Hardware

Internet of Things – Big List of Companies, Products, Devices and Software by Sector

I have recently spent a lot of time researching the companies and products in the Internet of Things (IoT) space and decided to list all of these out into a post to make it easy to see who is doing what. It’s a work in progress, it’s not complete (will never be) so please be patient as I add additional resources and information. The original inspiration for this came from a Techcrunch infographic by Matt Turck managing director of FirstMark Capital http://mattturck.com/2013/07/16/making-sense-of-the-internet-of-things/ but it was lacking URLs or any useful descriptions or photos about the companies. It has since been supplemented by about 100 other companies that I have found while looking at the landscape. If you have an interesting new product or startup or we haven’t found you yet, please Tweet me @mikenicholls88 or tell us your story here and we will add it to the list, if it looks interesting we may even publish a separate article on it.

Platforms

Hardware Platforms

Arduino.cc

Arguably the device that launched a 1000 startups. Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping computing platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments. Available in numerous different sizes shapes and even flexible or fabric based computing devices and hundreds of software programs called Sketches allows you to experiment with controlling devices and chips by downloading the sketch to your Arduino which is hooked up to your sensor, device, robot, UAV or other device to be controlled.

Arduino-logo
Arduino-logo
Arduino-models
Arduino-models
Arduino- Models 2
Arduino Models 2

Intel Galileo

intel_galileo

intel_galileo

The Intel® Galileo board is a microcontroller board based on the Intel® Quark SoC X1000 application processor, a 32-bit Intel® Pentium® brand system on a chip (SoC). It is the first board based on Intel® architecture designed to be hardware and software pin-compatible with shields designed for the Arduino Uno* R3.

This platform provides the ease of Intel architecture development through support for the Microsoft Windows*, Mac OS*, and Linux* host operating systems. It also brings the simplicity of the Arduino integrated development environment (IDE) software.

 

Raspberry-Pi

http://www.raspberrypi.org Rasberry-Pi The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by kids all over the world to learn programming.The idea behind a tiny and cheap computer for kids came in 2006, when Eben Upton, Rob Mullins, Jack Lang and Alan Mycroft, based at the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory, became concerned about the year-on-year decline in the numbers and skills levels of the A Level students applying to read Computer Science. Rasberry Pi cost between $25-35

RasberryPi
RasberryPi
RaspiModelB
RaspiModelB

Gadgeteer

http://www.netmf.com/gadgeteer/ This is Microsoft’s attempt at the smart devices and internet of things space. Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer is an open-source toolkit for building small electronic devices using the .NET Micro Framework and Visual Studio (including Express editions). Gadgeteer combines the advantages of object-oriented programming, solderless assembly of electronics with a kit of peripherals, and support for quick form-factor construction using computer-aided design. gadgeteer_logo

Gadgeteer modules - Credit Microsoft
Gadgeteer modules – Credit Microsoft
Gadgeteer - Rover 5 Tank Chassis - Credit - Microsoft
Gadgeteer – Rover 5 Tank Chassis – Credit – Microsoft

Beaglebone

beagle_logo_hdr BeagleBone Black is a $45 MSRP community-supported development platform for developers and hobbyists. Boot Linux in under 10 seconds and get started on development in less than 5 minutes with just a single USB cable.

Beaglebone - Credit Beaglebone.org
Beaglebone – Credit Beaglebone.org

 

Cubieboard

Cubieboard
Cubieboard

Electric Imp

http://electricimp.com/ The imp is a powerful, yet tiny, hardware module that runs the imp OS. Our operating system provides the foundation to build advanced features and services for your devices, and it works with the imp Cloud to provide seamless and secure connectivity of your devices to software, third party services and external servers.

Electric Imp
Electric Imp

Hardware Variations and Accessories

Earthmake

http://earthmake.com Touchscreen LCD for Arduino platform

Earthmake-Touchscreen-LCD
Earthmake-Touchscreen-LCD

Seeeduino Film

http://www.seeedstudio.com

Seeeduino Film
Seeeduino Film

Seeeduino Film is a Arduino chipset mounted on a Flexible circuit, it is only a few mm thick and around 20mm wide by 70mm long, having used these ourselves I can tell you it is tiny and so light and very flexible, chips notwithstanding.

