STM32 vs PIC32: which MCU works better in Manufacturing?
July 9, 2019
The STM32 MCU tends to be more popular than the PIC32 for 32-bit MCUs, but is it really better, and more importantly: when should you pick one over the other?
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A China Manufacturing NDA: essential for importers, OR NOT?
June 10, 2019
Using a ‘manufacturing NDA’ to protect your IP when developing and manufacturing your products in China is often seen as key. Here I’ll break down what documents you can use in China to provide a degree of protection, but I’ll also show you a much better way to prevent trouble.
Why are most electronic products designed and manufactured in China, and can that change?
May 9, 2019
China’s meteoric rise to becoming the “world’s factory” began at the end of the 70s. After Mao, China was stuck with a lot of very poor people. Deng Xiao Ping...
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Get Started with Product Development and Manufacturing in China
August 30, 2018
How to get started having your custom electronic product manufactured in China? It really depends on how custom you want the product to be: Toasters with your company logo....
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Alexa, Amazon’s killer virus, is infecting electronic devices near to you
July 25, 2018
"Alexa buy me the best value espresso maker" will soon become the way we buy stuff, nobody is going to read reviews anymore. Amazon's brand-killing virus infiltrates half of all...
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Elon Musk: I overdid my Assembly Factory Automation
April 26, 2018
In a recent interview, Elon Musk gave us a look inside his new Tesla Assembly Factory in Freemont, California. He made some very good points on the high level of...
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Industrial IOT: How to avoid Pilot Purgatory (71% is stuck)
April 20, 2018
Industrial IOT is the area within Internet Of Things where it’s easiest to make a business case. Forecasters predict some $3.7 Trillion in value to be created here in the...
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What would happen if we Stopped Buying Electronics from China?
April 18, 2018
The reason we're buying such a large percentage of electronics from China is no longer cheap labor, but that China now has the most complete and cost-effective ecosystem of component...
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China ODM Factory Electronic Design: 7 Pitfalls to Avoid
March 7, 2018
If you need a new electronic product manufactured, then the fastest and lowest cost way to get this done would seem to find an ODM factory in China which...
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The Cheapest Way to get your Custom Device Manufactured
October 2, 2017
When you need to get a custom electronic device manufactured its cost is a very important concern. First the cost to design the product, and even more so the cost of manufacturing the device. But what can lead to higher than welcome costs, and how to obtain the lowest costs when manufacturing your custom electronic device?
Is Apple too mature to innovate?
July 20, 2016
Bob O’Donnell points out in an article that the time that Apple was able to surprise the world with real innovations may well be behind us.They were very late with their...
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China drives down prices & lead-times at dizzying speed
July 20, 2016
As Ben Joffe shows in his presentation below, prices of quite a number of consumer products have come down very rapidly. The XiaoMi Yi camera for example equals or bests...
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Wunderbar IoT starter-kit raises $11 M from Kleiner Perkins
July 20, 2016
In 2014 Relayr initially raised a modest 111K in crowdfunding for it’s beginner friendly IoT starter kit, but now got funded by venerated VC Kleiner Perkins. Congrats to the team...
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The Dash, world’s most ambitious earbud, raises $25 M
July 20, 2016
After raising $3.4 M on KickStarter Feb 2014 they now raised another $22 million. This project is so ambitious that I was wondering whether they could pull it off, but...
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LoRa is the new BLE, roll-out starting this week
July 20, 2016
IoT needs a dedicated network, I strongly feel LoRa will be it:1/100 the power consumption of BLE, i.e. lasting up to 10 years Range: 2 km urban to 15...
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Crowd Design company Quirky seems to abandon Manufacturing
July 20, 2016
Wonderful concept, real pity they ran into problems making it work for electronic products. Seems they were pushing stuff out a little too fast, leading to severe quality problems. It...
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