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Product Design for Embedded Systems — lectures

Work through these in order. This mini-course uses a local-first AI smart speaker as the running example.

Hub: Product Design for Embedded Systems guide

Lecture Topic Main product question
Lecture-01 Why product design belongs in embedded systems What does "product design" actually change in hardware and software?
Lecture-02 HomePod 2018 lessons: great sound is not enough Why can strong hardware still produce a weak product?
Lecture-03 Later HomePod / 2023-era platform lessons How does a device become a trusted room object instead of just a gadget?
Lecture-04 AI smart speaker design studio How do you turn those lessons into a concrete V1 product?