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Welcome to another edition of Hardware Roundup, a monthly curated hardware newsletter. Read on for stories on recent funding announcements, technology news, and manufacturing insights.
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行业News
- In hardware funding news,PelotonandFormlabssecured another round of funding andsecured “unicorn” status.Sonosdebuted on the public markets, andJuul raised $650 million.SF self-driving car makerZoox raised $500 million, andRoot Ventures raised their second fund. +Mindtribe was acquired by Accenture.
- Unfortunately,PrintrbotandMayfield Roboticsannounced they are停止操作. +Markforged was cleared of IP Infringement claims by Desktop Metaland filed a countersuit.
- SpaceX relaunched the Falcon 5 rocketfor the first time and is planning to launch more than70 satellites this year. + An interview withElon Musk’s longest-serving exec, Gwynne Shotwell,President and COO of SpaceX.
- Chinese authorities are beginning to usefacial recognition technologyat the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border checkpoints. In part due to a25% additional tariff on imports of U.S.-made cars,Tesla is planning a $5 billion investmentin a Chinese factory. +A visual of the Pearl River Deltaand the blurred lines in themegalopolis that contains over 120 million people.
Hardware Knowledge
- Motherboard did ateardown of a $100 iPhone X. Unsurprisingly, under the microscope, many of thesoftware and hardware features didn’t quite hold up to the original. Reminds us of theFake Apple Watch teardownwe did… +iFixit gave the Microsoft Surface Go a 1/10 score for repairability.
- Tedium took a look at thehistory of the paper strawand other alternatives such asRye, Bamboo, and Corn. + Theeconomics of e-waste mining.
- Orthodontic startupsare using3D printing to disrupt the teeth straightening industry, decreasing the price and production time of dental impressions and invisible teeth aligners. +Hax’s Hardware Report for H1 2018.
- The CEO of Instrumental on thereality of Industrial IoT. +The future of packagingand trends driving its disruption.
Events + Community
- Jobs:Quip is hiring aLead Mechanical Engineerto helpbuild their product portfolio, andMedicaSafeis looking for aProduct Design Engineer.
- Events:August 15,Making It (in China): Workshopwith the co-founder of Crave at Whipsaw (SF).
- Please vote for Dave Evans’ SXSW Panel Pickerentry onHow to Launch a Product During a Trade War—thanks! + PRG is seeking hardware startups to demo at their annualSilicon Valley Hardware Symposiumin September. If interested, get in touch withTheresa Shafer.
- Community:Shout out to theCoolNews newsletterfor its regular dose of curated hardware snippets.
For the Love of Engineering
Making a chess set free-handed on a CNC lathe. [Via SolidSmack]
Until next month!
Fin, Hardware Evangelist at Fictiv
