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title: "🗞️ Blues DevNews: A New Way to Power Your IoT Applications"
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Get the scoop on Scoop, there's a new Hackster contest using the Notecard, and read more about the latest open source Blues Accelerators.

| View in browser Hi there, Before I get to the exciting new product announcement, I'm arguably even more excited to announce our participation in Hackster's Build2gether Inclusive Innovation Challenge.   We are helping to bring together developers to innovate and design cutting-edge IoT solutions for people with disabilities. Oh, and there are $40,000 in prizes. 💙   P.S. Please let us know how we are doing! Cheers! Rob Lauer - Developer Relations Get the Scoop on Scoop Journalism puns aside, the Blues Scoop is a novel approach to providing backup power and facilitating reliable power management for Notecard-powered solutions. Read the blog and the datasheet. Get the Scoop for $10 Open Source Apps We have FIVE new open source IoT apps for you: Greenhouse Monitor 🪴, Emergency Vehicle Lights Monitor 🚨, Cellular Modbus Client 🚗, Vending Machine Monitor 🏪, and Heat Index Monitor 🥵. See the Blues Accelerators It's a Hot Blues Summer New customers can take 50% off a Blues Starter Kit for North America or EMEA with the HOT-BLUES-SUMMER code (discount appears at checkout). Take 50% off a Starter Kit Upcoming Blues Events 🏁 Join us at Getting Started with Cellular IoT on August 10th. ♻️ Optimized MLOps with Edge Impulse and Zephyr on August 31st. 🤠 Visit the Blues booth at IoT World Austin on Sept 20th. ICYMI 🔋 Check out this article on Li-SOCl2 vs LiPo batteries. 🐛 Learn how Blues tests embedded C code. 📊 Did you know you can integrate Waylay with Notehub? How Can We Help? Reach out to us via the Blues Developer Forum. Monitor Notehub status to view incidents and maintenance windows. Interested in a 1:1 demo? Let us know! Blues Inc., 50 Dunham Ridge, Suite 1650, Beverly, MA 01915 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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