# Open Hardware and The Creative Economy

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2010-08-31
- Length: 59m
- Episode: 6
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-08-31-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-6-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-08-31-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy#t=0) Introduction and Event Shout-outs
- [16:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-08-31-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy#t=1010) Open Source Hardware Definition Debate
- [27:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-08-31-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy#t=1655) Samsung vs Intel and Global Talent Drain
- [35:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-08-31-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy#t=2135) Amazon Kindle 3 Review and E-ink Technology
- [43:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-08-31-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy#t=2599) The Creative Economy and Personal Manufacturing
- [50:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2010-08-31-open-hardware-and-the-creative-economy#t=3032) Critique of EE Store and Silverbrook Research

## Topics

- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- EEVblog (other)
- Element14 (company)
- Fluke 28 (product)
- Mitch Altman (other)
- TV Be Gone (product)
- Make Magazine (other)
- Solder Smoke (other)
- Jerry Ellsworth (other)
- Arduino (product)
- SparkFun (company)
- Art of Fruit (company)
- Farnell (company)
- Digikey (company)
- Samsung (company)
- Intel (company)
- TSMC (company)
- Amazon Kindle 3 (product)
- E-ink (material)
- Chumbie (product)
- EE Store (company)
- Silverbrook Research (company)

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