Map and Sam Labs have created a modular toolkit that lets you control anything from anywhere

A new Internet of Things toolkit contains a range of electronic building blocks which are Bluetooth enabled and connect via app or cloud storage, making a network of objects accessible to anybody.

The small square building blocks, designed in a collaboration between creative consultancies Map and Sam Labs, consist of either sensors that observe changes in their environment, such as pressure and temperature, or those that perform tasks. These then allows you to implement actions, such as turning on lights, remotely.

The user interface is designed to be ever so simple and aims to help users learn how to code through the software. It can connect to the internet, email and social media, bringing these together with any object of your choosing. Though this technology is achievable in other ways, this toolkit allows anybody to create their smart home or wearable tech ideas in a matter of minutes.

“We believe Sam comes at a crucial time,” explains Sam Labs founder Joachim Horn. "By 2020 more than 50 billion devices will be connected to the internet. The companies controlling them will have a huge impact on the way we live. Yet no one has created an open and truly accessible way for anyone to have a voice in this debate.”

We are seeing an increasing connectedness between devices in new and innovative ways. Recently we published a report on The Internet of Places. Plus, we're seeing everything from the Altrius smart ring, from Kovert Design, to the first open-source Internet of Things house. With Sam Labs’s kit the interconnected revolution is set to accelerate even faster.