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# Hardware

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# DIY Demand
Paint and plants top customer lists as hardware stores report a busy two days
Hardware stores opened yesterday as part of Phase One, with queues outside some shops.
# Retail
B&Q asks under 16s to stay away as queues mark reopening of hardware stores
Woodie’s has rolled back on its decision to restrict under 16s from its stores.
# Open for Business
Phase One: What can you expect when you go to a hardware store next week?
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that Ireland will enter Phase One of easing restrictions on Monday.
# hard to explain
'Curtains can wait': Why the government is allowing hardware - but not homeware - stores to re-open
Homeware stores will have to wait until a later phase to re-open.
# Funding
A Dublin startup has raised €1m for technology that could help stop crashes
ProVision Vehicle Cameras designs systems for tracking fleets and driver behaviour.
# wia
Meet the Internet of Things startup that's sick of hearing about the Internet of Things
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Wia.
# Startups
Meet the Internet of Things startup that's sick of hearing about the Internet of Things
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile Wia.
Voices
'There's a stigma around doing a trade, but it's as good a way to start a business as college'
Firemole’s Seán Ó Tuama talks about his lessons from seeking investment and crowdfunding.
Voices
'There's a stigma around doing a trade, but it's as good a way to start a business as college'
Firemole’s Seán Ó Tuama talks about his lessons from seeking investment and crowdfunding.
# Hardware
Panasonic has taken an Irish firm to the High Court for breaching copyright
The company says Toughbook & Diagnostic Ireland stole its intellectual property.
# apps and mobiile
Samsung is confident Irish people will line up to buy its new €1,000 phone
The Note 8 is trying to atone for the sins of its predecessor, which was recalled due to a battery issue.
# medimee
This Irish startup is testing under-skin medical record chips - on its own staff
The company behind MediMee launched its maiden product earlier this year.
# Health
This Irish startup is testing under-skin medical record chips - on its own staff
The company behind MediMee launched its maiden product earlier this year.
# David Moloney
'My worst job was gutting chickens': The founder of €300m Irish tech firm Movidius
David Moloney talks about how the best advice he ever got led him to start the company.
# insights
'My worst job was gutting chickens': The founder of €300m Irish tech firm Movidius
David Moloney talks about how the best advice he ever got led him to start the company.
# rise of the drones
A Shannon drone firm is scoping out deliveries to isolated Irish islands
A-techSYN plans to provide commercial flights before the end of this year.
# Transport
A Shannon drone firm is scoping out deliveries to isolated Irish islands
A-techSYN plans to provide commercial flights before the end of this year.
Voices
'There was a period after we sold to Google when I thought I'd never do that again'
After selling his first startup, Plink, this tech entrepreneur is back with a retail game-changer.
Voices
'There was a period after we sold to Google when I thought I'd never do that again'
After selling his first startup, Plink, this tech entrepreneur is back with a retail game-changer.
# Hardware
GIVEAWAY: We've got FREE passes to Dublin's Smart Cities Summit
The event will feature many of the world’s top companies, like Microsoft, Tesla and Amazon.
# pure power systems
'I didn't want to gamble with my children's futures, so I sold my company'
Ian Jackson recently sold his business, Pure Power, to US giant Kohler.
Voices
EU waste rules now cover anything with a plug or battery. Here's what companies need to know
The so-called WEEE directive is great for the environment, but firms across Ireland have to comply.
# Hardware
An award-winning gadget from Cork will sound the alarm when chargers overheat
Firemole is the branchild of electrician Seán Ó Tuama.
# Services
'I didn't want to gamble with my children's futures, so I sold my company'
Ian Jackson recently sold his business, Pure Power, to US giant Kohler.
# Hardware
Oculus Rift's controversial founder is out, three years after Facebook bought his company
Palmer Luckey was the subject of a $500m lawsuit that claimed his company stole trade secrets.
# arralis
A four-year-old Limerick space startup has bagged €50m from Asian investors
The company will use part of the funding to open a supply chain in Hong Kong.
# Funding
A four-year-old Limerick space startup has bagged €50m from Asian investors
The company will use part of the funding to open a supply chain in Hong Kong.
# Hardware
Movidius founder after €300m sale to Intel: 'Losing control of the company is difficult'
But Sean Mitchell says the chip designer will be hiring ‘a lot’ of people in Ireland.
# Software
This Donegal startup is working with a global drone giant to help search-and-rescue teams
Letterkenny-based DroneSAR wants to develop the ‘go-to app’ for rescue groups.
# Hardware
Movidius founder after €300m sale to Intel: 'Losing control of the company is difficult'
But Sean Mitchell says the chip designer will be hiring ‘a lot’ of people in Ireland.
# Hardware
Movidius founder after €300m sale to Intel: 'Losing control of the company is difficult'
But Sean Mitchell says the chip designer will be hiring ‘a lot’ of people in Ireland.
# Hardware
A Cork startup is turning DNA into the world's safest place for sensitive digital data
Helixworks, backed by one of Ireland’s top investors, is unveiling a machine to convert files into genetic code.
# Opinion
Poll: Should robots be taxed like human workers?
Well, Bill Gates thinks so.
# Hardware
'We're very worried': Fears for Leixlip businesses as HP closure rocks the town
With 500 redundancies coming from July, the region is bracing for the fallout.
# rise and fall
As HP shuts its Leixlip print plant, we look back at its 20 years in Kildare
Up to 500 job losses were announced at the firm today.
# Hardware
As HP shuts its Leixlip print plant, we look back at its 20 years in Kildare
Up to 500 job losses were announced at the firm today.
# Work
Hewlett-Packard's Kildare print business is being shut down
The company said it is likely that close to 500 jobs will be lost over the next year.
# Hardware
Facebook-owned Oculus ordered to pay $500m after claims it stole VR tech
The social networking giant paid more than $2 billion for the company in 2014.
# Marketing
Poll: Do you think virtual reality is worth the hype?
The industry is tipped to be worth $1 billion this year – and it seems like everyone wants a piece.
# In vogue
Virtual reality marketing is in vogue – but brands beware the novelty factor
Cheaper technology has put VR in reach of many more firms.