On April 28, Sunday, the founders of ElecFreaks , Robi and Youmans paid a visit to make exchange of hardware development  at Huangqiangbei, the location of HAXLR8R office in Shenzhen. HAXLR8R,  is a venture fund which focuses on entrepreneurs building hardware devices, a simple word in conclusion, it being a startups incubator for the  hardware companies, offering seed funding ($25,000), office space as well as mentorship along with the other opportunities  for 2-4 person startups to take an idea to a product.

HAXLR8R selects startups to work with twice a year from the teams who have submitted the application form previously and has a dual location (San Francisco and Shenzhen). And currently the crew of HAXLR8R settled here, together with ten startups  filled with enthusiasm for creation,   developing and improving the new hardware products ,  which  has been widely received as the start of a new hardware revolution.

Among the ten startups, we chose three of them to have a conversation with, deeply amazed by the uniqueness , practicability , artistic appearance presented in the products. We don’t want to give away too much.. but here’s a little sneak peak of it.

Helios

Helios  are bike enthusiasts & dedicated riders. They understand the risks of sharing a road with automobiles, and they are convinced that bicycles should be just as visible as any other vehicles on the road. Helios bicycles are made with visibility, strength, and sleekness in mind,  tastefully combine all three in a way that compliments your style and keeps you safe at the same time. The one below is an  improvisation, completely handmade creation, bendable, foldable, flexible which is very convenient to be taken back home. We extraordinarily favorite it.