diff --git a/examples/accelerometer/accel.js b/examples/accelerometer/accel.js
index 177ab23..228c447 100644
--- a/examples/accelerometer/accel.js
+++ b/examples/accelerometer/accel.js
@@ -27,40 +27,35 @@ class Accelerometer {
     });
   }
 
-  setRange() {
-    this.wire.writeBytes(RANGE_BWIDTH, [RANGE_BIT, RANGE_LENGTH, RANGE_2G], null);
+  async setRange() {
+    await this.wire.writeBytesAsync(RANGE_BWIDTH, [RANGE_BIT, RANGE_LENGTH, RANGE_2G], null);
   }
 
-  testConnection(callback) {
-    this.getDeviceID((err, data) => {
-      callback(data[0] === 0b010);
-    });
+  async testConnection() {
+    const data = await this.getDeviceID();
+    return data[0] === 0b010;
   }
 
-  getDeviceID(callback) {
-    this.wire.readBytes(GET_ID, 1, callback);
+  async getDeviceID() {
+    return await this.wire.readBytesAsync(GET_ID, 1);
   }
 
-  setBandwidth() {
-    this.wire.writeBytes(RANGE_BWIDTH, [BANDWIDTH_BIT, BANDWIDTH_LENGTH, BW_25HZ], null);
+  async setBandwidth() {
+    await this.wire.writeBytesAsync(RANGE_BWIDTH, [BANDWIDTH_BIT, BANDWIDTH_LENGTH, BW_25HZ], null);
   }
 
-  getHeading() {
-    this.wire.writeBytes(0x0A, [0x1], (err) => {
-       if (err) console.error(err);
-    });
+  async getHeading() {
+    await this.wire.writeBytesAsync(0x0A, [0x1]);
+
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
 
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this.wire.readBytes(0x03, 6, (err, buffer) => {
-        if (err) return console.error(err);
-        const pos = {
-          x: ((buffer[1]) << 8) | buffer[0],
-          y: ((buffer[3]) << 8) | buffer[2],
-          z: ((buffer[5]) << 8) | buffer[4]
-        };
-        console.log(pos);
-      });
-    }, 10);
+    const buffer = await this.wire.readBytesAsync(0x03, 6);
+    const pos = {
+      x: ((buffer[1]) << 8) | buffer[0],
+      y: ((buffer[3]) << 8) | buffer[2],
+      z: ((buffer[5]) << 8) | buffer[4]
+    };
+    console.log(pos);
   }
 
   getMotion() {
@@ -68,5 +63,7 @@ class Accelerometer {
   }
 }
 
-const accel = new Accelerometer(56);
-accel.getHeading();
+(async () => {
+  const accel = new Accelerometer(56);
+  await accel.getHeading();
+})();
diff --git a/examples/blinkm/blinkm.js b/examples/blinkm/blinkm.js
index 5abcb6b..d1a7acd 100644
--- a/examples/blinkm/blinkm.js
+++ b/examples/blinkm/blinkm.js
@@ -27,43 +27,55 @@ class Pixel {
     this.setRGB(0, 0, 0);
   }
 
-  getAddress(callback) {
-    this._read(GET_ADDRESS, 1, callback);
+  async getAddress() {
+    return await this._read(GET_ADDRESS, 1);
   }
 
-  getVersion(callback) {
-    this._read(GET_VERSION, 1, callback);
+  async getVersion() {
+    return await this._read(GET_VERSION, 1);
   }
 
-  setFadeSpeed(speed) {
-    this._send(SET_FADE, [speed]);
+  async setFadeSpeed(speed) {
+    await this._send(SET_FADE, [speed]);
   }
 
-  setRGB(r, g, b) {
-    this._send(TO_RGB, [r, g, b]);
+  async setRGB(r, g, b) {
+    await this._send(TO_RGB, [r, g, b]);
   }
 
-  getRGB(callback) {
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      this._read(GET_RGB, 3, callback);
-    }, 200);
+  async getRGB() {
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
+    return await this._read(GET_RGB, 3);
   }
 
-  fadeToRGB(r, g, b) {
-    this._send(FADE_TO_RGB, [r, g, b]);
+  async fadeToRGB(r, g, b) {
+    await this._send(FADE_TO_RGB, [r, g, b]);
   }
 
-  fadeToHSB(h, s, b) {
-    this._send(FADE_TO_HSB, [h, s, b]);
+  async fadeToHSB(h, s, b) {
+    await this._send(FADE_TO_HSB, [h, s, b]);
   }
 
-  _send(cmd, values) {
-    this.wire.writeBytes(cmd, values);
+  async _send(cmd, values) {
+    await this.wire.writeBytesAsync(cmd, values);
   }
 
-  _read(cmd, length, callback) {
-    this.wire.readBytes(cmd, length, callback);
+  async _read(cmd, length) {
+    return await this.wire.readBytesAsync(cmd, length);
   }
 }
 
 module.exports = Pixel;
+
+// Example usage:
+// (async () => {
+//   const pixel = new Pixel();
+//   await pixel.fadeToRGB(255, 0, 0); // fade to red
+//   await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+//   const rgb = await pixel.getRGB();
+//   console.log(rgb);
+//   await pixel.fadeToRGB(0, 0, 255); // fade to blue
+//   await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+//   const rgb2 = await pixel.getRGB();
+//   console.log(rgb2);
+// })();
diff --git a/lib/i2c.js b/lib/i2c.js
index 1ff537a..19b640f 100644
--- a/lib/i2c.js
+++ b/lib/i2c.js
@@ -143,4 +143,20 @@ class i2c extends EventEmitter {
   }
 }
 
+const util = require('util');
+
+// Promisify all the callback-based methods
+for (const method of[
+  'scan',
+  'open',
+  'write',
+  'writeByte',
+  'writeBytes',
+  'read',
+  'readByte',
+  'readBytes'
+]) {
+  i2c.prototype[method + 'Async'] = util.promisify(i2c.prototype[method]);
+}
+
 module.exports = i2c;