Brandon Cannaday talks about the major updates in the Internet of Things for the month of December. The biggest thing that happened since last update was the Raspberry Pi Zero, the new $5 chip.

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Brandon Cannaday
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Cincy IoT
Dec. 10, 2015

2. Raspberry PI Zero
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/
• A Broadcom 1GHz processor (40%
faster than Raspberry Pi 1)
• 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM
• A micro-SD card slot
• A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video
output
• Micro-USB sockets for data and power
• An unpopulated 40-pin GPIO header
• Identical pinout to Model A+/B+/2B
• $5

3. PI in XBox Controller
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2015/11/raspberry-pi-zero-hidden-in-an-xbox-controller
“Ok, so what can I do with a wafer-thin
Linux box? I had thought of turning it into
a simple door sensor, or perhaps wiring it
in to a lightswitch, or swallowing it to see
if I would get super powers. Then it struck
me - turn it into a games console!”

4. Windows 10 IoT
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2015/12/03/whats-new-for-windows-10-iot-this-fall
“Many of you asked us about support for
serial/UART on the Raspberry Pi and we
are pleased to say that you now have full
support for the TX/RX pins on the
Raspberry Pi2.”

5. The Things Network
http://thethingsnetwork.org
The Things Network is a global,
crowdsourced, open, free and
decentralized internet of things network.

6. Placemeter
http://www.psfk.com/2015/12/measure-outside-retail-activity-placemeter-window-sensor-foot-traffic-
stores.html
The Placemeter sensor is a $90 device that
wants to measure human activity outside
your retail door. While it might have
limited applications for the home, it’s a
solution for storeowners and other
businesses to measure pedestrian volume
outside their shop doors.

7. KICKSTARTER - MATRIX
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2061039712/matrix-the-internet-of-things-for-everyonetm
MATRIX lets you explore the world of
limitless Internet of Things applications.
• 15ish sensors (really 11)
• Programmable in JavaScript
• App store
• ~$200

8. KICKSTARTER - PINE A64
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pine64/pine-a64-first-15-64-bit-single-board-super-comput
PINE A64 is the world's first 64-bit
expandable Quad Core 1.2Ghz
supercomputer, tablet, media center,
and more... starting at just $15.

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Brandon Cannaday
@TheReddest
@GetStructure