Android/iOS: If you want to control a Raspberry Pi or Arduino connected device from your phone, you'd usually need to know at least some programming. Blynk is an app that makes it easier to control those devices from your phone.

Little LED displays are cheap for the Raspberry Pi, and they're fun to play around with as you learn how to use the thing. Case in point, Instructables user botdemy's message board that displays a message sent from a server.

A lot of the best Raspberry Pi projects are all about connecting and controlling your Raspberry Pi from afar. Particle is a web service that helps make that process a little easier and they have introduced a beta program that adds in the Raspberry Pi.

Last week's DDoS attack on Dyn that shut down portions of the internet was fuelled by bots created from hacked connected devices, like internet-connected cameras and DVRs, but can also theoretically include connected routers and printers. While there isn't exactly a fix for this problem, IoT Scanner is a tool that can at least tell you if a device in your house is creating a vulnerability.