Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED

Caption notes

This 2016 WIRED documentary breaks Shenzhen’s hardware speed into concrete conditions: component markets where parts can be handled, nearby design and manufacturing services, shared circuit designs, and experience gained by modifying existing products. Interviews combine enthusiasm about rapid prototyping with tensions around copying, intellectual property and original design. The later sections turn to urban villages, affordable space and redevelopment: the networks supporting small teams’ experiments may be squeezed by rising rents and land development. It is a record of participants’ observations and forecasts at the time, not a statistical account of Shenzhen today.