Communications Hardware

 

TST Sistemas

TST -IOT Device TSmarT supporting ethernet, wifi, zigbee and nfc or rfid?

TST – IOT Device TSmarT supporting ethernet, wifi, zigbee and nfc or rfid?

TST is a high-tech start-up founded in 2007 with private capital as a spin-off from Network Planning & Mobile Communications Lab at the University of Cantabria. They have recently announced an IOT Device called TSmarT which supports ethernet, wifi, zigbee and nfc or rfid all in the same device. http://www.tst-sistemas.es

Software Platforms and Frameworks

 

Riot

Riot - Internet of Things Platform http://www.riot-os.org/ RIOT is an open source software platform that bridges the gap between operating systems for WSNs and full fledged operating systems currently running on Internet hosts. RIOT provides a uniform programming interface across a wide range of devices, allowing multi-threading with standard POSIX API with very small memory footprint, starting from 1,5kB RAM and 5kB ROM (without network stack). By design it provides energy efficiency, reliability, and real-time capabilities, based on a modular, microkernel architecture. RIOT implements a microkernel architecture. In addition, RIOT add native support for C/C++ and provides a TCP/IP network stack. RIOT_network_architecture_dark_preview Advantages of the RIOT architecture thus include: (i) high reliability and (ii) a developer-friendly API. The modular microkernel architecture of RIOT makes it robust against bugs in single components. Failures in the device driver or the file system, for example, will not harm the whole system. RIOT allows developers to create as many threads as needed and distributed systems can be easily implemented by using the kernel message API. The amount of threads is only limited by the available memory and stack size for each thread, while the computational and memory overhead is minimal. RIOT supports current Internet standards, such as 6LoWPAN, IPv6, RPL, TCP, and UDP.

Carriots

Carriots

Carriots.com

www.carriots.com We are a spanish startup offering a Platform as a Sercice for IoT projects. Powerful rules engine (Groovy scripting), data storage and project management. And its free up to 10 devices, enough to build your first IoT project.

1. CONNECT DEVICES

Connect all kind of devices to Carriots to gather data and build applications for them

2. COLLECT DATA

Use our HTTP RESTful API to push and pull XML or JSON encoded data

3. MANAGE DEVICES & DATA

Take full control of your machines using the 2 way communication protocols.

4. BUILD YOUR APPS

Carriots let you define your rules in your apps. Your connected objects become smart

5. WE RUN IT!

I particularly like the Beer Flowmeter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_V0mKRj-s

Lithouse

Developer Portal for Internet-of-Things, looks like a beta service. https://www.lithouse.co

Lithouse-API

Lithouse-API

1 Build your device by connecting sensors and actuators.
2 Register the device with Lithouse and collect a deviceKey.
3 Download Lithouse client libraries for your platforms (Arduino, Raspberry Pi etc.) and initialize with thedeviceKey.

And, you will be able to access the device through our RESTful APIs.

NodeJS

Node.js dark http://nodejs.org/ Node.js is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications. Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.

Sensinode

http://www.sensinode.com/

Sensinode
Sensinode

Sensinode was recently acquired by ARM. Sensinode provides end-to-end software products that bring IP and web services to the end node, combining highly optimized embedded client software with a scalable management and web application platform. Sensinode’s software brings web services to the most demanding enterprise applications in the Internet of Things.

- nanoservice.png NanoStack » NanoStack™ 2.0 is our advanced 6LoWPAN protocol stack software product for 2.4 GHz and Sub-GHz radios.
- nanoservice.png NanoRouter » The NanoRouter™ 2.0 software acts as a 6LoWPAN network edge router, and enables routing between 6LoWPAN and IPv4 / IPv6 networks.
NanoService » The NanoService™ solution provides end-to-end web services using leading CoAP and Embedded Web technology, including the backend web application environment, graphical reference apps and a device libraries.

