The time: Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt. The place: CrunchGear’s Maker Bar. Given all the attention focused on Chinese factory conditions lately, we thought it would be interesting to have conference attendees (and sponsors and startup guys) assemble some basic MP3 players from the components an assembly line worker in China is likely to use. No soldering, though, we used ready PCBs (to the disgust of some). I managed to put one together in just under two minutes — it’s harder than it looks. Sorry about the noise in the background, that would be the compressed-air-powered stabber-bot nearby. Why I picked a place like that to shoot a video is a mystery to you and me.
There are barely any Windows Phone 7 devices running around, so we’re quite happy to see the modified Samsung Omnia surface again, running Windows Phone 7. This latest video walkthrough of the phone (after the jump) shows the phone running the operating system rather smoothly without any sign of lag. All the essential functions are running on this phone, such as GPS, data and also the camera. We’re definitely looking forward to getting our hands on a Windows Phone 7, and hopefully it’ll provide a strong challenge to the iPhone OS and Android OS.
If you haven’t been watching Disrupt today, you’ve missed out. The best panel ever? Ours.
I talked to Liam Casey, Adam Hocherman, Chris Hawker, and Bre Pettis about open source hardware, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship in the manufacturing space. I won’t spoil anything for you, but I recommend you watch it.
If you take anything away from the panel, I think it will be “dick hammer.”
If you haven’t been watching Disrupt today, you’ve missed out. The best panel ever? Ours.
I talked to Liam Casey, Adam Hocherman, Chris Hawker, and Bre Pettis about open source hardware, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship in the manufacturing space. I won’t spoil anything for you, but I recommend you watch it.
If you take anything away from the panel, I think it will be “dick hammer.”
