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Crowd Supply raises cash from MIT director Joi Ito for hardware-focused crowdfunding site

Crowd Supply is raising more cash for its “highly-curated” crowdfunding site. The Portland-based startup added an additional $350,000 to its second seed… Read More

Self publishing meets the physical world: Amazon reportedly working on platform for inventors

When Amazon opened up the Kindle Store to self-published authors, the company touched off a massive change in the book… Read More

Startup vets Dan Shapiro and Tony Wright form Glowforge, raise cash for stealthy hardware project

Seattle startup veteran Dan Shapiro vowed after college that he’d never go into the software business, even though his dad… Read More

TableSafe raises $2M to help restaurant patrons pay bills quickly and securely

TableSafe is looking to transform how you pay restaurant bills. The Seattle company — maker of the RAIL bill paying… Read More

Amazon to boost hiring at Lab126 hardware unit, aiming at home gadgets and wearables

Amazon.com is looking to boost hiring by at least 27 percent at its little-known Lab126 hardware unit over the next… Read More

Beautiful pics on the iPhone: Lens maker Moment raises $1.5M from Maveron, Founder’s Co-op, others

Marc Barros knew that people loved taking spectacular photos on their smartphones, but even he was blown away by the… Read More

Illumagear raises $1.25 million to keep construction workers safe on the job

Illumagear has an important mission: Keep workers safe on the job. The Seattle company is the maker of the Halo… Read More

MakerBot brings 3D printing to the masses with new Replicator Mini

MakerBot announced today that it is now shipping the new Replicator Mini, a small 3D printer for people who don’t… Read More

Techstars Seattle applications due Sunday, hardware startups welcome

For the first time ever, the Techstars Seattle incubator is welcoming hardware startups. While the program has typically only accepted software-focused… Read More

Boeing engineers create the PebbleBee, so you never lose your keys, kids or TV remote

Are you one of those folks who always seems to lose your keys, cell phone or TV remote control? Well, don’t… Read More

Advice for hardware startup founders: Scope how big your idea is before raising money

There’s been an influx of hardware startups popping up in recent years, with cheaper tools and crowdfunding platforms making it… Read More

Photo lens maker Moment nears $500K on Kickstarter — ten times original goal

With just under a day to go, Marc Barros is ecstatic about the response to Moment’s Kickstarter effort. And with… Read More

Smartphone camera lens maker Moment blows past Kickstarter goal, raises $100,000 in 28 hours

Earlier this week, we told you the story about Moment, the new hardware upstart from Contour founder Marc Barros that’s… Read More

Marc Barros emerges with Moment, mini lenses for your smartphone camera

Tucked on the fifth floor of a brick office building in Pioneer Square, Marc Barros is attempting to create Seattle’s… Read More

SNUPI raises $7.5M for sensor network Wally, looks to detect water leaks in homes

SNUPI Technologies, the University of Washington spin out led by serial entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech, has scored $7.5 million in financing… Read More

This startup just raised more than $1M to illuminate construction workers with an innovative ‘Halo Light’

Construction and road crew workers are constantly at risk in the field. But, as entrepreneurs Max Baker and Andrew Royal see… Read More

View-Master 2.0: Seattle entrepreneurs create Poppy to turn iPhones into 3D viewers

Remember, the classic View-Master device? Well, two Seattle area entrepreneurs — Urbanspoon co-founder Ethan Lowry and Snapvine founder Joe Heitzeberg… Read More

Brady Forrest’s new gig: Hatching hardware startups at new Highway1 incubator

Developing an app or a website isn’t easy, by any stretch, but hardware design and manufacturing is a world unto… Read More

Startup Spotlight: This computer workstation allows you to sit, stand or recline

Americans are spending an increasing amount of time stuck behind their computers, and that can take a toll on one’s… Read More

Jeremy Jaech’s new home sensor startup SNUPI lands $1.5M from Madrona, others

It may be several months before we get to see the new home sensor technology that Jeremy Jaech and his… Read More

Leaked videos show focus groups panning the Microsoft Kin: ‘It’s frustrating’

Microsoft is currently trying to make inroads with its new tablet computer — taking on the likes of Apple’s iPad… Read More

iPad and iPhone accessory maker Discovery Bay Games uncovers $15 million

Discovery Bay Games, a maker of gaming accessories and add-ons for tablet computers and smartphones, has raised $15 million from Trilogy… Read More

Pictures: Microsoft unveils new keyboards and mice, tailored for Windows 8

My desk isn’t cool enough for this thing. That was my first thought after getting my hands on the Wedge… Read More

Podcast

Q&A: This father-and-son duo is building an iPhone case with a built-in keyboard

The iPhone is (arguably) the most beautiful piece of consumer technology introduced in the past few years, but it doesn’t… Read More

Battle of the smart watches: Watch out Pebble, the Cookoo’s in town

Used to be, if one wanted to receive real-time updates on a smart watch about their e-mails and texts, they… Read More

Hardware: Microsoft has a $50 keyboard for your iPad

Microsoft Hardware today announced a new Bluetooth mobile keyboard that might just turn the heads of a few iPad owners.… Read More

TouchFire: iPad ‘screen-top’ keyboard aims to boost typing

The iPad is great for many things — watching movies, reading magazines or playing games. But when it comes to… Read More