Maker marketplace Tindie, an online store where Makers can buy and sell homemade gadgets, launched a beta service called Tindie Biz this week for finding and reviewing suppliers and manufacturers. “We hear stories of makers paying $20k for introductions to manufacturers or a startup losing $100k to middlemen that never produce,” […]
This is a series that will document Nomiku’s journey into lean manufacturing in America through the conversations of the founding team: Lisa, Abe, and Bam. We will update the series as our adventure in building our high-tech device that lets people cook with the cloud continues. As we enter uncharted […]
Amanda Williams is a talented designer and now adds manufacturing experience to her skills, a potent combination.
1Sheeld connects with and exposes the device’s sensors, actuators, and selected app APIs for easy access by the Arduino.
A look at some of the projects competing in the New York's Next Top Makers competition, recently presented at the 6th Hardware Startup Meetup in NYC.
Eric Weddington, marketing manager for open source and communities at Atmel, posted an in-depth interview with Pinoccio's Eric Jennings. Pinnoccio is a new, open source hardware company. Their first product is a microcontroller board aimed at creating “a complete ecosystem" for the internet of things. Pinoccio calls their board an "Arduino Mega with wings." It's Raspberry Pi-friendly, too.
I’m excited about MAKE’s Hardware Innovation Workshop, May 15-16, at PARC in Palo Alto. The workshop is an opportunity to explore what’s shaping the newly emerging businesses that makers are creating. Come meet the people who are leading this new wave of hardware innovation and contribute to the discussion about new opportunities in making. You’ll be able to get a “big picture” understanding of how new technology and new communities are changing product development, collaborative design, and manufacturing.
The makers themselves are part of an open R&D lab that any company can benefit from, if they know how to engage them. Increasingly, businesses and investors are beginning to pay attention.
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Check out the full list of makers who will be speaking at the Hardware Innovation Workshop. Phil Torrone and Limor Fried of AdaFruit, Massimo Banzi of Arduino, Ayah Bdeir of LittleBits, Tod Kurt of ThingM, Liam Casey of PCH International, Bunnie Huang, Caterina Mota of OpenMaterials, Allan Chochinov of Core77, Nathan Seidle of SparkFun Electronics, Mark Hatch of TechShop and Carl Bass of Autodesk. In addition, on Tuesday evening, we will open with a showcase of 25 hardware startups along with demos by companies like Autodesk, ShopBot, MakerBot, and more.
The Workshop is a one-and-a-half day intensive introduction to the business of making and the makers who are creating these businesses. We will be sharing the ideas that come out of this workshop in a variety of ways during and after the event. Watch Makezine for details.
If you need information on the event and to register, go to: Hardware Innovation Workshop.
