Kno Bails On Hardware, Takes Another $30 Million. Is An Android App Next?

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The lesson here is to really be careful about whats coming down the pipe hardware wise. Especially if you're building your own hardware that will take a while to get to market.

So ask yourself: will NFC, cheap tablets, front facing cameras or lots of mobile processing power change what you're trying to build? Don't build for the current landscape.

Totally agree, developing hardware is like playing a hand of blackjack that you've bet your mortgage on where the dealer doesn't turn his hand over for 12-18 months after you do.

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