Cheap as dirt, impressively powerful, Arduino-compatible, and best of all, includes Wi-Fi right out ... the new sensors shield via a web interface hosted on the ESP8266, and even wraps the whole ...

Despite a wealth of tutorials for setting up and writing code for the ESP8266 WiFi module, there has not been much of anything on programming this cheap wireless module with the Arduino IDE.

If you already have a ton of smart home devices and you're wondering what to do next, I recommend picking up an ESP8266.

The kit comes with Arduino Mega, which will serve as the brain, along with ESP8266 Wi-Fi Shield for remote control, a motor ...