The Adafruit Huzzah ESP8266 dev board On the software side, the easiest way to get into the ESP8266 is to use the Arduino compatible mode.

For many people who like to build things that use Arduino to operate one of the most difficult parts is making an app or software to control the project. A new program called Blynk has turned up ...

Sweet! That turns this into an Arduino compatible board which solves something that has long bothered me. I’ve seen a ton of really simple Arduino projects that use the ESP8266 externally.