IoT was not "a thing" in 2010. But that didn't stop us to connect a physical device to a web site at a time that Flash was still relevant.
To toast with our clients and colleagues around the network we built a device that would simulate the movement of grabbing a champagne flute and toasting to a happy new year. The only downside of the project, pointed out by our clients and colleagues, was that we were the only ones drinking.