Particle’s Electron is a “cellular Arduino” with a global data plan

ARM and GSM based board promises quick on-ramp for mobile IoT development.

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Statici[/url]":364sxd8y]Hmm, I'm not having the easiest time thinking about what to do with something like this, but I suppose people could use it to build their own solar-powered weather stations or something. Anything at home can be done with a wifi-enabled device; the data plan is just so...small. Maybe in a few years it'll be realistic to have data plans of a gig or so for the same price.

Water level meters, rain gauges, sunlight sensors, etc. You could deploy dozens of solar-powered and/or battery-operated devices in a larger area and collect data over time and space in a relatively cheap manner. You could even upload GPS way points for a tractor or heavy machinery.