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InsightsJun 20, 2018

Biruino – An Arduino-powered Beer Tap with PubNub & RFIDs

How a company built an Arduino-powered beer tap with PubNub and RFIDs to grant access and track consumption of beer.

Jordan Schuetz
Jordan Schuetz
Developer Advocate, MuleSoft
InsightsMay 8, 2018

Security in IoT: What It Is and Why It Matters

IoT security has been a predominant topic of discussion, both for IoT businesses and their end users, for the last decade. Several widely publicized incidents demonstrated how easy it was for unsecured IoT devices to be manipulated for malicious intent.

Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
InsightsMay 7, 2018

Comparing Functions vs. AWS Lambda Functions

In one way or another, we’re often asked, “is Functions the same as AWS Lambda?” A breakdown of the similarities, differences, and use cases for Functions vs. Lambda.

Adam Bavosa
Adam Bavosa
Developer Relations Manager, PubNub
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InsightsMay 3, 2018

Capacitive Touch Sensors Demystified

This article explains how capacitive touch sensing, which lets a human trigger an input with little or no physical force, works and some different applications. This technology is used for DIY/Arduino projects as well as consumer products such as smartphones.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
InsightsApr 30, 2018

Creating a Scooter Sharing App Like Bird, Spin and Lime

With Project EON, you can create your own rideshare scooter application in just a few minutes and try to address this problem that is facing these emerging companies.

Jordan Schuetz
Jordan Schuetz
Developer Advocate, MuleSoft
InsightsApr 17, 2018

How IoT is Vulnerable Within the Scope of GDPR

Today, companies who power platforms for IoT, gaming or web applications, and any site that leverages notifications and/or chat need to be deeply in touch with the data they process.

Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
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InsightsApr 17, 2018

Can Your App Become GDPR Compliant?

Built with ‘security by design’, PubNub was built with developers in mind. And with onset of GDPR, PubNub delivers key components to help you comply.

Stephen Blum
Stephen Blum
CTO, PubNub
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InsightsApr 11, 2018

The Future of IoT

IoT devices are becoming a part of the mainstream electronics culture and people are adopting smart devices into their homes faster than ever.

Jordan Schuetz
Jordan Schuetz
Developer Advocate, MuleSoft
InsightsMar 7, 2018

Which Pi is Right for Your Project?

A look at the pros and cons of Raspberry Pi boards, comparing the Raspberry Pi 3 vs the Zero/Zero W vs the 1/2.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll