The Imp uses WiFi and a cloud service to make it easier than ever before for vendors to internet-enable their products, bringing the power of the internet to places and devices it could never reach before.
We saw a number of Electric Imp demos and appliance ideas at the booth including a simple hand-held "detonator" toggle switch with LED, seven-segment counter, water level sensor, servo-controlled gauge, RGB light, power socket, Christmas light, power monitor, toy washing machine, 16x16 LED display and receipt printer (the latter two being combined to show the avatars and tweets of anyone mentioning the Electric Imp) -- all Internet aware.
ENGADGET: Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)
Since there's no physical interface on the device to configure WiFi, the company's developed Blinkup, a way to enter SSID and password information on any iOS and Android smartphone and beam it to the Electric Imp's light sensor by rapidly pulsing the handset's screen on and off.
ENGADGET: Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)
If you remember, the Electric Imp is part of this whole Internet of Things trend and has the potential to transform common appliances into interconnected devices.
What can you do with the Electric Imp?
ENGADGET: Hands-on with the Electric Imp at Maker Faire (video)
Ex-Imp would guarantee the loan from default.
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Based on that glamorous imp Diana Ross, she allows the Berry Gordy figure (Jamie Foxx) to dress her up as a swank mannequin but finally breaks free.
One of the biggest annoyances with new WiFi devices is getting them connected to your secure network, so Imp makes this fast and easy.
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