Amazon Dash Button Hack – Silent Doorbell
Constantly looking out the window so that you can intercept visitors before they ring the doorbell? Tired of the dogs and baby going crazy anytime it rings? Don’t want to spend a fortune on a “smart”...
View ArticleElectric Imp Office Sensor Hub
I’ve raved about Electric Imp before – I pretty much suggest getting one just to experience the magical way that you program it. What is Electric Imp, you ask? It’s a beautiful marriage between cloud...
View ArticleMarch Madness: DIY Pizza Hut Pie Tops
Pizza Hut recently came out with a hilarious commercial about awesome shoes that can order pizza. You might’ve seen it: Those shoes are real, and really do order pizza, but (unfortunately for everyone)...
View ArticleGetting Started with the Pi Zero W – Motion Dashboard
Raspberry Pi just released what we’ve all been waiting for – the Pi Zero W. A full Linux computer complete with WiFi, bluetooth, and a camera connector! And the best part? It’s only $10. In honor of...
View ArticlePubNub Live Twitter Dashboard (feat. President Trump)
We live in the age of social media. Approximately 6,000 tweets are tweeted every second! It’s no wonder that social media has begun to affect more than how many cat videos you watch a day. In the same...
View ArticleCellular & GPS Enabled Pi Zero: Fona + Pi 3
What if your Raspberry Pi 3 could access internet services from anywhere? What if your Fona Cellular GSM and GPS breakout had the brains of a full Linux computer behind it? What if you could access the...
View ArticleArduino Tian Weather Hub
New connected devices are coming out everyday. Arduino joined the fray with the Yun, but a new challenger has appeared – the Arduino Tian! Using a combination of python, classic Arduino sketches, the...
View ArticleStream to a Real-Time Web Dashboard from any Arduino
Arduinos have been a Maker favorite for years. They’re powerful, small, and always open source. With the advent of tiny, cheap WiFi chips like the ESP8266, many Arduinos and third-party boards are now...
View ArticleLive Cryptocurrency Monitor using AWS Lambda
Build a dashboard that monitors and tracks cryptocurrency prices over time! The dashboard below is about a week’s worth of data. It’s interactive (be sure to scroll to the right to see everything!) and...
View ArticleFeature Update: Expanded Tile View, Multi-Line Editing, and More
A quick update on what’s been happening with Initial State recently! We have added: Expanded Individual Tile View – An individual tile can be expanded to nearly full screen by right-clicking on a tile...
View ArticleDid You Know? Troubleshoot Custom Stream Connections
So you’ve decided that you want to use Initial State (because it’s the best, duh!) to view and manipulate your data, but you’re working with a device or system that can’t use our Python or NodeJS...
View ArticleHalloween Pi Project: Pumpkin Pi Trick-or-Treat Tracker
Looking for a quick Halloween Pi project that’s useful in more ways than one? Want to put that Pi Zero W to good use? Feel like using data to determine how much candy you need for next year? Get ready...
View ArticleAdd Historical Weather Data to Your Weather Dashboard
Do you have a personal weather station running already that you’d really love to compare to what Wunderground said the weather was that day? Did you just start streaming from Wunderground, but wish you...
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