{"id":1105,"date":"2013-12-17T11:46:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T16:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/iot\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2016-08-23T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T16:12:19","slug":"celebrate-the-holidays-by-joining-cheerlights-a-global-network-of-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.mathworks.com\/iot\/2013\/12\/17\/celebrate-the-holidays-by-joining-cheerlights-a-global-network-of-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate the Holidays by Joining CheerLights, a Global Network of Lights #iot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the third holiday season in a row, the\u00a0<a title=\"Internet connected Christmas lights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cheerlights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CheerLights<\/a>\u00a0project is gearing up. The idea behind CheerLights is to show that we are all connected by synchronizing the color of lights around the world. Christmas lights are a staple around the holidays and with Internet-connected lights, the color of your lights matches the color of everyone else\u2019s lights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type='text\/javascript'>  \nwindow.onload = document.write(\"<iframe width='560' height='345' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0' scrolling='no' frameborder='0'  src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7eCgA4oEN6g?rel=0' ><\/iframe> \"); \n <\/script><\/p>\n<p>It has been a real treat watching this project evolve as more and more people add lights\u2026 and other things. Things like <a title=\"CheerLights Android App\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cheerlights.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\">Android<\/a> and <a title=\"CheerLights iPhone Apps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cheerlights.com\/iphone-app\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone<\/a> apps that check the latest color of CheerLights, <a title=\"Xmas fun to all with a interactive Xmas tree and lights\" title=\"http:\/\/xmas4all.co.uk\/ (link no longer works)\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas trees<\/a>, and <a title=\"Color-Hunting Robot Finds Colors and Controls Christmas Lights \" href=\"http:\/\/cheerlights.com\/color-hunting-robot-finds-colors\/\" target=\"_blank\">robots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To control the lights around the world, send a\u00a0<a title=\"Tweets on Twitter mentioning CheerLights\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=cheerlights&amp;src=typd&amp;f=realtime\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<\/a>\u00a0mentioning @CheerLights and a color. The command is processed by the\u00a0<a title=\"Internet of Things Platform\" href=\"https:\/\/thingspeak.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ThingSpeak<\/a>\u00a0IoT analytics platform and distributed to all of the lights listening to the\u00a0<a title=\"CheerLights API\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cheerlights.com\/subscribe-to-cheerlights-feed\" target=\"_blank\">CheerLights API<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>@CheerLights I am dreaming of a White Christmas<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Internet of Things<\/h3>\n<p>Another powerful aspect of the CheerLights project is that is shows off what is possible with the emerging Internet of Things. With a single message sent via a social network like Twitter, 1000\u2032s of objects around the world are in sync with each other. Lights are connected by many types of controllers, such as Arduino, ioBridge, Philips, and the Raspberry Pi. This project is only possible through the Internet and the coordination of developers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In the article, &#8220;<a title=\"How the Internet of Things Will Change Our Lives\" href=\"http:\/\/www.itbusinessedge.com\/slideshows\/how-the-internet-of-things-will-change-our-lives-10.html\" target=\"_blank\">How the Internet of Things Will Change Our Lives<\/a>&#8220;, CheerLights is included to indicate how we are connected and how objects may bring people closer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn how to join the project at\u00a0<a title=\"Internet connected Christmas lights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cheerlights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">CheerLights.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are all connected\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the third holiday season in a row, the\u00a0CheerLights\u00a0project is gearing up. 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