BLAZE YOUR OWN PATH

Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 27, 2014

It was created by British designer Emily Brooke who raised project funding via one of our favourite crowdfunding sites, Kickstarter, in 2012. You can purchase a BLAZE directly from their website. 

As an avid cyclist Emily is a regular user of some of London's most congested and dangerous bike lanes. After one too many close shaves with drivers cutting her up she decided to do something about it. 

The BLAZE works by beaming a bright symbol of a bicycle onto the road ahead so that driver's are made aware of approaching cyclists.

Okay the BLAZE Laserlight doesn't technically have anything to do with the IOT because it is not a connected device but that won't stop us from giving this very cool little gadget our blessing. 

Like so many aspiring Makers, Emily didn't know how to turn her idea into reality. Enter a company called PCH that was able to help her with product design and prototyping, worldwide manufacturing, fulfillment, and distribution. As experienced practitioners PCH were able to deal with Chinese suppliers and provide insight and guidance every step of the way. This enabled Emily to focus on building her business. 

For Sale: Blaze

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