The ESP32 is a popular wireless microcontroller from Chinese chipmaker Espressif.
It incorporates a high-performance 32-bit microcontroller core (also available as a dual core) coupled with a wireless radio that supports WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.
The Raspberry Pi, like the Arduino, was never intended to be used for new product development, and it was developed originally for educational purposes.
The standard Raspberry Pi is usually not ideal for use in mass production primarily due to … read more
Since its launch in 2005, the well-known open-source electronic prototyping platform Arduino has enabled creators, hobbyists, and business owners to turn their concepts into working prototypes.
Arduino was never intended to be a new product development platform, and it was … read more
This article explains the difference between patents and prior art. Learn how you can search for both of these on your own, and for free.
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Spending, worldwide, on IoT products is projected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2023.
This follows an absolutely explosive year over year increase in the field (over $40 billion per year) since 2018, with an expected $1 trillion in global IoT … read more
Discover the cost to develop your product, the cost to scale up manufacturing for mass production, and finally the actual cost per unit to manufacture it.
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From hearing aids to micro 3D printers to home-based cloud storage, you are going to discover 10 hardware products that had massively successful crowdfunding campaigns.
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Selling your own original product on Amazon is one way to generate early sales with greater profit margins than via brick and mortar retail outlets. Learn how you can easily become a successful Amazon seller.
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What hardware entrepreneur doesn’t want to build the next Apple, Ring, GoPro, Peloton, or Tesla? Those companies are the rare “unicorns” of hardware, but there are countless other hardware companies that are generating millions in annual revenue.
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Learn from an expert in product market validation why it is so important to validate your product idea before developing the actual product. You will also learn how to harness Facebook advertising to prove the appeal of your product, and to identify who exactly is willing to buy it.
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In this article we discuss profit margins and retail pricing, how they are different based on where you sell your product, and why retail price consistency is important.
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Learn about the pros and cons of the top accelerator/ incubator programs that are designed to mentor startups and provide access to funding sources.
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This case study follows the wildly successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns for the hardware startup UVMask. Learn how they leveraged timing, smart advertising, and even a graphic design blunder, to raise over $5 million in funding.
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