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Manufacturing By Wire And Skipping Testing - Calefacient Cuculine Cash

The Amp Hour · 29 Jan 2014 · 1h 13m · Episode 182

What this episode covers

Dave Jones of EEVblog and Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics discuss the challenges of hardware manufacturing, including the impact of Chinese New Year shutdowns and the decision to skip expensive automated testing for the Microcurrent device to save costs. They analyze the $3.2 billion Google acquisition of Nest, debating whether it was a purchase of talent or a corporate money-laundering scheme, and review new tools like CircuitHub that streamline PCB fabrication and assembly for small batches. The conversation also covers Dave's experience with his Kickstarter campaign, the use of a robotic arm for life testing, and the technical details of NSA spy gadgets released by Edward Snowden.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Google
Products
Microcurrent, Nest, MakerBot
Tools
KiCad, Eagle, Altium
Also
EEVblog, Contextual Electronics, NSA, Edward Snowden, CircuitHub, Octopart, Arduino

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