Hardware Podcasts

Open Hardware and The Creative Economy

The Amp Hour · 31 Aug 2010 · 59m · Episode 6

What this episode covers

Dave Jones of EEVblog and Chris Gammell discuss the definition of open source hardware, arguing that excluding non-commercial Creative Commons licenses unfairly disadvantages small creators against large kit manufacturers like SparkFun and Farnell. They analyze the rise of Samsung as a semiconductor competitor to Intel and the brain drain of talent from the US to Asia. Jones also provides a glowing review of the Amazon Kindle 3, praising its E-ink display and battery life, while criticizing the EE Store and Silverbrook Research for their lack of tangible products despite heavy funding.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists and early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Element14, SparkFun, Art of Fruit, Farnell, Digikey, Samsung, Intel, TSMC, EE Store, Silverbrook Research
Products
Fluke 28, TV Be Gone, Arduino, Amazon Kindle 3, Chumbie
Materials
E-ink
Also
EEVblog, Mitch Altman, Make Magazine, Solder Smoke, Jerry Ellsworth

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