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How to Build an Android Beacon (iBeacon) Detector
IoTApr 15, 2015

How to Build an Android Beacon (iBeacon) Detector

A tutorial of how to build an Android beacon (aka iBeacon) detector, the app that listens for signals from the emitter and triggers an action.
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Michael Carroll
Embedded Devices: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, & more
IoTApr 13, 2015

Embedded Devices: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, & more

A collection of tutorials and code walkthroughs on connecting embedded boards to the Internet, and a number of IoT projects as well.
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Developer Relations Team
Smart Cities Will Use 1.1 Billion Connected Devices
IoTApr 10, 2015

Smart Cities Will Use 1.1 Billion Connected Devices

The Internet of Things drives the new city, and smart cities are estimated to use 1.1 billion connected devices in 2015.
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Michael Carroll
Triggering littleBits with Node.js using Johnny-Five
IoTApr 9, 2015

Triggering littleBits with Node.js using Johnny-Five

How to trigger a littleBits LED light in real time whenever a tweet is sent through the Twitter firehose with Node.js using Johnny-Five.
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Michael Carroll
Tessel iBeacon Tutorial: Building the Broadcast Emitter | PubNub
IoTApr 9, 2015

Tessel iBeacon Tutorial: Building the Broadcast Emitter | PubNub

How to build a Tessel iBeacon emitter to publish data to a Tessel Beacon emitter. Part 3 of our series on building Tessel iBeacon technology with PubNub.
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Michael Carroll
Tessel iBeacon Tutorial: Building the Broadcast Detector
IoTApr 7, 2015

Tessel iBeacon Tutorial: Building the Broadcast Detector

How to build a Tessel iBeacon detector to receive data from a Tessel Beacon emitter. Part 2 of our series on building Tessel iBeacon technology with PubNub.
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Michael Carroll
Tessel Beacon with a BLE Module (Tutorial Overview) | PubNub
IoTApr 7, 2015

Tessel Beacon with a BLE Module (Tutorial Overview) | PubNub

How to build a smart, two-way Tessel beacon, including a full tutorial, code, and demo. This is the equivalent of an iBeacon made with Tessel.
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Michael Carroll
The Full PubNub Pub/Sub JavaScript API Tutorial
Apr 3, 2015

The Full PubNub Pub/Sub JavaScript API Tutorial

This full tutorial walks you through implementing the PubNub Publish/Subscribe JavaScript API
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Developer Relations Team
Build an Android Multi-user, Collaborative To-Do App
CollaborationApr 2, 2015

Build an Android Multi-user, Collaborative To-Do App

How to build a multi-user, collaborative to-do app with Java for Android mobile users. Full tutorial and downloadable, open source code.
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Michael Carroll