I've personally built hardware[1] and software[2] around the ESP8266 and it is a wonderful little chip. The low price point ($2 including shipping from China) a

I've personally built hardware[1] and software[2] around the ESP8266 and it is a wonderful little chip. The low price point ($2 including shipping from China) and the very active community around it really makes it stand out. [1] http://memcpy.io/esp8266-apa102-bulb.html http://memcpy.io/esp8266-apa102-bulb.html [2] http://memcpy.io/user-friendly-setup-of-esp8266-gadgets.html http://memcpy.io/user-friendly-setup-of-esp8266-gadgets.html