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Since the meter was so hackable, [Kalle] took it even further in this hack. With those pesky wires out of the way, the device now uses an Arduino Pro Mini to sniff the energy meter’s data stream.

The creator of the Arduino RF Pro Mini open source development board Etienne, explains a little more about the inspiration behind the project. “ I’ve loved Arduino for years.

Lawn care, Daleks, bug zappers prove the Arduino thrives as much as Raspberry PI. Read the whole story ...

Arduino’s Plug and Make Kit lets your hacking imagination run wild, sans solder Daisy-chain tiny boards into weather stations, game controllers, and way more.

The Arduboy Mini offers the same experience—8-bit gaming and portability—in an even smaller device. It’s also full guts out, so it encourages hardware hacking, too.

Prices for boards themselves vary, ranging from around £13 for the Arduino Pro Mini right up to £75 for an Arduino Bluetooth board which uses wireless comms to cut the USB umbilical cord.