Joshua Marinacci tells us what he's been thinking about in terms of the future of the Internet of Things. How will the future look when every object is networked? Do we need to look to Isaac Asimov's Laws of Robotics?

The Internet of Things and the Laws of Robotics

Hardware startup Normaltoday launched USonly its line of custom 3Dprinted earphones that you order using an app to take photos of your ear. Finding a comfortable pair of onesizefitsall earphones is a difficult task. Headphones tend to be more forgiving since th

Normals 3Dprinted earphones are custombuilt based on photos you take of your own ears - Newsbeat

The Internet of Things puts intelligence into all kinds of things -- especially in the home, from appliances to light bulbs and door locks. But we still have a ways to go. “We need to be very patient in this category,” says Quirky CEO Ben Kaufman in a conversation with a16z General Partner Scott Weiss. The technology is available, Kaufman adds, we just need our things -- and habits -- to be ready too. So when does this technology go mainstream? What gadget do they think will push it over the edge ... and what might hold it back even longer?

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a16z Podcast: Gateway Gadgets to the Internet of Things

Benjamin Joffe (@benjaminjoffe)from HAXLR8R joins us for an interesting discussion spanning from his travels around the world to his current role to help hardware companies to incubate and scale in the Shenzhen on-demand hardware global factory. In this discussion, Ben offered a primer to how entrepreneurs from all over the world can leverage on the Shenzhen ecosystem to build an integrated hardware and software companny and scale them out to the world. He shares his story as a consultant, an angel investor (and his three notable companies: CMUNE, Gengo & Tokyo Otaku Mode), a mentor in 500 Startups and HAXLR8R and his role within the global entrepreneurial ecosystem. Of course, we have an intellectual discussion that focus on leveraging Huntingdon's "Clash of Civilizations" on messaging apps in Asia (WeChat, LINE, Kakao and Whatsapp) and Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs & Steel" on startup ecosystems from Silicon Valley to the rest of the world. 

Episode 11  Ben And The Shenzhen Hardware Factory

Jon Bruner and David Cranor chat with Zach Supalla and Will Hart about how they'd built a successful hardware startup, how they manage their overseas supply chain, and how they're taking on established machine-to-machine and telecom companies by turning themselves into a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO).

The Challenge of Connecting Anything to the Internet

Cyril Ebersweiler, the founder of HAXLR8R & venture partner of SOSventures, joins us to discuss the lean hardware startup in Asia and the metrics that investors look at to evaluate a hardware startup. He shares with us the concept of the lean hardware startup and why hardware is the new black. We also discuss the lean hardware startup concept which they pioneered to build, grow and accelerate companies in the incubator and his thoughts on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign. Lastly, we tapped on his perspective as an investor to understand what investors are looking for in hardware startups.


Episode 27  The Lean Hardware Startup With Cyril Ebersweiler

Hold your books and costume jewelry close because they may not survive the connected device revolution, according to Rob Coneybeer of Shasta Ventures. In a conversation on this week’s podcast he and I had a fun conversation about what devices might disappear, what objects might stay analog and what devices get more intelligent as we embed connectivity and sensors into more things. He expanded on his thinking from an earlier blog post, and we covered a huge range of products, from the future of the kitchen to clothing and building materials.

Coneybeer provided insights not only into what he thought, but how he came to his conclusions, so anyone interested in how to divvy up the world of consumer products should listen to his segment. Before he went on, Kevin and I broke down the week’s news, which included Target’s move into the home automation space, AT&T’s big bet on the connected car and a new product from Honeywell that is straight out of the movies. Check out the video below. I kind of want one in my home. Finally, we cover out 5-minute review of a web site called SmartHomeDB that smart home lovers will want to bookmark.

Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel
Guest: Rob Coneybeer of Shasta Ventures

Target clears some shelf space for the smart home and connected cars hit $1 billion in data revenue
The 5-minute review is of the SmartHomeDB web site
Rob Coneybeer describes his thinking about what devices will become smart and what will stay dumb
Understanding what makes us human helps determine what dumb device will stick around


Episode 8: Which devices will the internet of things drive to extinction?

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="This Week in Computer Hardware" alt="This Week in Computer Hardware"/>Is Intel's clock slowing down? IBM nveils it's first 7nm chip, 2TB Samsung 850 EVOs are here, Logitech changing it's name to Logi, Chromecast ethernet adapter selling out fast, Logitech (or Logi?) G230 and G35 gaming headsets, things aren't looking good for the Windows Phone, new drivers from AMD, AOC 28" 4K monitor for only $350, Google Glass Enterprise Edition, and a 33 port USB charger from HACKADAY. 
 
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 Published: July 09, 2015 at 02:16PM

This Week in Computer Hardware 323: How Much CPU Do You Really Need?

O'Reilly's Jon Bruner and David Cranor chat with Brady Forrest, vice president at Highway1, and Renee DiResta, vice president of business development at Haven, about hardware startup success stories, pitfalls, and best practices.

Brady Forrest and Renee DiResta on Advising Hardware Startups

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News Today" alt="Tech News Today"/>Hosts: <a href="http://ift.tt/1e2tW9E" target="_blank">Mike Elgan</a>, <a href="http://ift.tt/1KUZITA" target="_blank">Christina Warren</a>
Guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/kwiens?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Kyle Wiens</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JessConditt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Jessica Conditt</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/samred?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Sam Machkovech,</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KyleOrl?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Kyle Orland</a>
09/25/15 : iFixit tears down the iPhone 6S, we have all the details from yesterday's Oculus event, Microsoft ships an innovative app for scheduling meetings for the iPhone, and more...
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 Published: September 25, 2015 at 12:44PM

Tech News Today 1353: Tech of the Future, Here Today

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="TWiT Live Specials" alt="TWiT Live Specials"/>Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ reports from New York at the World Maker Faire 2015.  Featuring Nasa, FormLabs Form 2, the Life Size Mousetrap, Aerial Sports League, SketchUp, Raspberry Pi and interviews with Dale Dougherty, founder of Maker Media, Inc. and Becky Stern of Adafruit.
 
