Apart from a broad hardware experience, standalone software design simulations before a hardware fabrication are a necessity.
You'll need to have a Lumia 630, 635, 636, 638, 730 or 830 to participate, but future releases should include broader hardware support.
There are plenty of platforms and project types out there but this sample should be broadly representative of the broader hardware crowdfunding community.
But we already know (or think we know) a fair amount about what will be revealed, including brand new Pixel smartphones with some big upgrades, and some devices that will flesh out Google's broader hardware portfolio considerably.
Drones and Robots: Between DJI and GoPro, 2016 was a big year for small, folding drones, and both technologies are likely to have seeped into the broader hardware community by the time January rolls around.
"Dragon Innovation's crowdfunding platform is exclusively focused on hardware and allows a broader category within Hardware than some other sites including Pet Tech, Home Security, and Home Health," said Miller.
Google has long said that it wants to open up its Assistant to a broader ecosystem of hardware companies and developers.
But the people familiar with the plans said the smartphone and set-top box are just two elements of a broader foray into hardware that also includes the audiostreaming device and the high-end smartphone with the 3-D screen.
The reason for that is Android's broad hardware ecosystem.
The concept of a Bitcoin ATM isn't new, with companies like Robocoin Technologies, GenesisCoin, Lamassu Bitcoin Ventures, and BitXatm all launching variations on bitcoin transaction hardware, but BitAccess touts an incredibly easy interface, a broader vision of how new hardware can be used, and the fact that it is the only player manufacturing its own transaction hardware.
