We had a feature in the 1st generation Nest Protect: you could simply wave your hand underneath it to silence an alarm. Like, when you’re burning your toast. But, ongoing testing revealed walking underneath it would also silence it. And that’s not acceptable for a smoke alarm. We

EXACTLY TechCrunch! Apple is taking baby steps because right now that is all we can count on to deliver successfully. This is a solid first effort by Apple focusing on real benefits to users (ex. Siri). My two cents… Today's AI LLMs are mostly glorified demos for the really

.@Tfadell, the Godfather of the iPod, is also the inventor of Ledger Stax. Ledger Stax was born out of Tony's design + Ledger's security, creating a first-of-its-kind device that features the world's first secure touchscreen. Hear more from Tony Fadell himself and Ledger's CXO

And great designers need great tools. Aectual does 3D-printed architecture, made-to-order, with near-infinite degrees of freedom. This facade for Tiffany & Co. at Singapore’s Changi Airport was printed using recycled ocean plastic. The theme is coral reefs. The color is a nod to

If Sony, entertainment powerhouse, can’t figure it out (because it’s a fundamental human factors issue) neither will Apple. Apple is not an entertainment comp. Vision Pro is “at best” a B2B prod even at $1000. theverge.com/2024/6/18/2418… I’ll say it again… fortune.com/2023/06/07/ton…

They should be investing 20x more, not 2x, smart home. They haven’t invest anything substantial for a long time. They made a FUNDAMENTAL strategic error stopping all Airport development. This cannot be overstated… fundamental strategic error.

The human factors issues are woefully misunderstood. It’s geeks chasing technology… at best it’s a powerful sporadic, episodic use device for highly strategic, mostly collaborative, tools and education. AR is the future for consumer. Not XR, VR, or MR.

This is Dot. Dot is Understory weather sensor. It captures 125,000 weather-related metrics per second, including hail size, force, and angle. It started as a research project. Now, 10 years later, it delivers real-time ground-truth data for Understory one-of-a-kind

The origin story of any great product doesn’t begin with that product. It starts with a problem. The #iPod was a better way to listen to your #music. The Nest Thermostat is a better way to stay comfortable. I gave a TED Talk about this: ted.com/talks/tony_fad… Careful though.

The customer journey needs to delight at every juncture. Let’s just take one single feature of the all-electric Lightship RV : HVAC. One efficient, reliable heat-pump cools+heats the RV, efficiently, quietly, for days. It runs on batteries - no noisy generators, no fuel, no

Thanks Jon M. Chu for recommending Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making in today's ELLE Magazine (US) article. Looking forward to reading your new book Viewfinder: A Memoir of Seeing and Being Seen. Great summer reads! 👏 #BuildBook #BUILD #BuildCollective

.DICE is…a ticketing app for concerts? Sure. But that’s not the story. “Live shows makes us feel good.” — “Get out.” — “Music discovery.” — “Where we combine and come alive.” — “For Fans and for Artists. Not Scalpers and Scammers.” THAT’s what DICE does. They don’t sell

.Menlo Micro will develop a first of its kind, high-current advanced circuit breaker for power distribution for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program’s Advanced Technology Innovation Pipeline (ATIP) Program. microwavejournal.com/articles/42431

The Menlo Micro team continues to make moves as DefenseInnovationUnit has awarded them a contract to use the #IdealSwitch U.S. Navy. Truly game-changing switching technology!

Thank you benahorowitz.eth for including #BuildBook in this all-star lineup of 20 life-changing books. TimesNetwork Girish Dutt Shukla Builders are incredible! Grateful that #BUILD and #BuildCollective have brought so many innovators, founders, and entrepreneurs into my life. Thanks

Congratulations to GALY.CO on their Series B! 👏 Sustainable textiles are being talked about a lot. Cellular agriculture is the answer. Did you know? 715 gallons of water to grow cotton for a single T-shirt Global cotton production uses 2.3% of arable land Cotton accounts for

.Greyparrot turns our trash into treasure by giving superpowers to recycling facilities to identify and classify the value of their waste streams. Congratulations to Greyparrot on introducing their next-gen sustainable AI waste analyzer today. Thanks Fast Company for