 

IFTTT.com

https://ifttt.com/ IFTTT is a service that lets you create powerful connections with one simple statement: If this then that. Each statement is called a recipe. Channels are the building blocks of an IFTTT statement. The various channels could be Facebook, Evernote, Email and Weather; Youtube, Dropbox, or Linkedin. For example a sample recipe for IFTTT will be : IF [New Favourite Video On Youtube] THEN [Share On Facebook] You can also create your own recipes by registering on the IFTTT website.

ifttt If this then that

 

Thingworx

http://www.thingworx.com/

ThingWorx – M2M Application Platform Thingworx makes it easy to build machine to machine and Internet of Things applications.

ioBridge

ioBridge - Connect things

www.iobridge.com

ioBridge makes it easy for professionals and enthusiasts to connect almost anything to the internet and monitor and control it via their smart phone or web app using our general purpose web gateways.

IO-204 Web Gateway Evaluation Kit

IO-204 Web Gateway Evaluation Kit

IO-201 Wi-Fi Web Gateway

IO-201 Wi-Fi Web Gateway

IO-204 Temperature Sensor Kit

IO-204 Temperature Sensor Kit

IO-204 Temperature and Humidity Sensor Kit

IO-204 Temperature and Humidity Sensor Kit

IO-204 Web Gateway

IO-204 Web Gateway

Gamma PRO Web Gateway and Wireless Endpoint Kit

Gamma PRO Web Gateway and Wireless Endpoint Kit

Buglabs

http://www.buglabs.net/ Bug Labs Buglabs developed Swarm which is a cloud-based “Internet of Things” development platform that let’s you easily add new services to your product. Whether it’s a simple sensor device or a complex industrial system, Swarm provides everything necessary to get valuable new online product services up and running quickly. Swarm

Arrayent

http://www.arrayent.com/ The Arrayent Connect Platform enables you to connect your low-cost products to value-added smartphone and web applications with unprecedented low-cost and simplicity. platform

Open Source Platforms

Alljoyn

Alljoyn is @Qualcomm open source development platform for the Internet of Everything.

Alljoyn connected home - Credit Alljoyn.com
Alljoyn connected home – Credit Alljoyn.com

https://www.alljoyn.org/ provides a framework to code solutions focused on SmartTV, Automotive, Connected Home and Smart Audio

  • Device Information & Configuration – allows the device to broadcast information such as device type, manufacturer and serial numbers; also allows the user to assign a name and password to the device
  • Onboarding – allows headless and other simple devices to be easily connected via an intermediary to the user’s network
  • Notifications – so products can broadcast and receive basic communications easily (text, image/video, audio)
  • Control Panel – enables a device like a smartphone or tablet to control another product via a graphical interface
  • Audio – so any device with audio can stream it to any set of Alljoyn-enabled speakers, audio receivers and other audio playback devices

Thingspeak

https://www.thingspeak.com/ Thingspeak_logo An Open Application Platform to designed to enable meaningful connections between things and people.

Nimbits

http://www.nimbits.com/ Nimbits is a collection of software for recording time series data to the cloud.

Spark Core

http://www.sparkdevices.com/ Spark WiFi for Everything A tiny Wi-Fi development board that makes it easy to create internet-connected hardware. The Core is all you need to get started; power it over USB and in minutes you’ll be controlling LEDs, switches and motors and collecting data from sensors over the internet!

Xively

https://xively.com/ Xively Public Cloud Xively provides the platform, tools, services and partners that simplify and accelerate the creation of compelling connected offerings. With Xively, you’re free to focus on innovation instead of infrastructure.

