2013: The Internet of things, delivered via smartphone
Guest Post Virtually every electronic device has now gained a smartphone controlled equivalent over the past year.
The maker movement isn’t just for hackers anymore
November 21, 2012 9:00 AM
Jolie O'Dell
The maker movement is in full effect. Step 1 was the hackerspaces of the 2000s. Step 2 is the DIY democracy at places like TechShop.
Do-it-yourself: How to build your own electric car, hacker style
July 29, 2012 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
By day, David Brown is a security consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. But in his spare time, he’s one of a growing number of do-it-yourself electric vehicle creators. In the past couple of years, Brown retrofitted a 1974 Volkswagen Beetle …
Open source model disrupts the commercial drone business
July 27, 2012 4:03 PM
Dean Takahashi
The DIY drone community is turning into a business that is disrupting commercial drones.
The maker movement starts to attract venture capitalists’ interest
May 22, 2012 10:00 AM
Dylan Tweney
Every year, my family looks forward to Maker Faire, a family-friendly celebration of DIY mayhem, with eager anticipation. But when venture capitalists get involved in the maker movement, you know something new is afoot.
One such VC is Brad Feld, …
Tech materials of the future (and how you can make them yourself)
May 16, 2012 1:13 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Flexible screens, wearable computers, conductive ink, wires that move like muscles: These are the materials that will make up the gadgets of the future, and they’re being dreamed up and developed in do-it-yourself hacker labs and garages all around the …
Ford encourages employees’ tinkering with free TechShop memberships
May 4, 2012 2:04 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Some companies cater lunch on Fridays. Some throw in gym memberships or childcare or chair massages. Not Ford.
These guys are going big: They’re giving invention-focused employees TechShop memberships so they can tinker and make to their hearts’ delight.
TechShop …
iFixit spins off Dozuki CMS to let anyone make killer technical docs
April 17, 2012 10:00 PM
Devindra Hardawar
As someone who used to write technical documentation for a living, I can assure you that nobody likes reading that crap. But iFixit, the company that’s become famous for its repair guides and gadget teardowns, has somehow managed to make …
DEMO: Bizness Apps to include do-it-yourself apps for Android
Bizzness Apps is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week. These companies do pay a fee to present, but our coverage of them remains objective.
Bizness Apps, a …
DEMO: GutCheck makes focus groups more affordable
GutCheck is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week. These companies do pay a fee to present, but our coverage of them remains objective.
Any individual who’s thought …
Shapeways lands $5 million for 3D printing
Dutch startup Shapeways, which lets you design and print your own 3D objects, just raised $5 million. The company will also move its headquarters to New York from its current home base of Eindhoven in The Netherlands. The majority of …
