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Nest Project is initiated to facilitate spaces for small art & craft retailers, especially the individual artists, craftsmen & designers. This type of home-made products are usually online, but they do need networking spaces or affordable retail spaces to showcase and to promote their work.

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."

Tous les chiffres sur le succès de KickStarter, la startup du financement collaboratif, qui montre qu'elle réussit mieux à financer les projets technos, de jeux et de design que les autres. Un décorticage assez intéressant sur le sujet.

Une maison connecté avec une belle vidéo développée dans une licence libre.