The.Hardware.Hacker.Adventures.in.Making.and.Breaking.Hardware

For over a decade, Andrew "bunnie" Huang, one of the world's most esteemed hackers, has shaped the fields of hacking and hardware, from his cult-classic book Hacking the Xbox to the open-source laptop Novena and his mentorship of various hardware startups and developers. In The Hardware Hacker, Huang shares his experiences in manufacturing and open hardware, creating an illuminating and compelling career retrospective. Huang's journey starts with his first visit to the staggering electronics markets in Shenzhen, with booths overflowing with capacitors, memory chips, voltmeters, and possibility. He shares how he navigated the overwhelming world of Chinese factories to bring chumby, Novena, and Chibitronics to life, covering everything from creating a Bill of Materials to choosing the factory to best fit his needs. Through this collection of personal essays and interviews on topics ranging from the legality of reverse engineering to a comparison of intellectual property practices between China and the United States, bunnie weaves engineering, law, and society into the tapestry of open hardware. With highly detailed passages on the ins and outs of manufacturing and a comprehensive take on the issues associated with open source hardware, The Hardware Hacker is an invaluable resource for aspiring hackers and makers. Table of Contents part 1 adventures in manufacturing chapter 1: made in china chapter 2: inside three very different factories chapter 3: the factory floor part 2 thinking differently: intellectual property in china chapter 4: gongkai innovation chapter 5: fake goods part 3 what open hardware means to me chapter 6: the story of chumby chapter 7: novena: building my own laptop chapter 8: chibitronics: creating circuit stickers part 4 hacking in the world chapter 9: hardware hacking chapter 10: biology and bioinformatics chapter 11: selected interviews booths overflowing with capacitors, memory chips, voltmeters, and possibility. He shares how he navigated the overwhelming world of Chinese factories to bring chumby, Novena, and Chibitronics to life, covering everything from creating a Bill of Materials to choosing the factory to best fit his needs. Through this collection of personal essays and interviews on topics ranging from the legality of reverse engineering to a comparison of intellectual property practices between China and the United States, bunnie weaves engineering, law, and society into the tapestry of open hardware. With highly detailed passages on the ins and outs of manufacturing and a comprehensive take on the issues associated with open source hardware, The Hardware Hacker is an invaluable resource for aspiring hackers and makers. Table of Contents part 1 adventures in manufacturing chapter 1: made in china chapter 2: inside three very different factories chapter 3: the factory floor part 2 thinking differently: intellectual property in china chapter 4: gongkai innovation chapter 5: fake goods part 3 what open hardware means to me chapter 6: the story of chumby chapter 7: novena: building my own laptop chapter 8: chibitronics: creating circuit stickers part 4 hacking in the world chapter 9: hardware hacking chapter 10: biology and bioinformatics chapter 11: selected interviews