Espressif Mentioned in Gartner’s Report for the Third Consecutive Year#
It was with great delight that we received the news about Espressif being mentioned in Gartner’s 2018 IoT “Thingification” report, authored by analysts Amy Teng, Bill Ray, George Brocklehurst and Jon Erensen. Gartner’s expert-led, practitioner-sourced and data-driven research is trusted as an objective resource in the IoT industry and beyond. Gartner awarded Espressif the “Cool Vendor” title in 2016 and for each of the subsequent two years our company has been included in the follow-up report “Where Are They Now?”
New Espressif Module ESP32-SOLO-1#
We are delighted to announce that a new module from Espressif Systems, ESP32-SOLO-1, is now at the stage of mass production. Releasing this module is part of Espressif’s strategic plan to continue developing new capabilities for its IoT solutions. Our goal is to stay competitive and attractive within the growing IoT ecosystem, while keeping our prices as low as possible, so that the Internet of Things becomes accessible to everyone.
Great Success for the AWS Workshop with ESP Dev Boards#
At the end of last month, Amazon Web Services (AWS) partnered with Espressif to host a one-day IoT Workshop in San Francisco. The event was focused on using Amazon FreeRTOS with Espressif’s ESP32-DevKitC. The event attracted the interest of many embedded engineers who managed to successfully complete hands-on activities, such as running the a:FreeRTOS Sample Code, using the AWS IoT Core and Device Shadows, as well as interacting with devices through a web interface.
Espressif Sponsors Prizes for iBHub’s IoT Bootcamps in India#
Espressif Systems is renowned not only for its fast, secure and green IoT solutions. Our technology-oriented development strategy is coupled with out commitment to young people’s electronics education. We also sponsor hackathons, workshops and bootcamps through which we are reaching out to graduates and young makers in China and beyond. A recent example is our product sponsorship of India’s iBHub, which organizes IoT bootcamps and other events aiming to develop a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across India.
ESP8266-Spotify Remote Control#
In the European Union’s 2018 Innovation Scoreboard, Luxembourg ranked among the “Innovation Leaders” for the first time, along with such countries as Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. One recent example of Luxembourg’s research innovation is “Kniwwelino”, an ESP8266-based development kit for young children.
Originally published at mailchi.mp.