Supermechanical

http://supermechanical.com/ TWINE BASIC Twine helps you detect small problems before they become big problems. Get notified of changes in temperature, vibration, orientation and more, even when you’re not home. Get an alert when your pipes freeze, the AC breaks, or the garage door is left open. An external sensor port lets you add features later, such as a moisture sensor, magnetic switch, or breakout board. Cloud Shield CLOUD SHIELD Stack Cloud Shield on your Arduino, connect it to Twine, and get email, texting, calling, and more in a jiffy. With Cloud Shield, you can add the ability to trigger any Twine output from your Arduino sketch with three lines of code, so you can focus on your idea and not debugging networking code. It has two capacitive pads for easy input with your fingers or conductive objects, and an LED to let you know when it’s been triggered. Moisture Sensor MOISTURE SENSOR Add a moisture sensor to your Twine, and you’ll be able to detect the presence of water even when you’re not at home. You can get a text message or email as soon as your basement floods or your water heater leaks, and prevent costly damage to your home. Breakout Board Breakout Board Connect the Twine breakout board to your Twine’s external sensor port and instantly get the ability to measure anything with your own digital input (analog coming soon). Each breakout board has a unique ID so your sensor’s name and settings are remembered for the next time you plug it in. It has holes for mounting and easy-to-use terminals for signal, 3.3V power and ground. Magnetic Switch MAGNETIC SWITCH Did you leave a window open? Did someone just open the door? Detect things moving even when you’re not at home. Add a magnetic switch to your Twine, and you can get a text message or email when a door is open or when the mail has been delivered. Have peace of mind when you’re away from home.

External Temperature Sensor

External Temperature Sensor Is your freezer on the fritz? Add an external temperature sensor to your Twine to monitor the temperature in your refrigerator, freezer, or anywhere else you don’t want to stick your Twine due to a hostile environment or a spotty wireless connection.

Twine

Twine Screenshot

http://www.getosito.com/ http://www.zonoff.com/

Big Data

Apache Spark

http://spark-project.org/ Apache Spark is an open source cluster computing system that aims to make data analytics fast — both fast to run and fast to write. Spark was initially developed for two applications where placing data in memory helps: iterative algorithms, which are common in machine learning, and interactive data mining. In both cases, Spark can run up to 100x faster than Hadoop MapReduce. Spark: Lightning-Fast Cluster Computing

Tableau Software

http://www.tableausoftware.com/products Tableau-Logo If you start to gather sensor data, pretty soon it gets massive. Imagine keeping someones heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, location, time and any events. Just for one person that is a full time stream, x1,000,000 and it gets massive, trying to use that data to produce meaningful information is challenging. Tableau Server is a business intelligence application that provides browser-based analytics anyone can use. It’s a rapid-fire alternative to the slow pace of traditional business intelligence software.

Tableau Software
Tableau Software

 

Ginger.io

Ginger.io a behavioral analytics platform that turns mobile data into health insights Ginger-io Anapsis is a research platform and marketplace for scientific and statistical computing BigEvidence is developing software that improves the way medical providers evaluate and apply medical evidence CancerIQ is harnessing big data to accelerate personalized cancer care FlatIron Health is a business and clinical intelligence platform for cancer care providers Huneo has a health data infrastructure that forms a comprehensive system to monitor human health and provide access to real-time and historical data collected from patients

Sensors/Networks

http://mesh-systems.com/ http://blog.safecast.org/

Robotics, UAV, MAV and other Vehicles

3D Robotics BitCraze makers of the Crazyflie miniature Quadcopter smaller than your hand, capable of being equipped with long range RF.

crazyflie
crazyflie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWSUMGJKt0U NanSatisfi Sells time for experimental purposes on the Ardusat public Satellite

Ardusat - Credit Kickstarter.com
Ardusat – Credit Kickstarter.com

Adafruit Backyard Brains Dash Robotics

Enabling Networks

http://www.freedompop.com/ http://socialsign.in/ http://www.sigfox.com/en/ http://opengarden.com/

Wearable Computing

http://www.google.com/glass/start/ http://getpebble.com/

Health

Fitness

http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/nikeplus-fuelband http://amiigo.co/ http://www.fitbit.com/ https://jawbone.com/up

Edisse

http://www.edisse.com/ Edisse is a company I met whilst mentoring at Incubate.org.au the student incubator at Sydney University. They have prototyped a wearable sensor for real time tracking, fall detection and alerting. Basically it combines a GPS, mobile data, sms and an accelerometer to detect unusual movements ie a fall and then report this to an 3rd party such as the adult children or other carer. The idea is that anywhere in the world a carer can get an alert that their loved one has fallen over and exactly where it has happened.

Edisse Fall Detection Watch & App
Edisse Fall Detection Watch & App

Withings

http://www.withings.com/ Withings-logo Health monitoring hardware and software, includes a set of internet/app enabled scales, a blood pressure device and app and a baby monitor.

