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October 4, 2008
Make it or break it
Make it or break it, "They retool everyday items to build a better gadget" by Meredith Goldstein @ The Boston Globe... A profile of the Willoughby & Baltic hacker spaces (and a nice MAKE mention in there!)...
SOMERVILLE - In the apartment space above the Subway sandwich shop on Elm Street, 15 hackers sat around a table Thursday night tinkering with their gadgets. They weren't the kind of hackers who illegally break into computer systems. The term "hacker," in their case, refers to someone who likes to play around with tools and make things.Ian Katz brought his reconstructed computer mouse, which he made by wiring a regular mouse to a metal wheel that once held tape inside of a VCR. He says the wheel gives the spin of his mouse better momentum.
Nearby, Brett Beauregard used a laptop and the hot plate from an iron to design an apparatus that controls temperature more accurately than the average stove. He has also created a cup holder out of a coat hanger that's designed for seats at Fenway Park.
Across from Beauregard, Jimmie Rodgers connected a toy guitar to a toy megaphone to make weird feedback. He likes to play with noise.
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September 29, 2008
The Choo Choo Barn - Strasburg, PA
Tom writes in...
Dear Make, Your email of September 26 was right on! Thanks for reminding me of my responsibility to pass on my knowledge to the next generation. I've been a "Maker" all my life, evidenced in what I do for a living. I own the Choo Choo Barn in Strasburg, PA, a 1,700 square foot, animated train display that has been completely scratch-built. I make all the animated figures and vehicles and all the buildings. You can check out our web site at www.choochoobarn.com. Make sure you visit the Blog and the Backstage section. This is where I attempt to show what I do when making new things for the display. It's very easy to have 75-100 hours in a scratch-built building or animation. I spent well over 100 hours making a new 1/4" scale Ferris wheel from brass rod and styrene. I even made a master of the seats and cast them out of a low-melting point lead based metal.I love your magazine! There are lots of things I want to venture into and make, if I could ever find the time! I'm 58 and as busy as I ever was. Maybe when I retire...
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May 31, 2008
World Science Festival 2008 NYC (photos)
MAKE hit the World Science Festival in NYC today, packed with tons of people - the event took over Washington Square park and parts of NYU. For the kids there were lots of hands on exhibits and for adults (and kids) lots of sessions/events/talks - it was so popular the ticketed events were sold out or standing room only - events like this and our own Maker Faire seem to indicated there is more demand than supply for science and that.. is a good thing! Great event, hope to see it happen each year in NYC! - more photos here & check out their site for additional day/evening events on Sunday.
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World Science Festival.
Interview with Brian Green co-founder.
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May 28, 2008
LED exploding cars & gun powder art...
I checked out the last day of Cai Guo-Qiang's exhibit at the Guggenheim in NYC, the exhibit is best known for the suspended cars with LED pole lights coming out of them, but I think gun powder-exploded canvases were my favorite, I'd like to try to make some of those outside the city limits of course... more photos here & a write up of the exhibit + video.
Cai Guo-Qiang is internationally acclaimed as an artist whose creative transgressions and cultural provocations have literally exploded the accepted parameters of art making in our time. This is especially true of Inopportune: Stage One, Cai’s largest installation to date, which presents nine real cars in a cinematic progression that simulates a car bombing, occupying the central atrium of the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda.On January 18, 2008, a team consisting of the artist Cai Guo-Qiang, members of his studio, full-time staff, and temporary installation crews of the Guggenheim Museum’s Curatorial, Art Services and Preparations, Registrar, Conservation, Fabrications, Construction, Multimedia, Lighting, and Exhibition Management departments began the month-long installation of Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe. The images here represent the technically challenging task of installing four of the exhibition’s works: Borrowing Your Enemy’s Arrows (1998), a suspended fishing boat pierced with approximately 3,000 arrows; Head On (2006), an arc of 99 life-size replicas of wolves that appear to be leaping head on into a glass wall; Inopportune: Stage One (2004), a series of nine cars, some of which are suspended from the top of the museum’s rotunda; and New York’s Rent Collection Courtyard (2008), a series of approximately 70 life-size sculptures.
