What can’t the little $5 WiFi module do? Now that [lhartmann] has got an ESP8266 controlling the motors of a 3D printer, that’s one more item to check off the list. What’s coolest about this project ...

Nick is a small Nixie clock has been made available via Tindie priced at $129 and providing everything you need to build. The open source nixie clock based on ESP8266 designed to be as simple as ...

The ESP8266 is a chip that turned a lot of heads recently, stuffing a WiFi radio, TCP/IP stack, and all the required bits to get a microcontroller on the Internet into a tiny, $5 module. It’s an ...

THE tiny ESP8266 microchip, made close to a decade ago, has amassed a cult following far beyond what its lead developer, Singaporean Teo Swee Ann, had envisioned. Measuring just a few millimetres, the ...

Smart home devices are becoming more widespread, thanks to the possibility of being remotely controlled and the ease with which they can be configured. Lamps, smart plugs, thermostats and weather ...