Withings-Scales
Withings-Scales
Withings Blood Pressure Monitor
Withings Blood Pressure Monitor

 

Withings Baby Monitor
Withings Baby Monitor

http://lumoback.com/ http://www.hapilabs.com/products-hapifork.asp http://www.wahoofitness.com/ http://www.numetrex.com/ Proteus Digital Health makes a ingestible biomedical sensor, a wearable, peel-and-stick patch, and a companion smartphone app

Education

Evil Mad Science ExploreLabs LittleBits MakeyMakey Printrbot

Family

http://goodnightlamp.com/ http://www.mylively.com/ http://www.evadofilip.com/ Lifestyle Leisure http://www.hexbright.com/ http://sleepwithremee.com/ http://www.icakitchen.com/ http://www.blossomcoffee.com/ http://socialbicycles.com/ http://vimeo.com/17873025 Pets http://gibitechnologies.com/ http://www.fitbark.com/ Toys https://www.sifteo.com/ http://www.makielab.com/ http://store.karotz.com/en_US/ http://www.greengoose.com/ http://romotive.com Music http://www.incidentgtar.com/ http://www.apogeedigital.com/ Gardening http://www.bitponics.com/ http://www.myplantlink.com/ http://www.koubachi.com/main?locale=en Home Improvement http://www.radiatorlabs.com/ http://www.netatmo.com/en-US/site

Gaming

Phonejoy

This is a pretty cool device that can attach to just about any smartphone or tablet device due to adjustable playing pads that can move in and out to suit the device. phonejoy.com seems pretty good value too at $69 Phonejoy-logo

Phonejoy Smartphone Gaming Device

Phonejoy Smartphone Gaming Device

Home Automation

Ninjablocks

NinjaBlocks-logo

Ninjablock
Ninjablock

http://ninjablocks.com/ Australian home control and automation platform. The free Ninja Blocks platform simplifies the process of building web & mobile apps that talk to hardware. Each Ninjablock has both a beaglebone and a Arduino running the system. You can also buy motion sensors, temperature and humidity, window and door contact sensors and also program other sensors into the platform.

Moores Cloud

http://moorescloud.com/ LED Smart lighting system by @mpesce and @kcarruthers. The first product they have produced is initially positioned as the worlds smartest Christmas lights but talking to Kate I can see a big future for programmable LED lighting systems. 50 LED strings are controlled by an embedded computer with Smart Phone apps to drive it. They originally ran a kickstarter which got an amazing $275,000 but fell short of the $750,000 target, however they still managed to get the product built and have sold all bar a few of the first batch., the last few are available here http://store.moorescloud.com/

Moores Cloud - Credit morescloud.com
Moores Cloud – Credit morescloud.com

http://revolv.com/ http://www.wovyn.com/ http://nest.com/ https://mylapka.com/ http://theubi.com/ http://www.sticknfind.com/

Energy Efficiency

wattvision-logo wattvision.com This is a pretty cool solution to a problem which I am very frustrated by.

Wattvision-Meter Sensor

Wattvision Meter Sensor

Wattvision Mobile App Screenshots

Wattvision Mobile App Screenshots

Wattvision provides a Smart Meter without having to install a smart meter. It measures real time usage of power and transmits it to a slick mobile and web application. It doesnt go all the way to solving the problem of measuring what each individual device and light does but it appears to be one of the best solutions available. The app provides a great aggregate view with fantastic platform to visualise what is happening in real time with your power consumption. http://www.amperic.com/ http://lifx.co/ http://www.tado.com/en/ http://www.belkinbusiness.com/everything-connected http://www.micasaverde.com/ http://www.belkin.com/au/wemo https://www.ecobee.com/

Security

Y-cam

http://www.y-cam.com/ Security solution including a range of indoor and outdoor semi pro and professional Wireless Security cameras, Cloud Monitoring Software http://www.homemonitor.me/ and a Baby monitor http://www.babyping.com/. The cameras support up to 1080HD and some are available with Wireless, Ethernet with power over Ethernet.

