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Introducing the IoT device Tabajara: “I’m in a meeting.”

Let me introduce the “I’m in Meeting” IoT device: it lights up at your office door whenever you turn on your webcam. This endpoint receives a JSON payload with a status of “on” or “off”, and turns the LED panel red or blue accordingly. On the other side, I have a Python daemon that periodically queries Apple’s API to check if any cameras are in use, and then sends a PATCH request with “on” or “off” to http://esp32.local/camera.

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