Arduino Inks IoT Deal With Telstra

At the end of the November 2018 Australian teleco Telstra announced they were partnering with open source hardware leader Arduino to bring next-generation networks and hardware to Australian developers and engineers. As part of the deal, Telstra will sell local developers the forthcoming MKR NB 1500 development board along with a M2M SIM card. The…

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GoR Podcast 86: IoT Hacks, Command Lines, Python GUIs and Parts Inventory

Gears of Resistance #86 for September 3, 2018 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2018/GOR_0086_3SEP18.mp3 This week we cover: PySimpleGUI TensorFlow on Raspberry Pi Inventory:  OpenBOM |PartsBox.io |Mouser Inventory Management Arduino Command Line Interface Police Camera Vulnerabilities Hacking Networks via Fax Machines IoT BotNets to attack Energy Grid Demand [Download] For more DIY/Maker, OSHW, FOSS, CyberSec, and STEAM news follow along…

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GoR Podcast 85: IoT Securitygasm

Gears of Resistance #85 for August 14, 2018 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2018/GOR_0085_14AUG18.mp3 This week we cover: EECatalog Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 | CAN Shield | RS485 Shield Microchip ECC508A CryptoAuthentication Chip Microsoft Azure Sphere | 7 Properties of Secured Devices Embedded Vulnerability Assessment Tools Google Tensor Processing Unit Hardware Apple Joins Smart Home Mesh Networking Standards Group WannaCry…

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Open Hardware or Secure IoT: Is It a Mutually Exclusive Choice?

Despite the eye rolls sometimes given to the name “Internet of Things” or IoT for short, no one is arguing that the future isn’t connected. Market soothsayers such as Business Insider recently release their revised 2018 IoT market predictions. Some highlights include 1 billion installed IoT devices in just U.S. homes will occur by 2023….

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Arduino Graduates, Enters the Professional World

The humble Arduino embedded development platform marked it’s 15th year of existence recently. Ever since the original RS-232 serial port-based Arduino became a reality, the companies behind the platform have made steady progress in improving the capabilities with each new generations of boards. The board and the associated C-based programming language (originally called Wiring) were…

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GoR 22: 3D Printing + Woodworking and OSHW News

Gears of Resistance Episode 22 for October 8, 2016 Divorce Averted: Arduino.cc and Arduino.org Make Nice Arduino ESLOV | Kickstarter ESP 32 Stuff | 2 | 3  |  GitHub IoT Botnet For more tech news and how-to’s follow along on Google+ and check out our YouTube Channel. Music is “Computer Control” by Tom Woxom, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ CC:…

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GoR 21: Not Your Grandpa’s DIY

Gears of Resistance Episode #21 for 17 April 2016   http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2016/GOR_0021_17APR16.mp3   This week we cover: Arduino MKR1000 Hackster.io Johnny-Five.io JavaScript Robotic Framework MPLABX Xpress IDE Embroidered Antennas Sewing Loops Mandrels (for making wire loops and coils) Silhouette Portrait 2D Design: Pixelmator  |  AutoDesk Graphic 3D DESIGN: SketchUp   |  AutoDesk 123D Design Pepakura Designer Matboard Airbrushing Super…

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GOR 18: PCB Design Resources

  Gears of Resistance Episode #18 8 November 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0018_8NOV15.mp3   This week the stories are: Extra Life Fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals KiCAD EagleCAD Simon Monk EagleCAD Book Fritzing Simon Monk Fritzing Book Mouser MultiSIM Blue SparkFun According to Pete PCB YouTube Videos SparkFun DRC Rules How to Create Arduino PCB Shield CircuitCalculator.com SMD…

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Lighting up the IoT with a Particle.io Photon

UPDATE:  The code is now up on Github: https://github.com/geekcowboy/PhotonNodeJS Gears of Resistance Episode #14 6 September 2015             http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0014_6SEP15.mp3   This week we show off some code to make the Particle.io Photon get on the web to help power the DIY Internet of Things. Check back soon for the links to the…

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DIY Wearables 101

Gears of Resistance Episode #13 30 August 2015               http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0013_30AUG15.mp3   This week we cover it all, including: MSP432 TI LaunchPad Particle.io Photon LightBlue Bean [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog, follow along on Google+, and check out our YouTube Channel. Or listen to the audio only…

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