Sensor kit invites users to realize cloud-connected product ideas

This post is sponsored by Texas Instruments. The new SensorTag IoT from Texas Instruments (TI) invites users to realize cloud-connected product ideas. The SensorTag includes ten low-power MEMS sensors in a tiny package and it is expandable with DevPacks to make it easy to the user's own sensors or actuators. Users can connect to the cloud with Bluetooth Smart and get sensor data online in three minutes. The SensorTag is ready to use out the box with an iOS and Android app, with no programming experience required to get started. The new SensorTag is based on the CC2650 wireless MCU, offering 75% lower power consumption than previous Bluetooth Smart products. This allows the SensorTag to be battery powered, and offer years of battery lifetime from a single coin-cell battery. The Bluetooth Smart SensorTag includes iBeacon technology. This allows a designers phone to launch applications and customize content based on SensorTag data and physical location. Additionally, the SensorTag can be enabled with ZigBee/6LoWPAN technology.