Real machines. Real numbers. Technology you can buy today, doing real work in the physical world.https://readwildtech.com/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-24-wood-mizer-lx30-portable-sawmill-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-24-wood-mizer-lx30-portable-sawmill-economics/A custom sawyer charges about $0.55 a board foot. Wood-Mizer's LX30 costs $2,995: break-even at 5,445 board feet, before blades, fuel and your own hours.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-22-harvest-right-home-freeze-dryer-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-22-harvest-right-home-freeze-dryer-economics/Harvest Right sells a $1,695 freeze dryer and claims up to 1,800 pounds of food a year. That is 225 batches and roughly 5,400 hours of run time.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-21-nofence-virtual-fence-cattle-collar-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-21-nofence-virtual-fence-cattle-collar-economics/Four-wire fence runs $15,000 a mile — the price of 48 Nofence GPS collars. On a 360-head ranch, virtual fencing runs $89.80 per cow per year against $188 for wire.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-20-fifish-v6-expert-underwater-inspection-rov-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-20-fifish-v6-expert-underwater-inspection-rov-economics/A commercial diver charges $250 per hull inspection with video. A 4K ROV rated to 100 meters costs $2,999. Break-even: 12 inspections, or five haul-outs.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-17-langmuir-crossfire-pro-plasma-table-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-17-langmuir-crossfire-pro-plasma-table-economics/A steel bracket costs $29 as a one-off from an online cutting service, $3 each in tens. A CrossFire PRO stack costs $5,133. Break-even: 184 one-off parts.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-16-plug-in-balcony-solar-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-16-plug-in-balcony-solar-economics/Plug-in solar costs $1.99 per panel watt — $2.28 per delivered watt — against $2.60 for a contractor install, and needs no permit in Utah.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-13-elevenlabs-reception-ai-receptionist-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-13-elevenlabs-reception-ai-receptionist-economics/ElevenLabs Reception answers a small business's phone for $22-$99 a month. A human answering service starts at $250, for fewer minutes.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-12-ego-nexus-1400-battery-generator-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-12-ego-nexus-1400-battery-generator-economics/EGO's Nexus 1400W power station runs on the same 56V batteries as its mowers, costs $599-$799, and beats gas 5-to-1 on running cost. The catch is capacity.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-08-agras-t100-spray-drone-economics/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-08-agras-t100-spray-drone-economics/DJI's 100-liter Agras T100 is in stock in the US. University of Missouri per-acre math vs. crop dusters, the licensing gauntlet, and what breaks in the field.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-03-why-wild-tech-exists/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-03-why-wild-tech-exists/A newsletter about technology you can actually buy, doing work you can actually measure. Here's the deal.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-03-navimow-x450-awd-field-report/https://readwildtech.com/posts/2026-08-03-navimow-x450-awd-field-report/Segway's AWD Navimow X450 claims 84% (40°) grades on 1.5 acres. We verify the specs, pull the measured failure record, and run ROI against $99–$264 crew visits.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT