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How to Develop a Mobile App That Communicates With Your Product Using Bluetooth

Learn how to connect your device to a mobile phone via Bluetooth, and how to select the best platform to create your mobile app. ... read more

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How to Get Investors and Co-Founders for Your Hardware Startup

Finding investors and/or co-founders for your startup is never easy, but in this article you will discover what it takes to get them interested in your project. ... read more

Migrating from Arduino to STM32 Microcontrollers

Arduino is a fantastic platform for learning electronics and building proof-of-concept prototypes, but it’s not typically feasible for commercial products. Discover what it takes to migrate from Arduino to an STM32 microcontroller. ... read more

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Why It’s Important to Fail Fast With Product Development

We often think failure is the end point. However, product development failure is actually essential to create better products and stimulate stronger innovation. ... read more

Business Models and Recurring Revenue for Hardware Startups

The business model you select will determine how much revenue you can generate, how quickly you can scale up, and ultimately how valuable your startup will be to investors. ... read more

Low-Volume Manufacturing Methods for Custom Plastic Parts

Discover which method is best for low-volume manufacturing of custom shaped plastic parts (typically a product enclosure): 3D printing, urethane casting, or injection molding. ... read more

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Introduction to Embedded Firmware Development

Learn about embedded firmware development using a simple 8-bit AVR microcontroller. ... read more

Being an Engineer: Interview with John Teel

I was recently interviewed on the Being an Engineer Podcast where we discuss hardware entrepreneurship and the Hardware Academy.

Introduction to 3D Mechanical Design Software

This article will introduce you to the various types of 3D design software, and review all of the most common software packages. ... read more

How to Select the Best PCB Design Software for Your Project

This article will review various PCB design tools and help you select which one is best for you and your specific project. ... read more

5 Critical Steps Before Full Product Development

Follow these 5 initial steps to greatly increase the chances that you develop and sell a successful, profitable product. ... read more

7 Strategies to Develop Your New Product

Discover seven strategies to get your new product developed regardless of your technical skills. There is at least one strategy for everyone. ... read more

How to Design a Wearable Technology Product

Developing a wearable electronic product involves juggling design constraints and compromises in ways that are quite different from more conventional designs. ... read more

Teardown of a Smart Watch [Video]

In this teardown video of a Pebble 2 smart watch you will learn what it takes to design an electronic product with limited space available. ... read more

Introduction to Rapid Hardware Development

There is an accepted method of failing when it comes to developing something new and the phrase is “fail fast.” Startup culture is synonymous with this phrase and for good reason. The fail fast method for hardware is a bit of a different story. ... read more