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Hacking the Internet of Things: A Guide to IoT Experiments
Treat IoT hacking as tinkering: how connected devices are built, which experiments are safe on your own gear, how to isolate them, and where testing must stop.
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Connected Device Projects
From a smart home hub to city-scale sensor networks.
Building a Smart Bike with IoT and GPS Tracking
How a DIY bike GPS tracker works: GPS modules, power and wireless links, battery and weatherproofing trade-offs, plus privacy and local rules to consider.
Building a Smart City with IoT and Data Analytics
How city-scale sensor networks and analytics fit together, and the planning, data privacy and maintenance trade-offs that separate a city system from a home project.
Building a Smart Home with Raspberry Pi and Python
Plan a home automation setup around a Raspberry Pi hub: sensors, relays, mains safety, how the pieces communicate, and how Python fits in conceptually.
Choosing Between Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and LoRa
Compare Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee and LoRa for connected builds by range, power use and complexity, and learn how to match a link to your project.
MQTT Messaging Explained for Sensor Projects
Understand the publish and subscribe idea behind MQTT: how sensors, brokers and dashboards exchange messages, with topics, quality levels and design pitfalls.
The World of Internet of Bodies: Emerging Tech Trends
What the Internet of Bodies means: wearable, implanted and ingestible connected devices, the privacy and safety questions they raise, and where the field really stands.
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