Mesh has unveiled a range of hardware tags for DIY IoY developers, with a focus on the smart home. About the size of a 9V battery, devices like these will power the early-adopter consumer IoT market – for those who aren’t afraid of tinkering with apps and breaking out a toolbox. Despite the likely route to the mass market for smart home equipment being through operators, there will still be a lot of space left for smaller players, looking to expand on the theme already provided by DIY hardware stores – specific tools for specific jobs that can’t be easily catered for inside these larger platforms. Companies like Mesh are betting their futures on being needed by a large enough…