Doug Melton

Passionate about learning, mobile devices, music, circuits, and beautiful UX. Android developer @ GoPro. I will make you laugh. Seriously.

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Doug Melton

Feb 19

Automated Blinds Controller

Over the past few months, I’ve been working on my latest cloud-connected smart home project: an automated controller for my blinds. I’m naming this project Helen, after Helen Keller, an inspirational American author.

My Doorbell Has a Ringtone

So I finally finished a weekend project that I’ve been working on (off and on) for months. It’s a replacement for that old fashioned electronic ding-dong doorbell chime in my home with one that’s more Internet of Things friendly. It uses my most favorite electronic toy, the…

Particle Weather Widget

I love Particle. It’s the perfect combination of a little bit of hardware and a little bit of software. It removes all the annoying bits of creating a thing: the firmware flashing, the command-line debugging. It lets me just make things.