Only three articles in today's #Hackster round-up, the last of the week.
First, a presentation from @fosdem by @olimex unveiling the Olimex-HoT, Home-of-Things - a low-cost single-board computer designed to serve as the heart of a smart home installation, using #OpenWRT to create a server that can run in just 128MB of RAM (and 128MB of storage) - now there's a fix for the AI-bubble's memory hunger!
Semiotik.IT #IoT »Texas Instruments to acquire Silicon Labs« https://iotbusinessnews.com/2026/02/05/texas-instruments-to-acquire-silicon-labs/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
And finally, that oh-so-tempting 13.3" E Ink Spectra 6 display I wrote about back in January is now available as a ready-to-run smart frame - complete with battery good for a year's worth of daily updates on one charge.
Still can't justify the cost, but... yeah, that's lovely. Nice one, Seeed Studio!
#Technology #News #Hackster #ePaper #Display #InternetOfThings #IoT #Microcontroller
The new @homeassistant release 2026.2, is live now - bringing with it the new home dashboard display, new integrations, a quick search system, and the opt-in data gathering for the device database I wrote about earlier in the week.
#Technology #News #Hackster #SmartHome #IoT #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »Texas Instruments to acquire Silicon Labs« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/05/155254-texas-instruments-to-acquire-silicon-labs/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »IoT Data Collection in ATEX Environments« https://iotbusinessnews.com/2026/02/04/iot-data-collection-in-atex-environments/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
It's #Hackster round-up time once again, and we're starting with the article I actually wrote last today: the news that Texas Instruments is spending a whopping $7.5 billion to acquire Silicon Labs lock, stock, and barrel.
Semiotik.IT #IoT »MWC26 Smart Mobility Summit ready to traverse integrated 5G, NTNs, AI and network APIs« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/04/155222-mwc26-smart-mobility-summit-ready-to-traverse-integrated-5g-ntns-ai-and-network-apis/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »Hyundai Motor Group partners with Vodafone IoT to deploy connected cars in the Middle East« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/04/155216-hyundai-motor-group-partners-with-vodafone-iot-to-deploy-connected-cars-in-the-middle-east/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Next, @homeassistant is planning to launch a publicly-accessible database of smart home devices to help answer questions like "does this actually work" and "no, really, does this actually work?"
Data-gathering is opt-in, and available in Home Assistant 2026.02 onwards; public access to the (anonymised) data will follow later this year.
#Technology #News #Hackster #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #IoT #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »Hyundai Motor Group partners with Vodafone IoT on Middle East connected cars« https://iotbusinessnews.com/2026/02/03/hyundai-motor-group-partners-with-vodafone-iot-on-middle-east-connected-cars/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »Lockheed Martin and Fujitsu to accelerate dual-use technology development« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/03/155203-lockheed-martin-and-fujitsu-to-accelerate-dual-use-technology-development/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »Scaling IoT at the Edge: Why System-On-Chip (SoC) Modules Are Changing the Game« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/03/154862-scaling-iot-at-the-edge-why-system-on-chip-soc-modules-are-changing-the-game/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
The third novel in my #techethics series - https://medium.com/@louisegejl/500-degrees-celcius-4889c1869bfd
This time the novel is stages right in your newly bought oven, in the age of #internetofthings and #RIGT and #subscribtions
Again please read and comment I can
Semiotik.IT #IoT »Smart Buildings That Pay for Themselves: See the ROI in Real Numbers« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/02/155131-smart-buildings-that-pay-for-themselves-see-the-roi-in-real-numbers/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »The ROI of Smart Tech: 5 IoT Use Cases Driving Measurable Business Value« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/02/155110-the-roi-of-smart-tech-5-iot-use-cases-driving-measurable-business-value/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »AT&T launches their first end-to-end IoT solution on the AWS Marketplace with Connected Spaces« https://www.iot-now.com/2026/02/02/155193-att-launches-their-first-end-to-end-iot-solution-on-the-aws-marketplace-with-connected-spaces/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Semiotik.IT #IoT »IotaComm 800 MHz LoRaWAN Reference Design and Sensor« https://iotbusinessnews.com/2026/02/01/iotacomm-800-mhz-lorawan-reference-design-and-sensor/ #Semiotik #Smart #InternetOfThings
Actually useful #InternetOfThings event shocker!
I went into the office this morning for the first time in months. I picked a hotdesk and then went to my locker and retrieved my keyboard and trackpad, went back to my desk and got on with my day.
In practice this meant starting late (because of going into the office) and therefore joining a call late, so I didn't even open Outlook until after the call finished.
When I did open Outlook I found an email from my locker, telling me it had been left open.
Useful! 😀
Next up a smart UPS controller which interfaces with the buttons on things that you want running during a power cut but that don't need to be *always* running, in order to boost battery runtime.
#Technology #News #InternetOfThings #IoT #Microcontroller #Hackster
