A Short Introduction Web Bluetooth is a a new technology that connects the Web with the Internet of Things. Web Bluetooth is so new, it’s still being built and prototyped! But of course, that doesn’t mean we can’t play with it… Essentially, Web Bluetooth lets you control any Bluetooth Low Read more…
Adding a good search to a website is hard in any case, but with static website good options are few and far between. Pagefind is a game-changer and makes this very simple! It already has been added to this site, so for a quick demo click the search icon in Read more…
Let’s take the little app created in the previous post up to the next level and integrate it into a home automation platform Home Assistant (HA). That way if you change your status on the BusyBoard, Home Assistant can pick this up and trigger an automation. Here we’ll add an Read more…
In the 1990s, the world was on the cusp of a wireless revolution. The rise of mobile phones, laptops, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) had created a demand for a technology that could connect these devices without the need for cables. This was the genesis of Bluetooth, a wireless personal Read more…
Smart cards have become an indispensable part of our daily lives, used in various applications such as finance, transportation, and identity verification. At the heart of smart card technology lies the Secure Element (SE) and the 7816 protocol, which together form the foundation of security and reliability. In this blog Read more…
At PyCon 2022, PyScript was announced as a way to run Python in the browser and it has made waves in the community since. While there are some really cool demos included in the project, the project is still in early stages of development and the documentation is lagging a Read more…