Hardware Podcasts

Mapping Out Nerdery

The Amp Hour · 25 Nov 2016 · 1h 08m · Episode 324

What this episode covers

Hosts Dave Jones and Chris Gammell discuss the lack of IoT standards, citing Cringely's arguments for a dedicated network layer, and analyze the business model of Nest. They cover recent industry acquisitions, including Siemens buying Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion and Avnet acquiring Hackster.io, while highlighting the open-source RISC-V chip crowdfunding campaign 'OpenV' on CrowdSupply. The episode also touches on logistics challenges for sellers, tax write-off strategies, and a new low-cost LiDAR chip from Osram.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists and early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Mentor Graphics, Siemens, Hackster.io, Avnet, CrowdSupply, Osram, Nest, GE Appliances, Local Motors, Hackaday.io, Instructables, Autodesk, Silicon Labs, Micrium, Broadcom, Amazon
Products
OpenV, Tesla 500
Chips
RISC-V
Tools
Altium Designer

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