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HWTrek has announced an update to its platform that adds cloud-based collaboration features to specifically improve IoT manufacturing supply chain visibility and transparency and increase efficiency. Based in Taiwan and Shenzhen, HWTrek (Hardware Trek) acts as a ‘matchmaker’ in the hardware creation world, where hardware companies (‘creators’) and those that have hardware solutions, components, insight [...]

台湾で創業したHWTrekは、中国語がネイティブでしゃべれて西欧のビジネスルールにも合わせられるという特性を生かして、世界のスタートアップと主に深センの製造業者をつなぐビジネスをしている。同社は製造業ネットワークをスタートアップに紹介するツアーを年に2回開催している。ツアーの様子と、サプライチェーンのうち試作や小ロット段階での製造業者を紹介する。 This article by 高須　正和 was publised on fabcross, read more here.

As the Internet of Things revolution proceeds, many are projecting greater demand for creative designs that merge technology design with the needs of everyday people. Taiwan’s HWTrek (Hardware Trek) is a unique platform to spur such creativity. It provides an ecosystem where hardware creators, industry experts and potential customers can come together to deliver next-level [...]

近年、ハードウェアスタートアップの台頭に合わせて、スタートアップを支援する企業も登場している。台湾に拠点を置くHWTrekは、製造業関連の企業やクリエイターが進めるIoTハードウェア開発プロジェクトに必要なパートナーをつなぐマッチングサービスを提供している。 この連載では世界中のスタートアップを支援する現場担当者から見た、海外の現状を紹介する。初回は日本市場を担当するAlan Jung氏に、HWTrekの紹介と、氏から見た日本市場について伺った（聞き手・文：越智岳人、写真提供：HWTrek） This article by 越智　岳人was published on fabcross, read more here.

‘Smart’ appliances are forcing engineers to rethink age-old product designs For the last 100 years, dryers, ovens, refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances have performed the same basic functions, such as keeping food hot or cold and getting clothes wet and dry. But, a new breed of “smart” appliances is emerging, thanks to advanced [...]

What happens when online collaboration meets supply chain management? A whole slew of hardware startups. I've written about the dawning age of the hardware startup. Cheap, fast prototyping and inexpensive sensors have put hardware development in the hands of everyone with access to CAD software and a makerspace. But prototyping a cool gadget does not [...]

China's growing demand for smart hardware triggered the enthusiasm of foreign developers entering the competitive market here. JD Smart, a smart hardware eco-system provider backed by Chinese e-commerce behemoth JD.com, held an open house on Thursday for 20 overseas technology start-ups from seven countries to demonstrate their crowd-funded products at its Smart Milk Tea Café, [...]

SCMP staff reporters have sifted through the Taiwan start-up scene to find some of the most promising companies to come out of the island. Their inclusion is based on the new technology they offer, funding received and the market gap they fill. HWTrek is a cloud-based platform to connect hardware enthusiasts with experts who can [...]

A Taipei-based cloud platform which connects hardware start-ups with manufacturers and experts has raised US$4 million in a Series A funding round led by US-Chinese venture firm WI Harper and ITIC. Chinese business-to-consumer e-commerce platform JD.com, Legend Star Capital, the investment arm of Lenovo parent company Legend Holdings, and Japanese venture firm Global Brain also [...]

An improved urban landscape with safer driving, quick payment systems and pollution alerts was laid out at Asia's biggest tech trade fair Tuesday. Computex, held in the capital Taipei, is in its 35th year with 1,700 exhibitors spread across three sprawling venues, many of whom are tapping into the nascent but burgeoning Internet of Things [...]