WiFi and Bluetooth were never meant to be the radios used by a billion Internet of Things hats, umbrellas, irrigation systems, or any other device that makes a worldwide network of things interesting.

While designing an internet of things (IoT) project that also required a long radio-frequency link, it occurred to me that there are pre-wired modules already built to do that. In fact, not only do ...

If you’re unfamiliar with electronics-building kits, Arduino is part hardware, part software. It is an open-source platform that you can use to learn about coding and electrical components, or you can ...