Hardware Things: What's left to learn about Transsion?
Hope you're well. Nick Allen runs Savant in Cape Town, it's an incubator and venture fund that's focused on hardware. Of course, I was interested in learning...
Hardware Things: The case for biomethane
Hope you're doing well. In the editorial for Outside Influence, I mention an excerpt from my interview with Olugbenga Olubanjo who develops battery...
Hardware Things: SHS systems and manufacturing relationships
Hope you’re doing well. To understand how subscribers consume the newsletter, I’ve kept track of the most clicked links from the last 12 months. It’s shown...
Hardware Things: South Africa’s burgeoning space landscape
Hello, I’m David. I’m a satellite technology and space industry analyst focused on the fast-growing African space industry. That involves fun things like...
Hardware Things: On rural schools and electric vehicles
Hope you’re doing well. If you’ve missed travelling due to the pandemic as much as I have, here’s something I think you will love: Drive & Listen. In case...
Hardware Things: Is solar power the right fit for venture capital?
Hope you're well. For the last few months, I've been having monthly calls with newsletter subscribers about what they're building and their thoughts on...
Hardware Things: The Vicious Cycle of Dwell Time
Hope you're well. I've been absorbed the last few months working on a simple timer that is built around my thinking on habit building, it's about 75% done...
Hardware Things: Lessons learnt
Hope you’re doing well. Today is three years since I started writing this newsletter, and in thinking about the time since I would love to learn what you...
Hardware Things: Further down the spectrum
Hope you're doing well. I've done my best to write this newsletter without mentioning COVID-19 so far, but today's letter broke that bet. Hope you enjoy it!...
Hardware Things: How government-led R&D can succeed
Hello there, Happy new year! Hope you’re taking some time to relax. In the spirit of new year resolutions, I would like to invite you to support Hardware...
Hardware Things: Where your tea comes from
Hello there. I hope you enjoyed reading the last two letters from Somto and Wamboga. I'm looking forward to inviting more guests to write the letter....
Hardware Things: On assistive technology
I learnt a lot editing this and it's always a pleasure having a guest on. Hope you enjoy it - Chuma. Hello, I’m Wamboga, a tyro technology analyst based in...
Hardware Things: What's in the DNA of universal reliable electricity access in Africa?
I love the opportunity to invite guests to write the newsletter, it takes on a different life of its own. Hope you enjoy this - Chuma. Hello, I’m Somto....
Hardware Things: Let there be light
Hello there. Hope you’re doing very well. Something I’ve been thinking about Cape Verde is made up of ten islands off the coast of Senegal. As a result of...
Hardware Things: What's a maternal mortality ratio?
Hello there. Hope you're doing very well. Something that's been on my mind As you may know, I've been part of a research team documenting maternal health...
Hardware Things: Back to regular programming
Hello there. It's good to be back. There are a number of new subscribers, thanks for joining! This newsletter is primarily to share interesting links from...
Hardware Things: I'm betting that you need a break
Hello there, I'm betting that you need a break from curve flattening, and disinfectants, and Twitter, and Slack, and Zoom, and asking if people can see your...
Hardware Things: One for the road
Happy New Year! I’m taking a break from Hardware Things, so this letter will be the last for a while. I think breaks are good for re-calibrating your energy...
Hardware Things: What does a Made in Africa smartphone mean?
Hello there, Hope you had a great November. The regular newsletter is back. Hardware Things is supported by readers like you, join them on Patreon. Made In...
Hardware Things: Data analytics for PAYGo Solar
Hello there, Today's newsletter is going to be a long one. As well as this monthly newsletter, I write a profile on a hardware company on the continent doing...