But what happens to the WiFi? As [CNLohr] discovered ... What would happen if you did the same thing to a second ESP8266? Much to his surprise, [CNLohr] discovered that the two devices could ...
If you already have a ton of smart home devices and you're wondering what to do next, I recommend picking up an ESP8266.
The ESP8266 is a chip that turned a lot of heads recently, stuffing a WiFi radio, TCP/IP stack, and all the required bits to get a microcontroller on the Internet into a tiny, $5 module.
The kit comes with Arduino Mega, which will serve as the brain, along with ESP8266 Wi-Fi Shield for remote control, a motor ...