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ioBridge is a manufacturer of Internet-based monitor and control hardware and a provider of seamlessly integrated cloud-based social Web 2.0 folksonomies and curated online API webservices using WebSocket JSON and a host of other related technologies.In December 2008 ioBridge released the IO-204 Monitor and Control Module and web services platform to connect electronics projects online such as an iPhone-controlled dog treat dispenser and a toaster that could post to Twitter.In 2009 ReadWriteWeb chose the IO-204 Module as one of its Top 10 Internet of Things Products of 2009 and Ben Arnold from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) explored the possibilities of using the IO-204 for social-network-aware home automation in the article Growing the connected home ecosystem.User projects using the ioBridge module and web services have been featured on popular technology blogs such as Engadget and Hackaday.