WiFi shield. With its compact size and built-in WiFi capabilities, the MKR1000 is a perfect addition to almost any IoT project. In this...

In this blog post we are going to demonstrate how to embed PubNub inside WordPress to enable some cool real-time features within the WordPress platform. We will be building a plugin which can create a visualization of all the content within a WordPress site, and of course it will be able to update itself...

As expected, the popularity of IoT has been growing. Being able to connect to all of your physical objects and collect data and interact with them can significantly change how we live. It allows for an easier and more efficient life. There are many different setups available in creating an IoT project,...

At just under an inch and a half long and three quarters of an inch wide, Particle’s Photon is an easy fix for makers who want a compact, cloud-compatible board for their projects. Because while the small size is a major plus, the real selling point of this little board is the cloud integration that...

Since last July when I first developed for the Apple Watch, I have watched this wearable struggle to rise in popularity. Although it is just an extension of the iPhone, on which it relies heavily, some of its features are fun for both users and developers. HealthKit gives developers access to fitness...

Have you ever wanted to be able to control all the devices around you with just the the touch of a screen? Well, thanks to the ever growing Internet of Things, you’re getting closer and closer to making that dream a reality. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a simulated “smart...

With the steady rise of Apple Music, Apple has released an API allowing developers to check if a user is an Apple Music member, check which country the user account is associated with, queue up songs using song id’s for playback and can look at playlists the user already has or create a new one....

In part 1 of the Raspberry Pi Dashcam Series, we talked about how to create a powerful and low-cost embedded computing platform for “always on” live dashboard camera broadcast using the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and the Raspberry Pi 8MP Camera Module. With this hardware setup, we can broadcast...