{"id":1627,"date":"2013-12-21T16:42:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T16:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designswarm.com\/blog\/?p=1627"},"modified":"2013-12-21T17:10:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T17:10:57","slug":"a-very-merry-internet-of-things-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designswarm.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/a-very-merry-internet-of-things-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"A very merry internet of things Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year where people try to connect their Christmas lights to the internet. This used to be a rather maker-based endeavour but it&#8217;s taken on new heights with the past year&#8217;s corporate interest in the topic. So here are the top 5 connected Christmas lights projects:<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openpicus.com\">OpenPicus<\/a> lets you <a href=\"http:\/\/xmas.adr.it\/?lang=en\">control the lights on the Christmas tree in Rome&#8217;s airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.openpicus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/t1-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moorescloud.com\">Moorescloud<\/a> let you <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.moorescloud.com\/2013\/12\/02\/darling-harbour-christmas-tree-2013\/\">control the lights on the Christmas tree in Darling Harbour<\/a> in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/BaT4zyuCMAAFWAl.jpg:large\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.iobridge.com\/tag\/cheerlights\/\">Cheerlights<\/a> lets you tweet colours to some Christmas lights in the IOBridge office.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yqi28Qcvvdg\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deferredprocrastination.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/cheertree\/\">Cheertree<\/a> lets you tweet colours to it.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQCuf9x2VpM\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>5. And of course you can make it yourself thanks to this How to guide from Make magazine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2FnnwmqvJKY\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>PS: Last minute addition to the list is Sony&#8217;s NFC Christmas tree (thanks <a href=\"http:\/\/sanscontact.wordpress.com\/\">Pierre<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O_Q_9dz37wA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Happy Christmas!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year where people try to connect their Christmas lights to the internet. This used to be a rather maker-based endeavour but it&#8217;s taken on new heights with the past year&#8217;s corporate interest in the topic. So here are the top 5 connected Christmas lights projects: 1. 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