There is a special kind of modern irony in watching a "smart" home device completely fail to function just because a remote cloud server on the other side of the ocean went offline. It is a subtle reminder of why local control and open-source infrastructure matter so much. 🤖😭
For a great mix of local smart home tech and excellent tech commentary, check out these accounts:
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The first integrated circuit was built in 1958. While his colleagues were away on summer break, Texas Instruments engineer Jack Kilby wired up the first working microchip from a single sliver of germanium. Months later Robert Noyce added the silicon planar process - and every microcontroller, sensor, and IoT device since descends from that prototype. Kilby won the 2000 Nobel Prize for it. fluidwire.com
📟️ FlipCTL — our GUI framework for embedded Linux systems
｢ NO ONE WANTS TO CREATE PIXEL-PERFECT INTERFACES for small screens - it's a pain, even for us. But we've become pretty good at it, and we believe we can contribute to the industry by creating a universal graphical interface framework. Since we were doing this for Flipper One anyway, we decided to open it up for others to use in their own projects ｣
https://blog.flipper.net/flipctl-our-gui-framework-for-embedded-linux-systems/
Do you know why Flipper Zero is so popular? Not because of the little cute dolphin, but because you can use it right out of the box. If we made Flipper Zero in a Proxmark3-like form factor without a screen (no offense, Iceman), it would only be used by a
Applications for the H1 of 2026 for #ThreadGroup's Innovation Enabler Program close at the end of June! If you are an #IoT startup interested in the use of #ThreadTechnology, be sure to apply for a chance to win a 2-year complimentary Thread Group membership (First year at Contributor level, second year at Implementer level.)
Learn more: https://www.threadgroup.org/thread-group#Innovationenableraward
This week's featured part:
Big news para sa Pinoy maker community: Circuit.Rocks is now an official DFRobot distributor in the Philippines. Gravity sensors, FireBeetle, LattePanda, HuskyLens, Boson STEM kits - lahat may stock locally, same-day Manila shipping.
Verified at dfrobot.com/distributor
Read the full announcement: https://blog.circuit.rocks/circuit-rocks-is-now-an-official-dfrobot-distributor-in-the-philippines
#Sensors #IoT #Electronics #DataAcquisition #Embedded #Circuitrocks
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