Dear Declan, in order to get a general idea for product design specifications check the following sites: http://www.i-spec.com/ (new products compliance guide), http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/index.htm (EU new approach guide), http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd/strdpubs.htm (UK's page for standards and tecnical regulations), http://web.meganet.net/eszlari/index.htm (information on standards for product safety), http://www.schaffner.com/en/components/index.asp?language_id=12 (Schaffner's very usefull links and guidelines), http://www.sototo.com/ (company index in various counties).
Also think of checking out the following titles concerning design and user interface: "The Design of Everyday Things" Donald A. Norman, "Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes in the Age of the Machine" Donald A. Norman; I beleive that those should be enough for a good start in product designing. I hope you will find them adequete for your needs. Best regards, John Antassouras "Declan. Moriarty" wrote: > I am being pushed to undertake a design project. From a > business point of view, the outlook is reasonable. The hardware is > manageable, the niche is currently empty, the real market will begin a > year or two hence, and backers may well be available. Local and > International sales contacts are known. > > What I want to know is this: When/if I develop the hardware, > what hurdles do I have to jump then? Looking at Europe initially, what > standards are required, or where could I find out what applies? > > Is it (as I somehow fear) that the red tape has expanded to crowd out > any small timers from entering any market? > > -- > > With best Regards, > > Declan Moriarty. > -- > Author: Declan. Moriarty > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Author: John INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
