16
Aug
Eric Bauswell, Founder & CEO of Silicon Valley Pioneers Surfaceink, share his insights on how to build a successful consumer electronics product design and development company. ...
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17
Jul
Hear the name “Alexa” today and you likely don’t think about a human but instead a smart home device and ecosystem created by Amazon. It has made its way into the modern day vernacular in the way many other brands have done (Kleenex, Xerox, etc.) While this product was developed by and for Amazon, the company started out as a retailer, not a product development business. The success of Alexa should be a prime example for other vertical businesses — such as hospitality, Quick Serve Restaurants (QSRs), big box retailers, auto rental companies, OEM companies, and commercial and residential developers — looking for ways to be more innovative, grow the brand and create new revenue streams, to consider bringing smart electronic product design and development in-house.
12
Jul
As the world of the Internet of Things (IoT) advances and consumer and companies alike adopt new technologies, many non-traditional corporations are looking for smart technology solutions and products that...
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14
Jun
Voice activation, in the past, was a product of sci-fi imagination; today a person’s voice is like magic to make machines work. As voice-activated product design advances and improves, consumers will come to understand the ease and convenience of these devices. When that happens, it means they are more apt to use them. This all bodes very well for companies that make the investment in voice-activated products.
04
Jun
In today’s business world, there’s a buzz about the Internet of Things (IoT). You likely know what it is, but may not be familiar with the term. The more you do understand IoT, however, you’ll come to find how important it can be for business and achieving important goals.
29
May
SAN JOSE, CA: Surfaceink, a Silicon Valley pioneer in consumer electronic design and development, named Neal Tingler as the company’s new Director of Strategic Alliances.
Surfaceink provides full-system product design, development, and consulting services to Fortune 500 companies and startups in the Consumer Electronics market working with global leaders such as Amazon, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, Dell, Dolby, Fitbit, Google, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Oculus, Pepsi, Plantronics, Qualcomm, and Tesla.
07
May
Companies aren’t lacking when it comes to good ideas and yet many products never get to the consumer. Since the purpose of product development is to generate a positive return on investment, not getting to market seems like failure. It can be a learning tool. When you understand what goes wrong and why, changes can be made to prevent similar problems next time. Since I started Surfaceink over 20 years, we have successfully helped deliver more than $200B in products to market. Here is what we’ve learned in the process:
02
May
SAN JOSE, CA: Surfaceink, a Silicon Valley consumer electronic design and development consulting company, announced the addition of Voice Enabled Smart Product Creation and Deployment pioneer Scott McNeese as the new Director of Voice and Smart Solutions.
30
Apr
Silicon Valley product design and development pioneer Eric Bauswell has had quite a journey. From his early mechanical engineering and design days at Jacobsen Textron and Boeing to his groundbreaking design and development for Apple’s most innovative products (as well as work with Intel, Amazon and Green Toys) at his own firm Surfaceink, Bauswell has helped deliver to market more than $200 billion in products. Not bad for a kid born and raised in a small town in Iowa.
04
Dec
by Nathan Donato-Weinstein, SJECONOMY.COM
Perched in a display case inside the downtown San José office of Surfaceink is a hit parade of consumer electronics: Palm devices, Apple iPhones, Amazon Kindles, and enough routers, printers – even a few toys – to stock a Fry’s megastore.
15
Jun
SAN JOSE, CA: SurfaceInk, the leading provider of consumer device engineering and product development services since 1999, announced that it is working with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, to provide reference designs for upcoming smart wearable and IoT solutions based on the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Wear 1100 processor. The announcement comes as WeBandz, a smart wearable tracking bracelet for kids, comes to market. SurfaceInk provided full cycle product development on WeBandz and incorporated the Snapdragon Wear 1100, designed for the next generation of targeted-purpose wearable segments and CSR102x Bluetooth® Smart 4.2, into its design.
04
Jun
Silicon Valley Firm Expands Service Offering to Meet Global Demand
SAN JOSE, Calif.– ( BUSINESS WIRE ) — Surfaceink , the leading provider of consumer device engineering and product development services since 1999, announced today that it has acquired GPiO, a privately held venture-backed company that helps expedite hardware engineering component decision-making processes to accelerate bringing consumer electronics products to market.
