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Web Bluetooth Bean

Bluetooth has been around for a while now, but it has always been a feature for native applications. The Web Bluetooth specification has been brewing for a while, lived under a flag for some time, and is now starting to land in desktop browsers. I figured it was time to

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IBM Cube: Software

When I originally designed the IBM Cube, I really wanted to have Qi wireless charging in the top. The concept was that I could lay my phone on the top of the cube when it needed a charge - utility. When I dropped that feature, the IBM Cube became largely

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IBM Cube: Hardware

IBM has a distinctly "executive" feel to it. Long gone are the mandatory ties and corporate theme song (yes, seriously), but that culture is still very much alive and well. While I work remote most of the time, I wanted something with that executive feel on my desk.

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WebSocket on Android

In a previous post, I talked about hosting a WebSocket server on IBM Bluemix. With the help of a little Node.js on the server, and a browser in hand, we were able to create a functional chat program. Since WebSocket is an open standard however, we can talk to

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IBM MobileFirst 7.1 with Android

Branching off Ray Camden's excellent post on getting started with IBM MobileFirst 7.1, this post will focus on the continuing workflow from an Android perspective. It is assumed that you have followed Ray's tutorial on installing the IBM MobileFirst 7.1 CLI (if you have an earlier version, you

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IoT Weather on Cloudant

Getting weather data from a service is all fine and dandy, but in this day and age of IoT (Internet of Things), it almost seems more likely that you will be getting data from sensor in and around your home. In this post I will take you through connecting a

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Bluemix Mobile Runtimes

In a previous post, I talked about IBM Bluemix web runtimes features. Along the way, I showed how to create your first application on the web runtimes. We took a fork in the road however, and never returned to close the loop. In this post I will introduce the concept

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Weather in Three Flavors

In my last post, I gave an overview of IBM Bluemix, and walked through the process of deploying your web first application. For this post, I will walk through a simple weather application I used to test out some of the Bluemix web runtimes. The flavors for this application comes

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Bluemix Web Runtimes

Did you know that IBM has a PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering? We do! It is called IBM Bluemix, and it consists of some ~120 different components, each with their own array of features. From Docker containers, to message brokers, from databases, to IoT (Internet of Things) integration -