By Vignesh Ramachandran2013-05-04 00:50:55 UTCYou can add it to a motion detector. You can add it to a security camera. Heck, the creators of a tiny new Wi-Fi board even joke that you can add it to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
The Spark Core board, from Spark Devices, can make any of your projects Wi-Fi-enabled and thus connected to the Internet, as explained in the video above.
For techies and do-it-yourselfers out there, the Core board features a 72 MHz ARM Cortex M3 processor, a Wi-Fi module, wireless programming, pin outs and peripherals. Best of all, the board is Arduino-compatible and you can even code wirelessly. To set up the Core, you use a companion app for Wi-Fi configuration.
In the creators' Kickstarter campaign video, co-founder Zach Supalla said they tackled the problem of adding Wi-Fi to a product, which he says is usually either very difficult, very expensive or both.
The possibilities for making hardware Internet-connected with the Core are infinite, according to its creators. Sample projects they suggest include a robot you can control with your phone and an LCD fridge magnet that displays your favorite Twitter feed. If you want to design more complex projects with the Core, the company has an available battery shield, relay shield, JTAG shield and a "shield shield" to work with.
Spark Devices' Kickstarter campaign has gained serious momentum: With 29 days still left to go, the Kickstarter project had far surpassed its $10,000 goal, reaching over $96,000 in pledges by Friday afternoon. Backers can get a Spark Core for a $39 pledge.
The creators developed the Spark Core at hardware startup accelerator HAXLR8R in Shenzhen, China.
What sorts of creative uses can you think of for a board like this? Share your ideas in the comments.
Thumbnail and images courtesy of Spark Devices via Kickstarter page.
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