Ryan Vinyard (Highway1) Interview - OSCON 2014
summary
Startups avoid publishing designs because large manufacturers can copy product and outspend them, while big brands protect brand and perceived quality more than physical IP. Open hardware promises reduced redundant tooling and open hardware sustainability—fasteners and shared parts cut waste—but mold tooling remains guarded. Hardware and software converge slowly as an asymptote, wearables fragment into specialized devices like emotion trackers, IoT as a term feels limiting, and practical gains arrive from energy harvesting in devices and behavioral feedback (Nest increases usage despite savings).
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:44Why is open manufacturing important
- 1:36Hardware and software converging
- 2:37Hardware and software convergence
- 3:28Hardware trends
- 4:14quantified self
- 4:52internet of things
- 6:00energy
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