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April 29, 2025

Survive the Shift from Prototype to Production

Learn how to scale IoT products, updated Notecard firmware, and impactful projects in the latest Blues developer newsletter.

March 31, 2025

Smarter Fleets, Smarter Code, Smarter You

From smart fleets to smart coding, Blues is making your IoT workflows more intelligent than ever.

February 26, 2025

Smarter Devices with Vision AI + Mojo Power Monitoring

Learn about our Edge AI collaboration with Edge Impulse, track power consumption with Mojo, and check out the latest Starnote video reviews.

January 28, 2025

The Blues Cygnet Has Landed

Learn more about our new low-cost STM32L4-based MCU and join our AI/ML webinar with Edge Impulse.

December 16, 2024

Take Flight with a New Blues Product Release

Blues is launching a new product this week which just happens to coincide with our "year-in-review webinar" on Thursday!

November 25, 2024

Blynk and You'll Miss It

Check out the latest Notecard firmware release - and learn what it means to scale your product in the cloud at a webinar presented by Blues and Blynk.

October 28, 2024

Dive into "hidden" Notecard features with our new Sample Apps

The Blues example apps are expanding with new samples, accelerators, and more. Blues also just released an integration with the low-code IoT platform Blynk.

September 30, 2024

Blues Takes a Big Step into IIoT with Arduino and Edge Impulse

Our Wireless for Opta expansion is here and you can learn how to integrate it with a Machine Learning solution using Edge Impulse in an upcoming webinar.

August 29, 2024

The $19 Cellular Notecard is Here

Learn more about the $19 Notecard XP, watch Electromaker's review of our Starter Kit for LoRaWAN, and see where in the world you can meet us this fall.

July 23, 2024

New Updates Help Decrease Your Cellular Data Usage

The latest Notecard firmware release introduces new features and decreased cellular data usage in certain scenarios.

June 25, 2024

Free Your PLC with Blues and Arduino

Wireless for Opta is launching soon and we need your help to break a tie on a friendly feud here at Blues!

May 28, 2024

Launch into Satellite IoT with Blues for $49

Blues is launching Starnote this week, the Blues partnership with Arduino is expanding into the PLC space, and learn about recent improvements to Notehub.

April 30, 2024

Announcing the First Blues + Arduino Product

Blues has launched a new Arduino PRO/MKR-compatible Notecarrier, check out the latest firmware updates with NTN mode, and join the Starnote webinar.

March 19, 2024

Cellular, Wi-Fi, LoRa, and now Satellite, all from Blues

Satellite IoT is now a reality with Starnote, use tooling from ST to add intelligence to your products, and we put a spotlight on our partner Ubidots.

February 26, 2024

Blues Makes Satellite IoT a Reality with Starnote

Blues is excited to announce Starnote - a new Satellite IoT partnership with Skylo - and read about the Notecard LoRa launch.

January 30, 2024

AI isn’t just a buzzword with Blues and Useful Sensors

Blues is partnering with Useful Sensors and Geocene at two new webinars and a new LTS firmware release is here!

December 21, 2023

Check out the eye-popping Blues booth at CES in Las Vegas

Join the Blues team at CES in January, consult some new Hackster tutorials, and catch up on the Blues Developer Blog.

November 29, 2023

Better Connectivity for Cellular/Wi-Fi/LoRa with Blues and Ignion

Ignion will help you pick the best antenna for your IoT project, Electromaker has new product reviews, and air quality projects.

October 31, 2023

“Wireless harmonization” is a reality with the new Notecards.

Read reviews of the Notecard Cell+WiFi and Scoop, and RAKwireless has announced a Notecard-powered platform.

September 26, 2023

Cellular, Wi-Fi, and LoRa. Meet the New Notecards.

Blues has launched a new line of Cellular + Wi-Fi Notecards, along with the new Notecard WiFi and Notecard LoRa.

August 29, 2023

What do Blues, Edge Impulse, and Zephyr have in common?

Blues welcomes Edge Impulse & Zephyr to a webinar, a new blog on using the RPi Pico, and a Hackster challenge not to miss.

