So what is the Internet of Things? It’s a global network infrastructure, linking physical and virtual objects using cloud computing, data capture, and network communications. It allows devices to ...

WiFi and Bluetooth were never meant to be the radios used by a billion Internet of Things hats, umbrellas, irrigation systems, or any other device that makes a worldwide network of things interesting.

Arduino, the Italian company that has powered the “maker” movement with a series of small computing boards that can be programmed and configured for different tasks, is introducing a board targeted at ...