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Real-time Colors on CheerLights

June 27, 2019 Hans CheerLights, Hardware, Projects, ThingSpeak

CheerLights now supports the MQTT protocol. This means that devices and apps can receive real-time updates to changes in the CheerLights color without polling for

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Use AWS DeepLens to Determine If Hotdog or Not Hotdog

December 5, 2017 Hans ThingSpeak

While at re:Invent, I got to take a deep learning workshop to learn about the new capabilities of AWS such as SageMaker and Greengrass. We

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CheerLights Robot for Your Nursery

February 28, 2017 Hans CheerLights, Nursery Hacks, ThingSpeak

I shared my latest project over on my Nursery Hacks website. It combines some of my favorite things… IoT, CheerLights, ThingSpeak, Particle, and building things

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Twilio Rickrolls You Using Their API

September 22, 2016 Hans ThingSpeak

I have been working with the Twilio API for a few of my projects. I have used Twilio to call me when disk space is

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IoT at the Small Batch Beer Brewery in Winston-Salem

October 29, 2014 Hans ThingSpeak

I got to work on an API for a brewery in Winston-Salem, NC, so that they could monitor tank levels. Small Batch Beer Co. had the great

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CheerLights is Back for the Holidays

December 13, 2013 Hans CheerLights

For the third holiday season in a row, the CheerLights project is gearing up. The idea behind CheerLights is to show that we are all connected

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Ziggy Comic – Is It My Tweeting Toaster?

September 24, 2013 Hans MyToaster

On September 17th, I got a bunch of Facebook messages that said my Tweeting Toaster was now a Ziggy comic. 🙂 My Tweeting Toaster is a step

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Greencastle, Independent Film on Kickstarter

November 6, 2011 Hans Comedy

“Greencastle” is an upcoming independent film that I am fortunate to be a part of. I make a small cameo as District Dean Roy Baker

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EL Pumpkin is Spanish for Electroluminescent Pumpkin

October 30, 2011 Hans Projects

EL Wire is a flexible wire that glows when you apply electricity to it. I am seeing more and more things trimmed with EL Wire

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ThingSpeak: Building My Own Twitter (for Things)

February 19, 2011 Hans ThingSpeak

Over the past several months I have been working on software to allow “things” to form social networks and send status updates via the Internet. At

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