What's most interesting to me is that with respect to hardware, all of the parts have existed for years, but we're just beginning to see products that target tech-savvy consumers who are want to build something that suits their needs.
I've been working on a more modular, open source system like this for the last year or so: http://rascalmicro.com. The Rascal has powerful hardware and a real web interface, but it works with Arduino shields.
Twine looks pretty good, and I'm heartened to see that the web interface has some polish to it.
(Supermechanical, if you're reading this, let's get together some time. I'm one town over in Somerville-- email is in my profile. I don't think we're competitors. My customers use soldering irons; I bet yours don't.)
I've been working on a more modular, open source system like this for the last year or so: http://rascalmicro.com. The Rascal has powerful hardware and a real web interface, but it works with Arduino shields.
Twine looks pretty good, and I'm heartened to see that the web interface has some polish to it.
(Supermechanical, if you're reading this, let's get together some time. I'm one town over in Somerville-- email is in my profile. I don't think we're competitors. My customers use soldering irons; I bet yours don't.)