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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by hathawsh on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @04:51PM (#15865336)
Check this out: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ESP8266-ESP-12-ESP-12F-CH340...

$2.72 for a single programmable WiFi device, delivered for free. All you need after that is a cheap battery, button, and enclosure. The existence of the ESP8266 is changing the way I think about electronics.

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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by weaksauce on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @05:56PM (#15865931)
> delivered for free

which is subsidized by the USPS and Chinese government using mail reciprocity agreements to ship for pennies.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/12/...

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Re:3-D printed plastic objects that can communicate with WiF... by bogdanu on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @07:04PM (#15866334)
Why not a bluetooth SoC like nrf52832 or DA18586 and a esp32 for wifi-bluetooth bridge? The price is the same.

This way you will have months or even years in autonomy instead of weeks.

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