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title: "🗞️ Blues Dev News: Kicking Off 2026 with Firmware, Features, and a Surprise"
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Join Blues at CES, major NTN improvements are here, and we're launching a new product in January.

| View in browser Hi there, As we wrap up 2025 at Blues, we’re already looking ahead to an exciting start to 2026: kicking things off at CES and closing out January with a surprise product launch (see below). In the meantime, have a great holiday break!   P.S. New to Blues? Join us at Getting Started with Blues and Wireless IoT on Jan 16th. Cheers! Rob Lauer - Developer Relations New Notecard Firmware Upgrade your Notecard fleet to the latest firmware releases: v11.1.1, our newest developer release, and v10.1.1, the RC for our upcoming 10.x LTS. Both deliver substantial improvements to NTN (Starnote) functionality, among other improvements. Update Your Firmware Try Notefile Explorer Managing Notefiles in Notehub just got easier! The new "Notefiles" tab provides a single, consolidated view for managing outbound, inbound, and database Notefiles across your devices. Watch our short intro video: Watch the Video New Product Launch?! Just in time for this newsletter, I received approval to tease a new product launch. The catch? I can’t share the details yet! What I can say is that it’s something many of you have been asking for since day one… Join the Launch Webinar Upcoming Blues Events 🎰 Visit Blues at CES from Jan 6th to 9th. 🏁 Join Getting Started with Blues and Wireless IoT on Jan 16th. 🕵️‍♂️ Register for One Board: A New Way to Build with Blues on Jan 27th. ICYMI 🧑‍💻 Use Blues Expert to improve your AI development workflow. 📺 Watch the recording of Solar-Powered IoT. 🆕 Get caught up on the latest features in Notehub. How Can We Help? Visit our Newsletter Archive for any missed editions. Find help on the Blues Community 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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