Hardware Things: Community internet networks
Hello there, It’s the best month of the year, and not just because it’s the manufacturing or the open hardware month. Hardware Things is supported by readers...
Hardware Things: The Lean Edition
Hello! This month's letter is slightly leaner and has a spotlight on a cold chain solution. Happy reading! Hardware Things is supported by some lovely...
Hardware Things: On Communities
Hello there! All over the world, communities enable entrepreneurs to develop products and services. Hardware communities tend to be more difficult to set up,...
Hardware Things: The July Edition
Hello there, Happy July! Or Monday, as the case may be. Hardware Things is supported by readers like you, join them on Patreon. Things I Enjoyed Reading A...
Hardware Things: Much ado about motorcycles
Hello there, I hope you had a great May. This month’s letter has a lot of long paragraphs, please accept my sincerest apologies. Hardware Things is supported...
Hardware Things: Interoperable energy systems
Hello there, Hope you had a good month. You may have noticed that the link under the Company Spotlight section goes to a protected post in the last few...
Hardware Things: Listening for the first time
Hello there, Before I get into it, I’ve been enjoying a couple of new-ish podcasts that I think are pretty great: Minor Details, by two industrial designers...
Hardware Things: It's all about perspective, you see
Hello there, There are two ways to look at things: as they are, as Kai Löffelbein examines the disposal of e-waste in Agboloshie, Ghana; or as they could be,...
Hardware Things: A tale of two countries
Hello there, Some numbers caught my attention last month. Due to that, today's letter pays more attention to data than most letters. Nigerians in diaspora...
Hardware Things: A mélange of sorts
Hello there and happy new year! If you're reading this, you're taking time out of your holiday to do so. I'd like to thank you for that and hope you're...
Hardware Things: What's the diagnosis?
Hello there, It's December, I hope the year has been a good one for you. Today's letter is a little longer than usual but I promise that it's worth it....
Hardware Things: An eclectic mix
Hello again, This month's newsletter has a little bit of everything. Hope you have a great month. Things I Enjoyed Reading 'Most hardware companies (in...
Hardware Things: Tool making and other stories
Hello there, I've been a Nadya Peek groupie for years and I finally got around to reading her thesis last month. But what really caught my attention was...
Hardware Things: First Mile, Last Mile
Hello there, The First Mile, Last Mile problem describes a major issue in transportation systems: the difficulty in getting from home to a station and from...
Hardware Things: Put it together, or tear it down
Hello there, I've always hated Lego; it was too tedious for my young(er) mind and now is used too frequently at design conferences to connote creativity. But...
Hardware Things: Paid, open source
Hello there, Jorge is unavailable as promised in the last letter, so it's Chuma here. While I'm knee deep in Kickstarter fulfillment, I've been thinking...
Hardware Things: Batteries deserve second chances
Hello there, I'm back! Outside of Kickstarter, I spent a good amount of time last month reading about the Renault KWID project which spoke about the Renault-...
Hardware Things: A note on funding
Paul Birkelo here, I'm the Managing Director at the Gearbox International Foundation. First off, a big thank you to Chuma for the chance to share a bit of...
Hardware Things: How deep is your Tech?
Hello there, It's April and, for most people, the beginning of Q2. Or Q1, depending on your fiscal year. Things I Enjoyed Reading Skydio blew up the hardware...
Hardware Things: March Comes With Change
Hello there, I'm Chuma, and until very recently was part of the organizing team at Hardware Lagos. In the last two years, the guys and I have had great fun...