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Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED
WIRED Investigations · Jul 5, 2016 · 1h 7m
What this video covers
A WIRED Future Cities documentary on Shenzhen, covering its hardware-prototyping culture and shanzhai copycat manufacturing. It looks at how the city's ecosystem evolved and what the rest of the world can learn.
Why it surfaced in Hacker News
Strongly recommended in Shenzhen and hardware threads for its view of fast cycles, loose IP and the maker ecosystem.
10.5recommendation score
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Recommendation context
Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.
“I wholeheartedly recommend WIRED's Future Cities documentary on Shenzhen and the companies that dwell there.”
“There's an excellent documentary on the hardware/hacking ecosystem in Shenzhen on YouTube”
“highly recommend watching the documentary.”