Hands-on with Particle Electron, a DIY IoT kit with cellular radios
(Android Central)

The confusing mess of products and services in the Internet of Things exists in two basic forms right now. You have the off-the-shelf products that only support a handful of things you have to buy separately in order to make that thing truly useful, or you have a pile of developer boards and starter kits that encourage you to build something yourself. The DIY space for IoT is a lot of fun if you know what you`re doing, but if you`re not already familiar with a lot of this equipment it can be more than a little challenging, especially if you want to do more than connect to the local Wifi network to do things. Particle`s new Electron kit hopes to fix this by offering a board with access to 2G and 3G networks as part of the package, meaning your project can go anywhere you go by default. The Electron starter kit is fairly simple. You get Electron, a pentaband antennae, a small breadboard, a SIM card with service from Particle, and some loose components to do things like make an LED...