As we learned during Kickstarter Week modern development boards are amazing tools that have put the power of the microprocessor into the hands of hobbyists and entrepreneurs everywhere. These development boards are capable of handling multiple inputs…

The fun never stops during ARM Kickstarter week and our latest interview is with Humberto Evans, the creator of Pantelligent. This is a great story of determination and an interesting business "pivot".  I met Humberto a few years ago when he launched…

Connect the unconnected and that's exactly what three cat-loving Ph.D. students at the University of Illinois did with their robotic cat toy that reacts to your cat - yup, and they're claiming (I trust them, since this is their passion) Mousr…

Its ARM Kickstarter week and I must admit that as we dig into all things Kickstarter I am amazed by how much is happening, for those who have long and non-volatile memories, it’s like a Heathkit or Altair being born every week:

[Heathkit, left, Altair…

For ARM Kickstarter Week I interviewed Kaido Kert about his brand new Kickstarter project called Blossom. I was personally interested in this project because I have a couple of highly dysfunctional sprinkler controllers at my house that have been nothing…

I think it’s very fitting that we start ARM Kickstarter Week with a teardown of the Pebble watch. To me the Pebble was a breakthrough hardware product on Kickstarter and it broke new ground in two ways; first it showed there was a real market for…

For our first interview during Kickstarter Week we decided to start at the beginning of hardware design and look at the development board choices for aspiring Kickstarters. This is a good news scenario compared to just a few years ago because not only…