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The Imp gets more powerful all the time as our embedded team adds features with each new Imp OS release. As we saw last week, the latest Imp OS is particularly exciting with features like the ability to turn WiFi on and off, faster WiFi join, and more memory for user programs. One of the […]

Good news, everyone! A few weeks have gone by and we’ve sufficiently recovered from our collective Maker Faire hangover, so it’s time for another update on all things Electric Imp. Let’s get to it. First off, we are happy to report that the recently announced imp module (imp002) is now in stock and available through […]

Today we rolled out an upgrade – Release 25 – to the imp firmware, the mini operating system that lives on the imp and runs your Squirrel code. Release 25 is the first upgrade in a little while – and so, just like the late spring that’s suddenly blossomed all around Electric Imp’s UK office […]

Electric Imp guest blogger Richie Zeng is a UC Berkeley student majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. At this year’s Big Hack, an annual 24 hour competitive hackathon between UC Berkeley and Stanford University CS students, our team built something that our 8-year-old selves would have only dreamed of having – which ended up winning […]

Electric Imp is designed to be the core of your connectivity, and today we are announcing the expansion of the imp lineup with the availability of the new solder-down imp002 module. The imp002 module has the same advanced connectivity functionality as the imp001 card, and benefits users who are seeking a more flexible solution by […]

At Electric Imp, we’re pretty fond of this part of the year. Besides being the time that Maker Faire rolls around, it’s also the first anniversary of the announcement of the imp, and the second anniversary of Electric Imp’s founding. Looking back, we’re not only amazed at how quickly time has passed, but by how […]