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The volume adjustment on my TV goes up to 100. Anything louder than maybe 12 is completely intolerable.
Simultaneously, I have wished many times that I could lower the volume of my phone speaker to be quieter than even the very first ‘notch’ above mute.
Why are things designed this way?
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(ii) medical devices and other products that are not the same or similar to any Apple product (regardless of when Apple sold or started to sell such product, including after the Closing Date) and that are used exclusively for the diagnosis and/or treatment of human or animal health conditions;
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In 1998, people wanted a friendly, easy-to-use computer for the internet. That was the iMac, the simplest of them all with the fewest features, but it got many people using their first computer ever.
By 1999-2001, consumers wanted more out of their computers, like watching the new DVD format, burning CDs and fast connectivity through FireWire. The iMac DV fulfilled this, and all following iMacs included high-speed 'pro' ports.
By 2002, people wanted flat-screen technology, the world was going digital after all. The iMac G4 came in for that purpose.
In 2004, with DVD everywhere and people expecting more and more, the iMac G5 delivered with its G5 chip and widescreen as standard. In 2005 the iSight camera brought video calling much closer for regular buyers.
By 2007, it was clearer than ever that regular consumers all thought of themselves as "pro" users. They used their computers a lot and took them seriously. The aluminium iMacs reflected that trend to stop looking friendly, and start looking pro.
2005-2016 followed the general Apple/global trend of thinner=better. This was the era of the first MacBook Airs, the shrinking iPods and slimming MacBook Pros. But as iMacs shrank, the screen sizes reached their peak, as everyone wanted the best: first full HD 1080p displays, then 4k-5k with Retina. For the regular consumer, nothing else other than display quality was really important.
Which brings us to the M1/M3 iMacs, 2021-2023. A return to fun in a post-pandemic world, Apple's first real attempt since the original iMac to radically remove legacy ports, and its own legacy that is still uncertain. It's thinner again, lighter again, presumable more for reducing material (environmental reasons) rather than any consumer demand for it. The Apple Silicon iMacs pay homage to the whole history of iMacs before though, having both fun but also seriousness in the Silver colour, while continuing their trend of simplicity and ease of use.
At the end of the day, the iMac's evolution is mostly based on the rise of digital, widescreen displays, and the increasing demands of consumers.
ESP32 is a series of low cost, low power system on a chip microcontrollers with integrated Wi-Fi and dual-mode Bluetooth. The ESP32 series employs either a Tensilica Xtensa LX6, Xtensa LX7 or a RiscV processor, and both dual-core and single-core variations are available. It includes in-built antenna switches, RF balun, power amplifier, low-noise receive amplifier, filters, and power management modules as well.
Hey guys, I have a question I am new in the electronics world and I discovered that MCU like ESP32, STM32, etc are really powerful and has an tremendous community support.
My question is why they are not being used by big companies or commonly found in our day to day products ?? Like we can have really good DIY smart lights using esp32 just like Phillip hue.
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News and discussion around Y Combinator and Y Combinator companies. In 2005, Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups. Twice a year we invest a small amount of money ($125k) in a large number of startups.
TLDR:
The last time YC invested in a consumer electronics company was in 2016.
If you are building consumer electronics, it truly does not make sense to take the time to apply to YC.
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In its history, YC has invested in 4,417 startups.
Of which, YC states that it has invested in 35 consumer electronics.
Within this, the last time they claim to have invested in consumer electronics was W22. However, looking into those products neither is actually consumer electronics.
Circular is a subscription for electronics others build and AvairSense builds AI for existing cameras.
Mindportal is a make-believe headset which does not exist. Quell and Visual One are software for existing hardware. KubeSail, from S19 is the latest consumer electronics startup that YC has invested in. KubeSail, however, is much more a B2B company than B2C.
Fat Llama is a rental marketplace and is not consumer electronics. LitHit is a consumer electronics, but similar to KubeSail it is much more a B2B offering.
Proxy and Whyd are the latest actual true consumer electronics YC invested in. This was in 2016. Neither Proxy nor Whyd were bringing revolutionary innovations to market. One was placing existing NFC tech into a ring and the other was building speakers. Upgraded is not consumer electronics.
In its latest batch YC invested in 153 B2B companies out of 218, 70% - of which nearly all are AI-related.
110 of 218 companies accepted in last batch were based in or near SF, 50%.
The long and short of it is don't bother applying to YC if you're in consumer electronics. Only bother if you're in B2B SAAS with a heavy AI emphasis. There appears to be an extreme bias towards companies based in and around SF.
For reference, we applied last year - they did not check out our website (used tools to track & verify). Our experience + the analysis in this post suggests YC uses a system to automatically vet out consumer electronics companies.
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Let’s have the talk. Here’s some things to think about.
2022Q4 ER:
[Analyst] “Can you talk about some of the momentum you’re seeing with the P50?… [Fulop]… the type of companies that acquired it are larger companies. We’ve got many programs with vehicle OEMs, industrial customers, consumer electronics companies; several. I think we highlighted that we have a large consumer electronic company that we have a master agreement with and it’s a significant opportunity for that business, and you’re going to see us talk more about it with actual customer names as the year progresses - so we remain very bullish on it”.
*”We have several companies we work within consumer electronics, but we are not at liberty to talk in more detail than this.”
”We have sold millions of dollars of equipment into the consumer electronics space. We have machines around the world at plants that make these types of products today. But it’s an industry where secrecy is important, and we have agreements that don’t allow us to discuss it in any more detail.”
”…there is a lot of I teeest in what we do, particularly with the P50 because it’s a systems that’s many times faster than anything else that’s out there… We are the de facto leader in the binder jet space… we have more engineers working on it than all of our competitors combined. This is a segment that we have COMPLETE LEADERSHIP in.”
