This week's edition (June 7 '08) of The Economist features a story about open source hardware and talks about Neuros, Chumby, Bug labs and all the usual subjects. A lot of it may not seem new or surprising to the readers of this blog, but between this article and the New York Times article earlier this year, open source hardware is getting a real boost. The Economist is a highly influential magazine, and a detailed introduction to the concept of open source hardware is sure to pique the interest of numerous executives, and it's the cumulative effect of stories like this that allow open companies to get funding, to find partners and customers, so we're delighted to see more of this coverage, in what we hope will become an increasing trend.