{"id":68881,"date":"2019-07-29T13:34:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T05:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/aerospace\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game.3dm"},"modified":"2019-07-29T13:34:09","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T05:34:09","slug":"acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Acquire Nascent: Facebook in the hardware game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dpsp-content-top\" class=\"dpsp-content-wrapper dpsp-shape-rectangular dpsp-size-medium dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-1\">\n<div class=\"dpsp-total-share-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-total-share-count\">302<\/span><span>shares<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-column-auto\">\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">267<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">31<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><span class=\"dpsp-network-count\">4<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dpsp-network-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"dpsp-network-label-wrapper\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Facebook has acquired Nascent Objects, the hardware development firm that aimed to streamline the manufacturing process for gadgets, including 3D-printed hardware. The news was confirmed by both Nascent Objects, and the head of Building 8, Regina Dugan on September 19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modular Electronics System<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bay Area-based Nascent Object claims to be the world first modular consumer electronics platform that dedicated to making product development faster, easier, more accessible and affordable for users, compared to traditional prototyping methods.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>People have become used to the idea that with software, you can have whatever you want, whenever you want it. We want to make this happen with hardware \u2013 and we think Facebook is the best place to make this a reality. <\/em>(Baback Elmieh, CEO of Nascent Object)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em>Nascent Objects \u2026 joining Facebook to work with us in Building 8. Together, we hope to create hardware at a speed that\u2019s more like software<\/em>,\u201dwrote Dugan in her Facebook post, which also included a short video clip of Nascent Objects.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96192\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-96192 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333.jpg\" alt=\"Image: Techtimes\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333.jpg 640w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Techtimes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Facebook in the Hardware Game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nascent will be joining Facebook\u2019s Building 8 lab, which is focused on creating new hardware products with aggressive timelines, quickly move products from concept to shipping state. This could be mutual beneficial to both sides. Building 8 lab&#8217; production capalibities will be beefed up and will surely to build more modular connectivity products with the aid of Nascent Objects. The startup will also get resources and funding from the media giant.<\/p>\n<p>This could be another important step for Facebook to explore the hardware world. In fact, Facebook has go beyond the purely social media trajectory for some time. Facebook-owned Oculus VR acquired 3D printing companies in December, 2014. Facebook is also the first social media site to allow for 3D embeds, preparing itself for the 3D ecosystem that will be shaped in the next couple of years.<\/p>\n<p>Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed yet, but we expect to see more players as well as bigger progress in this challenging game. After all, the fact that Google\u2019s own Project Ara, which used to build user-reconfigurable smartphonehas have already been suspended may be a little disappointing to us. Anyhow, we will keep up with this news in the future.<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature Image: Nascent Objects<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>302shares 267 31 4 Facebook has acquired Nascent Objects, the hardware development firm that aimed to streamline the manufacturing process for gadgets, including 3D-printed hardware. The news was confirmed by both Nascent Objects, and the head of Building 8, Regina Dugan on September 19. Modular Electronics System Bay Area-based Nascent Object claims to be the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":182747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"close","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[169,170],"class_list":["post-68881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace","tag-3dprint","tag-3dprinting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Acquire Nascent: Facebook in the hardware game - FacFox News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"302shares267314Facebook has acquired Nascent Objects, the hardware development firm that aimed to streamline the manufacturing process for gadgets,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Acquire Nascent: Facebook in the hardware game\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"302shares267314Facebook has acquired Nascent Objects, the hardware development firm that aimed to streamline the manufacturing process for gadgets,\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FacFox News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-07-29T05:34:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"edi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"edi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"edi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/30c6618bf20fcdd6af222ac673dfd857\"},\"headline\":\"Acquire Nascent: Facebook in the hardware game\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-29T05:34:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/\"},\"wordCount\":378,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/3dprintingindustry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/3333333333333333333.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"3dprint\",\"3dprinting\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Aerospace\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/acquire-nascent-facebook-in-the-hardware-game\/\",\"name\":\"Acquire Nascent: Facebook in the hardware game - 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