Last year I learned how to build PCBs, and I sweated when I first released my first board (a prototype bluetooth adapter) to production. After spending quite a few sleepless nights inspecting every signal and the routing, I finally had…

Over the last couple years, I’ve been working in my garage putting together gadgets that would play with my car. About a year ago, I had kind of an ‘aha’ moment, when an interface I had designed in hardware and…

Today I was driving my mother-in-law’s car home from seeing my niece. It has seen its share of Chicago winters and probably hasn’t been maintained the best, so after 12 years or so, this Honda Civic is nearly ready to…

Over the last year, I have been working a full time job while also working on Quidzel on the side. I am so excited about the possibilities of Quidzel, and I have been inspired by the stories of other entrepreneurs…

Today our lives are tied tightly to our smartphones. All of our media, contacts, etc. are contained here. Given this, it is more important than ever that our cars are able to seamlessly connect to these devices. Bluetooth has become…

Hi! I’m Sam. I’m a BMW afficionado. During college, the mighty e39 M5 was my desktop wallpaper, and I dreamed that one day I could drive such a car. After college, I bought my first BMW, a ’97 528i. Two…