Y-Cam Bullet1080
Y-Cam Bullet1080
Y-cam-cube1080
Y-cam-cube1080
BabyPing_Monitor
BabyPing_Monitor

http://www.alarm.com/ http://www.kwikset.com/ https://lockitron.com/preorder http://www.canarycom.com/index5.html http://becanary.com/ http://www.homemonitor.me/ https://www.ismartalarm.com/ http://www.bosch-si.com/technology/software-suite/bpm-plus-iots.html New Interfaces http://www.neurosky.com/ http://www.gestigon.de/ http://www.gosphero.com/ http://www.primesense.com/ http://equiso.com/ http://interaxon.ca/ http://www.emotiv.com/ https://www.leapmotion.com/

Industries

Retail http://www.getnomi.com/ http://placemeter.com/ http://euclidanalytics.com/

Healthcare

http://www.visimobile.com/ http://www.adheretech.com/ http://www.alivecor.com/ http://www.intelligentm.com/ http://telcare.com/

Automotive

https://www.moj.io/ http://www.ford.com/technology/sync/ http://www.toyota.com/entune/ http://openxcplatform.com/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dashlabs.dash.android

Smart Buildings

http://w3.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies/us/en/building-automation-and-energy-management/apogee/pages/apogee.aspx http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/content/us/en/products/building_efficiency.html http://www.buildingiq.com/ http://www.schneider-electric.com/corporate/en/products-services/buildings/intelligent-buildings/building-management-system.page

Industrial Internet

http://www.instrument-works.com Instrumentworks-logo This company is in stealth mode so there are no photos but I have actually seen the new probe electronics and it looks like a great advancement on a market that is using 50 year old technology. Instrument Works is developing a platform for wireless sensors for portable laboratory instruments. By embedding Bluetooth smart technology into analytical probes such as those for the measurement of pH, conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen and turbidity, we are able to connect these sensors directly to smart devices such as iPhones, iPods and iPads. This allows us to leverage these devices superior computational and graphical capabilities, including location and internet connectivity, compared to the existing proprietary products on the market. The lower cost of these smart devices compared to regular analytical style instruments will also benefit users. http://www.kivasystems.com/ http://www.doublerobotics.com/ http://www.airware.com/ http://liquidr.com/ http://3drobotics.com/ http://momentummachines.com/ http://www.robotex.com/ Greentech http://bigbellysolar.com/ http://www.gridmobility.com/ http://www.enlightedinc.com/ http://www.axeda.com/

3d Printing

http://www.3dsystems.com/ http://www.stratasys.com/ http://formlabs.com/ http://www.shapeways.com/ http://www.makerbot.com/ http://reprap.org/

MakerGear

http://www.makergear.com Makes a lot of 3D printing gear for other manufacturers and makers/hardware hackers who want to build their own 3D Printers.

MakerGear 3D Printer
MakerGear 3D Printer

Buccaneer

Pirate 3D Buccaneer
Pirate 3D Buccaneer – Credit Kickstarter.com

DOOD Foldarap Printrbot

Building Blocks

Connection Protocols

A single #IoT system with ethernet, #wifi, #zigbee and #nfc or #rfid? Soon the new #TSmarT line will hit the road! http://www.neul.com/ http://www.zigbee.org/ http://www.macheen.com/ http://www.ieee-rfid.org/ http://www.nfc-forum.org/home/ http://www.ieee802.org/11/ http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Bluetooth-Home.aspx http://www.z-wave.com/modules/ZwaveStart/ http://www.m-bus.com/ http://mqtt.org/

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Handpresso AUTO – I want one

Handpresso in operation

Handpresso in operation

I love coffee, I am a coffee nazi, for many years I searched for the ideal coffee beans, I have tried so many different types of coffee before settling on a favourite brand (Afro Java from coffee.com.au ). I also have a conical grinder which is essential and have been known to travel from one side of the harbour to the other to buy the right beans.

I also love solo hardware hackers that build prototypes of useful machines in the hope of getting them to market.

So if you are similarly afflicted and you drive a lot and lament the rubbish coffee you get from most cafe’s, you will love this new product release.

