Open source hardware is making big bucks

May 12, 2010, 07:32 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Spencer Dalziel)

"IT TURNS OUT that 13 companies are making millions from their open source hardware (OSHW) products.

"Phillip Torrone and Limor Fried from the OSHW company Adafruit Industries gave a presentation at O'Reilly's Foo Camp East hacker conference held at Microsoft's campus near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The team put together a talk called "Million dollar baby - businesses designing and selling open source hardware, making millions."

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