{"id":317,"date":"2014-04-25T21:09:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T21:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fusion360.wpengine.com\/fusionnews-a-weekly-roundup-of-industry-news-trends-2\/"},"modified":"2016-03-17T18:41:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T18:41:07","slug":"fusionnews-a-weekly-roundup-of-industry-news-trends-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/fusion-360\/blog\/fusionnews-a-weekly-roundup-of-industry-news-trends-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FusionNews: A weekly roundup of industry news + trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"FusionNews-Header-042514.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/98488i4AADB94F8F00513F\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" alt=\"FusionNews-Header-042514.jpg\" align=\"center\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Introducing a weekly recap of some key news, events, and resources focused on innovators in product design, development and manufacturing. New posts every Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If we missed something or if you have some news to share, post in the comments below or email <a href=\"mailto:kaitlin.stewart@autodesk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">kaitlin.stewart@autodesk.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardware:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/makingsociety.com\/2014\/04\/open-source-startup-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pieces of Advice from the Open-Source Startup Summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From the difference between community and customers to what makes something truly open source, here are some valuable words of wisdom for open-hardware projects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/hardware-startups-silicon-valley-2014-3?op=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meet the 14 Hottest People Leading the Hardware Revolution in Silicon Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A showcase of the innovative leaders of the hardware startups in Northern California.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/p\/f4d1eb21fafe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dearest Brookstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An ode to the retailer that valued suppliers and taught early innovators some of their first lessons on how to sell hardware products.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.adafruit.com\/how-to-build-a-hardware-startup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Build a Hardware Startup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A complete guide on how to go from idea to market via Adafruit Industries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/recode.net\/2014\/04\/19\/hardware-is-very-hard-why-wearables-arent-working-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cHardware Is Very Hard\u201d: Why Wearables Aren\u2019t Working (Yet?)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The biggest challenge of wearables is providing long-term value to customers. For example, the longer someone owns an activity tracker, the more quickly the use rate plunges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2014\/04\/21\/men-more-optimistic-than-women-about-future-technological-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Men and Women Divided on The Future of Wearables<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A recent survey by Pew Research &amp;<em> Smithsonian Magazine <\/em>revealed that 59% of women agreed: \u201cIt would be change for the worse if most people wear implants or other devices that constantly show them information about the world around them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/amy-buckner-chowdhry\/business-strategy-wearable-computing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Next Place to Target Your Customers: Their Wrists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Begin your wearable strategy by answering 3 simple questions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/http\/\/blueprint.shoplocket.com\/stories\/3d-robotics\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\">ShopLocket Talks With Chris Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO at 3D Robotics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A discussion around drones, open-source hardware and his experience as a member of the media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Design:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/My-Own-Personal-Chess-Set-or-how-to-import-and-sca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">My Personal Chess Set<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thiago Hersan demonstrates how to 3D print and design your own chess set from your own voice by importing audio files to Fusion 360.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/medical\/wearable_technology_smart_band-aids_can_do_a_lot_more_than_cover_up_cuts_26751.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Smart Band-Aids<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Korean researchers are working to transform the bulky wearable devices into something invisible\u2014even to the wearer themselves. Check out these patches packed with nanomembrane sensors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources &amp; Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/jeff-haden\/60-awesome-social-media-tools-for-entrepreneurs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">60 Awesome Social Media Tools for Entrepreneurs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A guide for streamlining your social media process and measurement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hardwareworkshop.com\/hardware-workshop-coming-to-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Hardware Workshop Coming to Toronto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Two-day event focused on helping the next generation of hardware entrepreneurs with lessons learned directly from startup veterans.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.kisskissbankbank.com\/san-francisco\/les-makers-envahissent-leurope\/#en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Makers\u2019 Invasion of Europe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Makers aren\u2019t limited to North America, as seen with these key hardware events happening around Europe in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Got something for next week\u2019s recap? Email Kaitlin Stewart at <\/em><a href=\"mailto:Kaitlin.stewart@autodesk.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>kaitlin.stewart@autodesk.com<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><em>FusionNews header image courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/My-Own-Personal-Chess-Set-or-how-to-import-and-sca\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\">Thiago Hersan<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/solepowertech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><P><IMG border=\"0\" alt=\"FusionNews-Header-042514.jpg\" align=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/autodesk.i.lithium.com\/t5\/image\/serverpage\/image-id\/98486iEB0B5B9E92093C3A\/image-size\/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1\" title=\"FusionNews-Header-042514.jpg\" \/><\/P><P>A weekly recap of the top trends, news, resources, and events about hardware startups, product design, and manufacturing innovators.&nbsp;<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><P>&nbsp;<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fusion","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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