ASk HN: Anyone working on hardware for his/her startup?
SwellJoe: My first startup was a hardware company.  I don't recommend it, unless your problem can't be solved any other way.  The vast majority of hardware is a commodity, and if it isn't today, it will be in a year or two when Chinese manufacturers get it figured out.Someone else mentioned medical devices, and I definitely think that's a great area.  But most folks I meet who want to do hardware are going after the consumer market, which is a hard business to enter as a startup.