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 Published: September 27, 2015 at 01:22AM

TWiT Live Specials 258: World Maker Faire 2015

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News Today" alt="Tech News Today"/>Hosts: <a href="http://ift.tt/1e2tW9E" target="_blank">Mike Elgan</a>, <a href="http://ift.tt/1itv48K" target="_blank">Lindsey Turrentine</a>
Guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/byjoshg" target="_blank">Josh Goldman</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/GinnyMarvin?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank"> Ginny Marvin</a>
9/28/15 : GoPro's got a new camera and it's cheap, Microsoft's got it's own set of cardboard virtual reality goggles, BlackBerry's CEO tries to demo the company's new Android phone, but instead demonstrates that he doesn't know how to use Android, and more...
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 Published: September 28, 2015 at 12:23PM

Tech News Today 1354: GoPro Launches a Cam for Amateurs

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Triangulation" alt="Triangulation"/>Guest: Phil Baker Phil Baker is an expert in new product development and market development for large and small companies. He has held senior product development and marketing positions with Apple, Polaroid, Seiko, Proxima, Atari, Polycom, and Think Outside.
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 Published: September 28, 2015 at 02:19PM

Triangulation 218: Phil Baker: The Product Guy

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Know How..." alt="Know How..."/>Hosted by Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Bryan Burnett 
Permeable Concrete, GlowForge, and 3D Printed TWiT Badge. 
Records live every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 18:00 UTC.

 Published: October 01, 2015 at 02:52PM

Know How... 163: Maker Faire and 3D Printed Badges

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News 2Night" alt="Tech News 2Night"/>Twitter has a new CEO officially, LinkdIn pays for being spammy, Mark Zuckerberg is beaming Internet down from space, Microsoft's big announcement tomorrow, and more...
 
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 Published: October 05, 2015 at 05:53PM

Tech News 2Night 438: Can Jack Dorsey be the Next Steve Jobs?

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News Today" alt="Tech News Today"/>Anchor: <a href="http://ift.tt/1aRrzUg" target="_blank">Mike Elgan</a> and Co-Anchor: <a href="https://twitter.com/kashhill" target="_blank">Kashmir Hill</a>
10/8/15: The Light L16 has 16 lenses focusing light into each of its own individual sensors, a new app from a cool game company gamifies stress relief, a new app from Adobe 'photoshops' unsightly tourists out of your pictures so you don't have to, and more...
Guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/wjrothman" target="_blank">Wilson Rothman</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/M_Wein" target="_blank">Matt Weinberger</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/rachelerman" target="_blank">Rachel Lerman</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/deantak" target="_blank">Dean Takahashi</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/kerrymflynn" target="_blank">Kerry Flynn</a>
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 Published: October 08, 2015 at 10:37AM

Tech News Today 1362: New Camera Has 16 Lenses!

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News 2Night" alt="Tech News 2Night"/>Mike Murphy from Quartz talks with us about Facebook's alternative to a dislike button, Netflix and chill just got pricier, Google's search chief sort of supports your Right to be Forgotten, VW blames the software engineers, and more...
 
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 Published: October 08, 2015 at 03:44PM

Tech News 2Night 441: Fat Cats Need FitBits

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News Today" alt="Tech News Today"/>Anchor: <a href="http://ift.tt/1aRrzUg" target="_blank">Mike Elgan</a> and Co-Anchor: <a href="https://twitter.com/lturrentine" target="_blank">Lindsey Turrentine</a>
10/12/15: Dell buys corporate software, storage, and security company EMC, Nissan invents a car that has screens all over the dash and seats, the Pentagon is working on a self-destructing drone, and more...
Guests: <a href="https://twitter.com/editorialiste" target="_blank">Andrew Nusca</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KurtWagner8" target="_blank">Kurt Wagner</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/mikearildbrown" target="_blank">Mike Brown</a>
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 Published: October 12, 2015 at 10:11AM

Tech News Today 1364: EMC: 'Dude, We're Gettin' With Dell!'

<img src="http://ift.tt/1ydqO3F" align="right" hspace="20" vspace="20" border="0" title="Tech News 2Night" alt="Tech News 2Night"/>Anchor: <a href="http://ift.tt/1fcLArN">Megan Morrone</a>
Guest: <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonAbbruzzese">Jason Abbruzzese</a>
Jason Abbruzzese from Mashable joins us to explain the Trans-Pacific Partnership and what it means to all of us, Happy Ada Lovelace Day, new iMacs for all, how Uber can be your partner in crime, and more...
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 Published: October 13, 2015 at 05:27PM

Tech News 2Night 444: Everything You Need to Know About TPP

This special episode of the a16z Podcast is based on a Q&A from an early screening we hosted of OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)'s "Belief", which just premiered and airs over seven consecutive nights. This week-long documentary series depicts how people -- with a wide range of faiths and spiritual practices around the world -- search for deeper meaning and connection with the world around them. But ultimately, it's about the rituals, stories, and relationships that bind us all together as human beings.

The Q&A features Oprah Winfrey interviewed by Ben -- or being interviewed by Oprah, depending on how you look at it (and getting schooled in how to do so!) -- as well as one of the series guests, Resham Thakkar, joining them onstage from the audience.

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Marita Palafox