From the light switch to the shower, crowdfunding projects have sought to retrofit everyday items with intelligent connectivity., but have often failed to bring their product to market. Read more »
Science teachers wanting to teach their students about the changing ways of weather soon could find themselves with an interesting teaching aid. Crowdsourced weather startup BloomSky plans to give away 10,000… Read more »
As we get more comfortable with the idea of smart homes it’s time the tech and the old-line white box manufacturing vendors started collaborating on products for the mainstream consumer. Read more »
This is the third post in our How We Built it package featuring lessons from hardware entrepreneurs on getting from an idea to a product. LIFX explains the hard part of… Read more »
Replacing dumb kitchen appliances with smarter ones will likely take decades, and given the fights over who will control the home, you may not want to start yet. Here’s a retrofit… Read more »
Interested in building the next hot wearable device? Then check out the Kickstarter campaign for MetaWear, a $30 Bluetooth and sensor module the size of a quarter. Read more »
Only a small percentage of the population needs the Cozy connected radiator cover, which makes it an interesting test case for building niche products and crowdfunding a business. Read more »
Ever wished for a spell check function for handwritten notes? With this connected pen on Kickstarter, that misspelled word will generate a gentle buzz so you know to try again. Or… Read more »
Hardware accelerator HAXLR8R unveiled its newest class of startups at a demo day in San Francisco on Monday. Pitches included smart devices from kids’ toys to sex toys. Read more »