01AvailableAutomotive · Sound
2StepCheck
A plug-in OBD-II device that reads live engine data and plays race-engine sound through your stock stereo over Bluetooth, tuned from a phone app.
- OBD-II
- Bluetooth audio
- Phone app
Product studio
We design, build and ship connected products.
The Mind Factory takes an idea all the way from circuit board and firmware to phone app and cloud. Four products so far, one team behind every layer.
Our work
Four products, each built from the ground up.
02AvailableAviation · Display
SkyView
A standalone 10-inch square display showing live aircraft, weather and maps. Wi-Fi in, planes out. No app and no account.
- ESP32-S3
- ADS-B
- Wi-Fi
03Controller app liveLight · Sound
LEDMAU5
A 753-pixel LED head that reacts to music. Firmware on the PCB renders the effects; you compose them from a browser over Bluetooth.
- WS2811
- Bluetooth LE
- Web app
04In developmentMobility · Coaching
EcoDrive
A compact OBD-II logger and phone app that scores every trip, finds the habits costing you fuel and explains how to fix them.
- OBD-II
- Motion sensor
- Coach app
What we do
Every layer of a product, under one roof.
Hardware & electronics
Circuit boards designed around the job, prototyped on the bench and proven in the real world.
Embedded firmware
Real-time firmware written in C and C++ that does a lot with a small chip.
Apps & interfaces
Software that sits on the other side of the device, in the browser or on the phone.
Cloud & services
The servers behind a device, built so the product keeps working and can keep growing.
Product & visual design
Interfaces and imagery that make a technical product easy to understand and want.
Launch & support
Getting a product into people’s hands and keeping it good afterwards.
How we work
From problem to product, in four steps.
Understand
We start with the problem and the people living with it, then define the smallest product that solves it properly.
Prototype
Working hardware and software early, tested on the real thing: in a car, on a bench, in a room.
Build
Electronics, firmware, apps and services developed together, so every layer fits the others.
Ship & improve
Launch, support, and updates over the air, because shipping is where learning really starts.
Have a product in mind?
Tell us what you’re trying to build. We’ll tell you honestly what it takes.