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Fictiv
Company blog · blog.fictiv.com/postshardwarebusiness
Fictiv is the company blog at blog.fictiv.com, writing about hardware and business. Since 2015, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 61 times, most often “$50 Kindle Fire Teardown”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-04-13, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Fictiv's blog for hardware teardown details, such as the component list of a Kindle Fire. One commenter points to its Hardware Weekly as a starting place for hardware product news.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Fictiv’s manufacturing resource center for design guides, engineering articles, case studies, tools, & industry reports for CNC, injection molding, 3DP, & more.
Most-linked posts?
- $50 Kindle Fire Teardown2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-02-08
What Hacker News says?
According to this blog: http://www.blog.fictiv.com/posts/50-kindle-fire-teardown * Samsung KLM8G1GEND-B031 - data storage chip * Mediatek ARM Mt8127A - SoC (system on chip) * Mediatek MT6323LGA - integrated circuit
Comment linking /posts/50-kindle-fire-teardown
on “Amazon confirms it has dropped device encryption support for its Fire Tablets”Submitted Hoverboard Teardown as a story · 38 points
HN discussionhttp://blog.fictiv.com/posts/ Fictiv's Hardware Weekly is usually a good place to start. They're a prototyping shop in Oakland.
Comment linking /posts/
on “Ask HN: Where to get news on latest hardware/product updates?”Submitted Introducing 3-Day CNC Machining on the Fictiv Platform as a story · 17 points
HN discussionSubmitted Gest: Redesigning Human-Computer Interaction as a story · 12 points
HN discussionSubmitted Embrace Your Inner Geek: CNC Periodic Table of Elements Poster as a story · 9 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Zen of Product Design: How Lockitron Let Go of the Non-Essential as a story · 9 points
HN discussionSubmitted How Lockitron Let Go of the Extraneous and Non Essential as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Secrets from a Factory Assembly Line as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Nerf Lazer Tag Teardown as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted Designing for the Unknown: How NASA's JPL Engineers a Mission on Mars as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted ChickTech Teaches STEM Skills to Girls as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to Practice Creativity: Tools to Kickstart Your Imagination as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted 5 Essential Tips for User Testing Your Hardware Project as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Apple Watch vs. Fake Apple Watch Teardown as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted 2016 State of Hardware Report as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Second Coming of VR: This Time It's “Real” as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Logitech Gaming Mouse Teardown Showdown as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Lamborghini Aventador Teardown as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted $50 Kindle Fire Teardown as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted The DACI Framework: A Tool for Better Decision Making as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted How Ford Is Redefining Its Business to Meet a Shifting Industry as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Segway miniPRO Teardown as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted To Infinity and Beyond: 3D Printed Parts Made in Space as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Introducing the Fictiv Hardware Guide as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Xbox Controller Teardown as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Power Racing Series at Maker Faire: Bananaghini on the Track as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Doing Better Than Good: How Whill Is Redefining the Wheelchair as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Ricoh Theta S 360 Camera Teardown as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted 2016 State of Hardware Report as a story · 2 points
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