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Maker Faire in the news...

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Thank you to everyone who came out to Maker Faire! It was the biggest and best one yet! The team is breaking down Maker Faire, heading to airports and maybe napping soon! Here's some coverage from around the web - we'll also have some videos and more photos soon!

Home invention, An increasing number of tinkerers are building their own gadgets, The Economist.

Thousands Gather to Make Their Own Fair, New York Times.

Maker Faire unboxed, CNET.

Maker Faire mimesis and open speculation, O'Reilly Radar.

Garage Edisons strut stuff, THIS WEEKEND'S MAKER FAIRE LETS GEARHEADS AND GEEKS SHOWCASE THE WACKIEST INVENTIONS THEY CAN DREAM UP, Mercury News.

Making a scene, Inventors display weird, wacky creations at fair, Bay Area News Group.

Maker Faire more popular than ever, CNET.

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Posted by: Jeremy on May 5, 2008 at 8:03 PM

Hi, just wanted to add another angle of Maker Faire coverage. I covered it for Toycyte, scouring the Faire for plush and bots. I found lots. The story is in 5 parts here: http://www.toycyte.com/some-characters-at-the-maker-faire

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WOW! Thanks to everyone involved with Maker Faire Bay Area: attendees, makers, exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers, and crew...it was AMAZING! Over 400 Makers and 60,000+ attendees! Be sure to check out the photos @ Flickr, and our Maker Faire posts for all the action! The next scheduled Maker Faire is Austin: Oct. 18th & 19th, 2008 - Travis County Expo Center!