# Hardware, Surveys and Giveaways - Radular Rental Ranting

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2013-03-13
- Length: 1h 06m
- Episode: 136
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-136-radular-rental-ranting/

## Summary

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the nuances of professional titles, the strategic use of Bill of Materials (BOMs) in open source hardware, and the economics of test equipment rentals. They analyze Intel's joint partnership with Altera for 14nm FPGA production and debate the ethics of unlocking paid hardware features, citing Rigol oscilloscopes as a case study. The episode concludes with announcements for the show's listener survey and a t-shirt giveaway.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=0) Introduction and Professional Titles
- [5:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=344) LinkedIn, Hiring, and Corporate Secrecy
- [13:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=795) Open Source Hardware and BOM Strategy
- [30:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=1853) RF Modeling and the Potato Analogy
- [34:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=2075) Test Equipment Rental Market
- [38:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=2325) Intel and Altera FPGA Partnership
- [45:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=2746) Ethics of Unlocking Hardware Features
- [57:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2013-03-13-hardware-surveys-and-giveaways-radular-rental-ranting#t=3467) Patents, Contests, and Giveaways

## Topics

- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Element14 (company)
- Intel (company)
- Altera (company)
- Xilinx (company)
- Rigol (product)
- Touchstone (company)
- MakerBot (company)
- code.org (other)
- ZEPTO (other)

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