Hardware is hard
Everything related to developing hardware products, mostly focused on consumer.
Hardware is hard
Atomic is doing an MDR Dasher Keyboard. I’m not going to order one, but daaaaamn.
The Playdate Story: What Was it Like to Make Handheld Video Game System Hardware?
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Great video, courtesy of Andy Baio. I got to visit the Panic office when I attended XOXO. They had an open house, which was amazing. It was like going to see Oz or something.
Telepathic
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Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) built a synth. The video is amazing.
Big or small, old or new — or even hardware or software. It’s always true: underpromising and overdelivering is always the path to delight, but also always devilishly difficult to pull off. That’s the game.
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Leave it to Gruber to say this in a way that just lands. Eric’s tweet was also great.
Not a fan of cassettes, but this is a pretty piece of hardware.
I’m not in the market for a wrist wearable. I love my Apple Watch Ultra (and also my Oura ring), but POLAR is a great company and they should be applauded for making a screen-free and subscription-free product in 2025. I hope it’s a wild success for them!
Matt Webb made a clock called Poem/1 and he's funding it on Kickstarter. So lovely.
