Whether you know them as single-board computers, microcontroller boards, SoC boards, or credit card-sized supercomputers, we just call them boards. In this issue, we teach you how to pick a board for all kinds of different projects including education, home automation, wearables, robotics, and light & sound projects. Make: Volume 49 is the only guide you’ll need to boards in 2016.In this issue:

How to Choose a BoardKnow your BoardSecurity and the Internet of ThingsNew boards like CHIP, Raspberry Pi Zero, and the ESP8266Hacking Teddy RuxpinDIY BaconReddit Thinking Man PrinterA Concrete Japanese Lantern