Interview with Tater Tot Designs (IoT Design Company)

Tater Tot Designs is a creative design and engineering firm based in Portland that’s betting big on the Internet of Things revolution, and has built a team of EE, mechanical and software engineers, UI and UX designers to create a line of…

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Here are the under-hyped areas of IoT (based on hundreds of hours of hacking)

Over the last couple of years I’ve done a ton of home automation hacking, as well as a lot of reading and tracking of emerging products in the IoT and home automation space. In the process, I’ve been able to identify some…

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I took my dad to the 3D printer expo and here’s what we saw

On the weekend of 8/23, I took my dad to the 3D Printer World Expo. I should explain: My name is Ari Porad, I am 12 years old and I live in Seattle. I am also very into 3D printing, so I…

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React Sidekick is hardware designed to differentiate software

The React Sidekick is a sort of portable panic button, currently available for pre-order on Kickstarter. It’s a simple concept — tap the nondescript, coin-sized button and it activates your smartphone and calls out for help. The device uses a Bluetooth LE…

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Smart Home Intercom Startup Launched by Harvard Law Grad

The following is a guest post by Jonathan Frankel of Nucleus. Nucleus is a wireless, Internet-connected intercom that lets you audio- or video- chat with any other Nucleus in the world – whether it’s in the next room or next country.

I…

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The Little Swarmbuddies That Could: Robotics Course Emphasizes Creativity in Engineering

Last year we covered a drawing robot arm by NarwhalEdu, and they’re back with a new robot that dances to music.

Today, NarwhalEdu is launching a second class that uses a Khan-Academy-meets-robots approach to teaching engineering at the high school level and…

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Spor: Changing how we power devices

David Hunt and his co-founders at Spor are pursuing a big vision. They’re changing how devices are powered.

I recently had an opportunity to chat with David about the company as well as the successes and challenges they’ve met along the way.…

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ANTVR – a VR Headset for Gaming

ANTVR KIT just launched on Kickstarter with a gamer-centric take on virtual reality headsets. Besides a headset with 1.3 megapixel display per eye and a 100° diagonal field of view, ANTVR creates an enhanced experience for VR gaming by including a multi-function…

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LaMetric story: build a “look and feel” prototype before the crowdfunding campaign

Nazar Bilous is the co-founder Smart Atoms__, hardware startup that built LaMetric, and has founded several companies before, including digital agency Lemberg Solutions, Recordense.

Hardware is hard (no pun intended), especially building and delivering exactly what you’ve promised in your crowdfunding campaign.…

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Defining Novena, our Very Own Laptop Computer

The following is a guest post by Sean “xobs” Cross, one of the two co-creators of the Novena open source laptop.

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Many products are hammered into existence by a cadre of project managers, focus groups and user studies. This process is…

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