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IoT Projects
Space Biosphere is an Automatic Plant Watering Project
A beautifully designed acrylic biosphere to simulate a space environment where plant care is fully automated. – Hackster.io
Building a Cute CO2 Gauge
“I like looking at the little guy nudging me to open my windows more often”. This internet-connected CO2 gauge designed by Cyrill is unobtrusive, doesn’t require the use of a mobile phone, and is adorable! – kuenzi.dev
OpenAI Image Descriptors with the MEMENTO Camera
This is a great project from Adafruit’s Liz Clark to illustrate the power of OpenAI’s image description model and the new Adafruit MEMENTO camera kit. Images taken with the Adafruit MEMENTO camera are sent to OpenAI “to request a description of the image with various prompts”. The OpenAI response is visible on the camera’s display. – Adafruit Learning System
Never Miss a Meeting Ring
A wearable ring that changes colors to alert you of meetings and events. The LED lights signal your availability to other people in your house – “Green means you’re good to go, yellow signals a meeting soon, and red warns that your meeting is wrapping up. It’s intuitive, unobtrusive, and designed for the modern remote worker.” – Hackster.io
Light Vader – Haptic Light Dimmer
Christoph Döberl tweaked a motor fader from a mixpanel to use it as an internet-connected light dimmer with lots of IoT magic. – Adafruit Blog
IoT Bird Feeder Camera
This project is perfect for the spring season! A simple, internet-connected bird feeder camera with a sturdy 3D-printed enclosure. The camera detects birds (or other critters) and uploads them to a webpage. – Adafruit Blog
IoT News and More!
Hacking a WiFi Toothbrush
Aaron Christophel dissects and updates the firmware on their internet-enabled toothbrush. – HackADay.io
We want your feedback about Adafruit IO (and WipperSnapper firmware) to help us plan 2024 (and beyond) 🚀
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If you’re a current Adafruit Free IO user, an Adafruit IO Plus (paid) user, or have previously used Adafruit IO in the last year, we want to hear from you!
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