That’s a Wrap!
The lights are out, the doors are locked, the diet coke is all mopped up or washed away, and the curtain has come down on the eighth annual Bay Area Maker Faire. Read more »
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Maker Faire: Day Two
The second and final day of Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 has come and gone. It was a beautiful day. It was a beautiful weekend. Thanks to all the beautiful people who helped make it happen. Read more »
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Adam Savage Exhorts the Makers to “Work Hard and Work Smart”
MythBuster and uber-maker Adam Savage entered the San Mateo County Fairgrounds riding a steampunk submarine for Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 this morning, and then from his perch in the conning tower imparted his message to thousands of DIY fans assembled. Read more »
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A First Time Editor’s View of Maker Faire
I have been to World Maker Faire and Maker Faire Bay Area several times as both an attendee and as a maker, but this is the first time I've been here to absorb the work of others as an online editor for MAKE. Here are some thoughts. Read more »
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Jeri Ellsworth Unveils Augmented Reality CastAR at Maker Faire
Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson and formed the company Technical Illusions to launch a new product that brings augmented reality to you via a pair of high-tech glasses. The product, called CastAR, was unveiled at Maker Faire Bay Area this weekend. Unlike systems that try to close you off from... Read more »
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Fire, Stone, and Wood: the First Tools
At Maker Faire you'll find any number of cutting edge technologies—3D printers, CNC routers, flying robots, and gestural interface devices. But the fair is also the place for primitive technologies and tools, the technologies that form the basis for every other technology that followed. The Maker Faire tent is big... Read more »
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Printrbot Simple Debuts at Maker Faire
If you were hoping to pick up Brook Drumm's new Printrbot Simple at Maker Faire Bay Area this year, well...you're too late. The Printrbot Simple beta edition sold out Saturday afternoon. Still, with alpha availability slate for June, you don't have too long to wait. Read more »
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ArcAttack’s Steve Ward Demos the Handheld Tesla Coil
Today at Maker Faire, ArcAttack's Steve Ward showed me why he comes to Maker Faire: to make lightning! Read more »
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BeatBots Continues Socially Conscious Innovation
BeatBots has created the Gobug. Gobug is a mobile robotic toy planned for use in therapy sessions for autistic kids. Control requires communication and collaboration by multiple children. An additional controller used by a therapist allow him or her to step in if necessary. Read more »
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Autodesk, MakerBot Join Forces
MakerBot and Autodesk, who are sharing a booth this weekend at Maker Faire Bay Area 2013, just announced a partnership deal involving the Replicator 2 and Autodesk's 123D suite. Folks who purchase subscriptions to Autodesk's 123D tools get a discount towards the purchase of a Rep2, and Autodesk has become... Read more »
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The Alternate Makerspace–MAKE:SF
Among the makerspaces represented in Expo Hall at Maker Faire this weekend is one which offers regular meetings, cheap dues, great venues, and no lease commitments. That's the formula for MAKE:SF which holds regular meetups at hosting business locations. The cost to join this makerspace is a mere $10/six months... Read more »
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The Road to the I/O Sensor Network
The long tale of the slippery path taking Alasdair Allan, Kipp Bradford, Julie Steele and Rob Faludi to Google I/O to build a distributed sensor network that turned into the talk of the conference. Read more »
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