Une synthèse claire sur les business modèles des Fab Labs. L'article revient notamment sur l'étude faire par Peter Troxler : 2 principaux modèles Fab Lab providing facilities, Fab Lab providing innovation support.
De plus, l'article s'intéresse également aux modèles des plateformes distribuées de fabrication numérique : ponoko, shapeways, 100k Garages.
Anderson started writing online blog posts about his quest to build a “bottom-up amateur version of what is currently military-industrial high-technology,” in the hopes that “if I share my ignorance, other people will teach me.” The result is a flourishing non-profit community called DIY Drones, which is a forum for the fast-growing sub-culture of people building drones at home.
Le rédacteur en chef de Wired, Chris Anderson, sort un bouquin sur la démocratisation des moyens de production grâce à la technologie
Extrait article : After the personal computer revolution and the Internet revolution, the latest tech upheaval is the "Maker" movement. In a nutshell, the term "Maker" refers to a new category of builders who are using open-source methods and the latest technology to bring manufacturing out of its traditional factory context, and into the realm of the personal desktop computer. "Until recently, the ability to manufacture was reserved for those who owned factories," Anderson says. "What's happened over the last five years is that we've brought the Web's democratizing power to manufacturing. Today, you can manufacture with the push of a button."
Lors de l'hardware innovation workshop, une conférence organisée par make magazine, une intervention d'un business angel a fait le point sur les investissements récents dans les "startups" de makers et en particulier sur l'open hardware. Article court mais intéressant sur la vision des investisseurs
Today, Microsoft announced a crucial step to empower the next wave of 3-D printer adoption. Windows 8.1 will be the first OS to support 3-D printing natively on desktops and tablets.
L'auteure créatrice du service Vayable (une sorte de AirBnb dédié aux voyages "P2P") s'intéresse au facteurs qui font émerger de nouveaux micro entrepreneurs dans la mouvance makers ansi que certains points qui pourraient structurer cette tendance.