*This is a clear sign of open-source hardware getting mainstreamed. You're at the big show in Vegas, and you're off in the Kickstarter booth. It's like somebody who has a blog showing up at the Hamburg Book Fair.
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Thursday January 11, 2018
The Maker Pros of CES
We’re midway through CES (@CES), the annual consumer electronics convention in Las Vegas. The event has long generated headlines for the latest gadgets made by established brands, but in recent years there has also been an undercurrent of entrepreneurship at the event. You can read our ongoing coverage here.
The Kickstarter booth, for instance, is dedicated to Hardware Studio, the company’s collaboration with Avnet (@Avnet) and Dragon Innovation (@dragoninnovate), which is intended to help hardware startups successfully bring products to market. Together, the three companies are hosting livestreams with notable hardware creators, sharing resources, and holding office hours with would-be entrepreneurs.
There is also be a wealth of notable hardware startups on site. HAX (@hax_co) alumni including movement capture system Notch (@wearnotch) and portable projector Cinemood (@mycinemood) are there, as well as Israeli AR headset maker Lumus (@LumusVision), 3D printer hotshot Markforged (@Markforged), and edutech star Kano (@TeamKano).
We want to hear your stories of maker pros at CES! If you know of a company that we should include, email us at MakerPro@MakerMedia.com. Check back next week for more CES coverage....