The Handpresso AUTO provides fresh hot espresso in your car at 16 Bar which is as good or better than many $1000 espresso machines. Only a few months ago I was asking why don’t cars come with coffee machines? Lots of people look at you strangely and say, why would you want that? Well if you have to ask the Handpresso is probably wasted on you.

The Handpresso AUTO plugs into your cigarette lighter and uses coffee pods/sachets (which I am not a big fan of) however these are not rubbish, they are a standardised type called ESE. A number of top coffee roasters including Illy and Lavazza provide compatible pods both of which are very good and good coffee is better than no coffee and at least you can get it fresh and when you want it when you are sitting in traffic.

There is also a premium car kit available with cute little cups and a place to store everything.

Handpress Auto Premium Car Kit

Handpress Auto Premium Car Kit

Handpresso-Wild-Hybrid

Handpresso-Wild-Hybrid

What I do like is the Handpresso Wild. It is a great innovation in that it accepts pods as well as ground coffee, which makes it twice as useful as you can use ground coffee when you are in full supply of the right beans and kick back to pods if you run short, this is very handy.

I can see why having ground coffee in the car doesn’t seem like a good idea, but I would be willing to give it a go.

At 150 euro these are not cheap, however it’s at the lower end of the range for an espresso machine so it’s probably not really that expensive and if you spend more than 1/2 hour per day in your car, it seems like a good idea, safety concerns not withstanding (yes I know friends don’t let friends make coffee and drive)

Originally the founder Henrick Nielsen experimented with the prototype for 2 years before launching the Handspresso Wild in 2008.

The product went through an amazing set of prototypes which I have included for my product hacker readers.

 

Handpresso Founder Henrik Jul Nielsen

Handpresso Founder Henrik Jul Nielsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handpresso Prototype

Handpresso Prototype

 

Handpresso Car Case

Handpresso Travelling Case

 

Handpresso Prototypes

Handpresso Prototypes

1653_modelisation_3d_handpresso_5 1976_prototype_handresso_10 1978_prototype_handresso_12 1980_prototype_handresso_14 2044_prototype_handpresso_3

You can order online here http://www.handpresso.com

Full credit to Handpresso and Nielsen Design

 

 

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▶ Geoffrey Moore – Video – Crossing the Chasm – Must watch for new B2B high tech companies

Geoffrey Moore - Crossing the Chasm

Geoffrey Moore – Crossing the Chasm

Early in my career I spent 5 years at Hewlett-Packard selling and marketing new high tech products back when Cisco could demand $50-100k for a switch. HP put us through a number of multi day courses from this guy and I have to tell you in the world of selling B2B and B2C high tech products there is no better model or lessons you could learn than Geoffreys concepts of “Crossing the Chasm” and “In the Tornado” and the Bowling Alley.

He explains it here and if you ever intend to sell any new high tech to a business you must watch this and read his books.

 

 

NOTE: You can buy this at Amazon or others but we do not do affiliate links so you can make your own way there. The Authors site is here http://www.dealingwithdarwin.com

About Geoffrey Moore

Managing Director, TCG Advisors
Venture Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures

Geoffrey Moore is a best-selling author, a Managing Director at TCG Advisors and a venture partner at MDV. Recognized as a leading business consultant to large companies facing formidable strategic challenges, Geoffrey works with established enterprises in his role of Managing Director of TCG Advisors. In this role, he divides his time between consulting on strategy and transformation challenges with senior executives and developing mental models to support the practice. With this focus in mind he has written Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution. Also recognized for his expertise in market development and business and investment strategies, as a Venture Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures he serves as an advisor to many of their portfolio companies by drawing upon best practices derived from his extensive background working with technology startups.

Geoffrey has made the understanding and effective exploitation of disruptive technologies the core of his life’s work. His books, Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado,The Gorilla Game, and Living on the Fault Line are best sellers and required reading at leading business schools. Highly regarded as a dynamic public speaker, Geoffrey is the founder of The Chasm Group and currently is the managing partner of TCG Advisors. Earlier in his career, he was a principal and partner at Regis McKenna, Inc., a leading high tech marketing strategy and communications company, and for the decade prior, a sales and marketing executive in the software industry.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in literature from Stanford University and a doctorate in literature from the University of Washington.

 

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