“Maker” Tools for the IoT

The “Maker” Tools for the IoT, stuff that arrived in 2014.

From the Raspberry Pi, Gizmo, Edison, and Arduino development boards to the availability of inexpensive, tiny processors, sensors, and microcontrollers for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, we’re on the brink of a new era of distributed innovation in computing. Just as Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak famously built Apple out of a Silicon Valley garage—though the bit about the actual garage is a myth, according to Woz—small-scale operations are now poised to challenge tech giants with the next wave of clever, connected devices that make our homes smarter, our factories more efficient, and even turn our clothing and accessories into intelligent computing engines.

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