2023Q1 ER:
”As you may recall, last quarter we discussed progress across the board in the consumer electronics segment and announced we signed a master supply agreement with one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world… We believe we will do OVER eight-figures of revenue in this market over the next eighteen months and have products in stores next year that were made with our binder jet machines.”
”…while our core focus is enabling high volume mass production applications in markets like automotive and consumer electronics…”
”…in some materials like titanium, you can’t even recycle the chips into a new block - you’d have to refine the metal to remove the oxygen. So, there’s a lot of advantages to doing this with binder jetting.
Bloomberg article:
*“This new technique, which has been under development for about three years now, uses a specific type of 3D printing known as binder jetting to create a device's general outline close to its actual size. This is used to create a product’s near net shape. Then, Sintering compresses the powder into a steel-like form, followed by milling for exact design and cutouts.”
”Apple is testing a new steel case manufacturing technique for the upcoming Apple Watch Series 9, which is expected to be unveiled on September 12. However, not all the Series 9 watches coming to the market would be made using this process. The company plans to adopt the technique for its titanium-made Watch Ultra next year. If the new technique is successful with Apple Watches, the company will likely expand it to other products over the next few years.”
”Apple is exploring 3D printing for metal parts in their devices, such as stainless steel casings for higher-volume products, such as iPhones. Apple has a history of testing new technology on the Apple Watch, such as steel frames and titanium, and manufacturing the Apple Watch first using the new technique is part of the same.”
Binder jet leader guiding for eight figure revenue over 2023/24, holding a suspicious NDA at a time where the world’s largest and most secretive electronics company by market cap is about to announce its foray into AM for some of the most popular products on Earth at a time where manufacturing is reshoring out of China and they are under pressure to lower costs and improve margins? Ain’t no way this isn’t it.
Fujitsu? Wrong products.
Siemens? Already a public customer of DM.
HP? Got their own printers.
Panasonic? Developing their own printers (although does hold investments in a fund with exposure to DM)
LG? Already a public DM customer
Hitachi? Wrong products.
Sony? Possible, but not in a position to need to alter manufacturing processes, and certainly won’t generate over eight-figure revenue for DM
Dell? Makerbot (Stratasys).
Microsoft? Doesn’t really have the products.
Samsung? Makerbot (Stratasys).
There’s only one consumer electronics company bigger than those… And those aren’t even just the top four… 🍏
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You wouldnt believe the amount of times Ive had an accident where I've swapped the minus and plus on 12v appliances which resulted in their death. It is closer to 5 but yes.
So yes this got me thinking, what are the technical challenges to incorporating this?
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A few preliminaries... I'm a technical solopreneur (at least for now, long story...) who has started his first company. The underlying vision is to provide automation solutions to various housekeeping chores. I arrived to this idea because of both my own personal experiences (I know, bad idea), and listening to virtually everyone around me sharing the same experiences I faced -- This wasn't just peer-groups: I've gone around informally to a bunch of meetups, talking to folks in grocery stores whenever there's a friendly coincidental interaction (e.g., trying to find the right cleaner for our upholstery), etc. I've also had interviews with experts whose industries actually impact the problems I've identified. That said, I also understand how starting in B2C is far riskier and more challenging than B2B; the core problem I'm focused upon is sort of exacerbated by the lack of solutions customers have and the growing number of access-controlled tools businesses are gaining.
I read "The Mom Test" and have a very good idea of the kinds of questions & conversations I need to have. But the vast majority of the examples are B2B focused; the handful which aren't seem to be SaaS flavored where success is "Solve a niche problem well first, put it in some marketplace to gain traction, then expand." When dealing with hardware, however, you don't have the luxury of low-cost entry into a marketplace. The obvious solution in that regard is investment, but investors want to see you've proven that there will be a ROI before they consider it.
So my business is at that stage: We have a reasonably good idea with qualatative data to begin some preparatory prototyping. But I know I need quantatative data before I can begin locking requirements & approaching investors. I have a handful of reports that indicate that the market we'll operate within is growing, but I know I need a substantial amount of pointed customer input to give adequate credibility to the observations I've made. How have others done this? Am I approaching this the wrong way? And if so what would you do to course-correct?
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In Poland the traditional general chains are:
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Media Expert - has been criticized for 10+ years of its rather cringey advertising,
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Media Markt - far more focused on big shopping malls and major metro areas than the others,
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Neonet - basically doesn't exist in big cities,
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RTV Euro AGD - started out named Euro, but had its name changed because of people .
They have recently been joined by Komputronik, which went from computer hardware and software to selling all kinds of consumer electronics and appliances (even washers and refrigerators).
These stores also face more specific competitors - x-kom (which only sells electronics, no appliances), brand stores of Xiaomi, Samsung and Sony, plus iSpot (basically a semi-official Apple Store).
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Yes, I can (and am) search google but was hoping someone out there has a recommendation.
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China has had its eyes on Taiwan for a while now and is likely to invade or at the least blockade it sometime within the next few decades. If/When this happens, the TSMC semiconductor factories which produce roughly 55% of the world ‘s semiconductors and 90% of the most advanced ones, will be destroyed whether it be through Chinese missiles or even the Taiwanese self sabotaging them so they don’t fall in the hands of the Chinese. Some of the largest companies in the world rely on TSMC semiconductor products such as AMD, Nvidia, and even Apple for their iPhones. With over half of the market wiped out in a period of days, everything from computers, to Xboxes, to electric vehicles will be unable to be able produced or sold unless at a great cost. This will tank the world economy and set us back for many years technologically as we need smartphones, computers, and other appliances to run modern society.
Will another roadmap be released?
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