Comparing Hardware Hacker Prototyping Boards
UDOO, a sort-of dual Arduino + Raspberry PI hardware hacker prototyping board and extremely successful Kickstarter campaign that we interviewed recently, just released a handy comparison chart of...
View ArticleExoLabs Connects Any Microscope to Your iPad (Kickstarter Interview)
Remember when you were in science class as a kid, staring into a microscope and lying to your teacher that you could see the cells she was pointing out? The days of cramming your eyeball into the...
View ArticleSeattle’s First Maker Hackathon on June 28-30
We’re all well aware that few cities are on par with Seattle when it comes to making software. Just ask Google, Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, and any of the other software companies setting up shop here....
View ArticleBREAKING: Stratasys to Acquire MakerBot for About $403 Million
Wow, big news in the world of 3D printing: Stratasys (the big dogs of industrial 3D printing) to acquire Makerbot (the visionary leading brand for consumer 3D printing). But will it be enough to...
View ArticlePoppy: Turn Your iPhone into a 3D Camera
Today, we have something of our very own to announce: we’re launching a product on Kickstarter. We call it Poppy. It turns your iPhone into a 3D camera, letting you capture, view and share images and...
View ArticleSpecial “Maker” edition of Startup Weekend kicked off tonight
Tonight at Seattle’s MakerHaus, Startup Weekend Maker Edition kicked off — a special “prototype” edition of their flagship event but focused specifically on Makers. If successful, the event could...
View ArticleStartup Weekend Maker Edition: teams are hard at work building prototypes
Startup Weekend is holding a very special “makers edition” this weekend in Seattle. The teams are hard at work building prototypes and working on their pitches. We’re looking forward to tonight’s...
View ArticleIndie Hardware News Roundup (July 3rd, 2013)
Here’s a quick roundup of interesting developments in the world of indie hardware from around the web. Walmart launched “Get on the Shelf” – Walmart is soliciting product ideas in their 2nd annual...
View ArticleMETA.01 Augmented Reality Glasses – A peek into the future only costs $667
This past Friday, Meta, a company that is producing the most advanced augmented reality glasses for the masses, announced they were ready for preorders. Unlike Google Glass, which only allows beta...
View ArticleMonitoring System for Active Seniors
YCombinator strikes with yet another hardware startup. Amulyte, a company started by two University of Waterloo alumni is working on a device that would support seniors in case of an emergency,...
View ArticleYCombinator Hardware Startups, Summer 2013
YCombinator Summer 2013 Demo Day is taking place this very moment and this batch, once again, has a number of really clever hardware startups that will change the world, big or small. Take a look at...
View ArticleFounderDating Now Ready to Help Hardware Startups Find Co-Founders
Lots of things are making it easier and easier to create new connected hardware experiences — prototyping tools, cheap hardware, crowd-funding, 3D-printing, hardware accelerators, etc. But as compared...
View ArticleFormlabs Raises $19 Million to Make Desktop 3D Printing Awesome
This post was reposted from On3DPrinting. Formlabs is a storybook startup. Founded by 3 engineers from the world-famous MIT Media Lab, the company launched an historic Kickstarter campaign in which...
View ArticleFreemium Hardware Is Coming (and You Can’t Stop It)
It’s starting to happen now and is something we’ve written about before — Disposable Hardware. Did you know you can get a 10″ Android with 4GB of storage for $30 retail right now? What happens when...
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