Comments on: Y Combinator Challenge #27 – Hardware/software hybrids http://astartupaday.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/ Each day I'll post an idea for a new Web 2.0 startup Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:13:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Winners and What’s Next « A Startup A Day http://astartupaday.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3619 Winners and What’s Next « A Startup A Day Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:16:34 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3619 [...] I’ve put all the names of the commenters into a hat and the winner is…Joel!  I got a real prize for this one, courtesy of a great new Seattle startup called GreetQ.  Instead of explaining it myself and [...] [...] I’ve put all the names of the commenters into a hat and the winner is…Joel!  I got a real prize for this one, courtesy of a great new Seattle startup called GreetQ.  Instead of explaining it myself and [...]

]]> By: Vinayak http://astartupaday.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3589 Vinayak Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:09:25 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3589 The first one is already in use in some form in India. See this - http://tepp-innovators.blogspot.com/2006/08/perpetual-motion-machines.html and read about "Prem Singh" - a farmer who switches on his Water pump using his cellphone. The first one is already in use in some form in India. See this – http://tepp-innovators.blogspot.com/2006/08/perpetual-motion-machines.html and read about “Prem Singh” – a farmer who switches on his Water pump using his cellphone.

]]> By: Greg http://astartupaday.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3588 Greg Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:23:28 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3588 The first one seems a lot better to me, but I'm not a child and don't have any so it's harder for me to see that benefit. There might be a challenge with making it easy for people to open up their router's firewall to give the switch internet access and giving it a static ip. The first one seems a lot better to me, but I’m not a child and don’t have any so it’s harder for me to see that benefit.

There might be a challenge with making it easy for people to open up their router’s firewall to give the switch internet access and giving it a static ip.

]]> By: Marc http://astartupaday.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3587 Marc Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:04:39 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/y-combinator-challenge-27-hardwaresoftware-hybrids/#comment-3587 I think the IBear has a lot of potential as a product. It's not a portable handheld, so you if you can find an easy way to set it up on a wireless network you don't have to worry about slapping in a modem in there and handling monthly fees (which would likely be a dealbreaker for most). It's also got a great opportunity for additional revenue - simply add an online store stocked with audio books and children's songs (perhaps that the bear can even react to in different ways) and you've got a very lucrative device. I think the IBear has a lot of potential as a product. It’s not a portable handheld, so you if you can find an easy way to set it up on a wireless network you don’t have to worry about slapping in a modem in there and handling monthly fees (which would likely be a dealbreaker for most). It’s also got a great opportunity for additional revenue – simply add an online store stocked with audio books and children’s songs (perhaps that the bear can even react to in different ways) and you’ve got a very lucrative device.

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