July 31, 2023

A New Way to Power Your IoT Applications

Get the scoop on Scoop, there’s a new Hackster contest using the Notecard, and more about the latest Accelerators.

June 27, 2023

New Blog, New Workshop, New Notehub Features

Blues has released a developer-focused blog, learn how to route data to Slack, and check out the new projects on Hackster.

May 23, 2023

Meet the New Blues!

Blues has a new look, new Accelerator apps to share, and more tutorials to inspire your next Cellular IoT project.

April 23, 2023

Celebrate “Update Your Firmware and Libraries Day” with Blues

We just released a new Notecard firmware developer release, an Arduino library update, and new Notehub features.

March 29, 2023

Accelerate the IoT with Pre-Built Reference Apps

We just launched 30+ open source accelerator applications for assembling IoT solutions with Notecard and Notehub.

February 28, 2023

Continuing to Build a Smarter World

The results are in for the ML + IoT contest, Blues introduces a new JavaScript SDK for Notehub, and new Amplifiers are onboard!

January 31, 2023

Bringing Cloud Agility to Embedded Development

Blues has a new way to OTA DFU and Edge Impulse + Datacake are joining us for an exciting TinyML workshop.

December 21, 2022

Hackster Takes Blues to the Edge

Hackster and Edge Impulse are featuring Blues Wireless this month, and be sure to visit our booth at CES.

November 29, 2022

New Dev Kits (just in time for the holidays 😉)

Introducing new Notecard development kits, visit Blues at CES, and it’s your chance to meet the Blues experts next week.

October 31, 2022

Happy Hack-o-ween!

Introducing a novel approach to DFU, a Machine Learning AIoT contest with Edge Impulse, and the new Notecarrier-B.

September 29, 2022

It’s Almost Bluestoberfest!

New community programs, new projects, and new boards? Let’s celebrate at Bluestoberfest on October 20th.

August 30, 2022

New LoRa and Feather Products

This was a big month for Blues Wireless as we released our first LoRa product and a new Feather-compatible Notecarrier-F.

July 20, 2022

Routing IoT Data to Snowflake

New Hackster tutorials using the Notecard are here, along with a new way to route your IoT data to Snowflake.

June 21, 2022

IoT without an MCU

New Notecard capabilities are emerging that no longer require a host MCU! Read on for new Hackster projects and the latest events.

May 24, 2022

TinyML 🤝 IoT

Notecard adoption is growing and with it are new use cases & success stories. Read about a TinyML/IoT event and new firmware.

April 21, 2022

The Hammer of Blues

There’s a new Notecarrier on the block, learn about anomaly detection in elevators, and learn how to get your own Hammer of Blues!

March 23, 2022

Easy IoT

Discover ‘easy IoT’ via an asset tracking webinar + new getting started content, and join us at an in-person event!

February 28, 2022

Now with Wi-Fi and LoRa

Just a few BIG announcements like a Wi-Fi Notecard, the new LoRa-based Sparrow, and a fun Hackster ML project.

January 18, 2022

{‘req’:’note.add’,’happy’:’new year’}

Enjoy our latest customer success story, a new Hackster project, and more!

December 1, 2021

Don’t Drink the Hot Tub Water!

We just announced our first LTS firmware release, our presence on Digi-Key, and some new guides & tutorials.

November 1, 2021

20,000,000 and Counting

Check out our uncommon use cases webinar, a new YouTube series on Blues Wireless TV, and a fire-breathing pumpkin!

October 1, 2021

The Perfect Host MCU for the Notecard

Read about the Swan MCU, a new Notecard firmware release, some new Hackster projects, and upcoming events!

August 1, 2021

Encrypt Your Cellular IoT Data

Announcing new security features and a Notecarrier from SparkFun.

July 1, 2021

Announcing our Series A Funding Round!

Blues Wireless is happy to share the news of our Series A funding round and a fun new Hackster project.

June 1, 2021

New Product and Firmware Announcements

We have a new cellular + GPS product and the 1.5.5 firmware release is ready.

May 1, 2021

New Notecard Projects and a Datacake Guide

In this issue we showcase some new Notecard projects and a Datacake routing guide.

April 1, 2021

Updated Firmware and New Guides

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Blues Wireless developer newsletter!

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