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May 28, 2008 11:56 PM
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May 23, 2008
Fashionable Technology. The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science, and Technology by Sabine Seymour
I stopped by the Girls Eye View: Project Walkway & Fashionable Technology book launch @ eyebeam. During Project Walkway eight female participants from local high school Bayard Rustin Academy for Art and Music have been learning the fundamentals of electronics and wearable technologies. The runway show ended with the book launch of Sabine Seymour's Fashionable Technology: The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science and Technology. You can get the book via Amazon... visit Fashionable Technology & see more photos here.
Fashionable Technology. The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science, and Technology by Sabine Seymour. The interplay of electronic textiles and wearable technology, wearables for short, and fashion, design and science is a highly promising and topical subject. Offered here is a compact survey of the theory involved and an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing. The practical application is explained in detail and numerous illustrations serve as clarification. Over 50 well-known designers, research institutes, companies and artists, among them Philips, Burton, MIT Media Lab, XS Labs, New York University, Hussein Chalayan, Cute Circuit or International Fashion Machines are introduced by means of their latest, often still unpublished, project, and a survey of their work to date. Given for the first time is a list of all the relevant information on research institutes, materials, publications etc. A must for all those wishing to know everything about fashionable technology.I shot a quick video of one project, Ayah Bdeir's electric & flying underwear.
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May 23, 2008 12:00 AM
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May 20, 2008
The Sciencebarge - NYC
Continuing on the list of things to do, MAKE and learn about in NYC for Makers, I visited the Sciencebarge in NYC, here's a bit about it and my photos!
The Science Barge is a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center. It is the only fully functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food production in New York City. The Science Barge grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce with zero net carbon emissions, zero chemical pesticides, and zero runoff.The Science Barge Education Program focuses on sustainable food production and renewable energy resources. Following an introductory discussion on food systems and the concept of urban farming, students are led through an inquiry-based tour of the Science Barge, focusing on three main topics – food, water, and power. Topics on the tour include renewable energy, Hudson River ecology, reverse osmosis purification systems, pollination, integrative pest management, plant life cycles, hydroponics, greenhouse climate controls, aquaponics, vermiculture composting, oyster gardening, and constructed wetlands.
From May to October 2007, the Science Barge hosted over 3,000 schoolchildren from all five New York boroughs as well as surrounding counties as part of our environmental education program. In addition, over 6,000 adult visitors visited the facility along with press from around the world.
The Science Barge is currently open to the public and located at Pier 84, Hudson River Park (West 44th Street & 12th Avenue). Guided tours of the Science Barge run six days a week at the following times:
Public Tour Schedule:
Tuesday: 4.00pm
Wednesday: 4.00pm
Thursday: 4.00pm
Friday: 4.00pm
Saturday: 12.00pm, 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pm
Sunday: 12.00pm, 1.00pm, 3.00pm, 4.00pmPublic tours are free and operate on a first come, first serve basis. The tour duration is approximately 45 minutes.
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May 20, 2008 09:00 PM
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April 19, 2008
Robot Village in NYC
Continuing on our tour of things to do, make and see for makers is a store in NYC 100% devoted to robots, Robot Village. I've had Robot Village on my list to visit for awhile but my recent outing to Central Park for a -first day of warm weather ride- on the bike I restored just happen to dump me out a couple blocks away. I guess I saw ROBOT in my peripheral vision off the main street, before I knew it - robot heaven.
The have one of the largest assortments of robot kits, assembled robots and robot-odds and ends in one place. They said their top sellers with some of the smaller robot kits and recently the Pleo. They offer kid robot building parties as well as events & robot building workshops.
You can tell they owner is a robot fan, right down to the copies of Servo and MAKE in the newsstand. If you're in NYC and like robots (or fear them and want to size up the competition) Robot Village is a great stop and it's right next to the park, museums and everything else in the world.
Here's a bit about them... and more photos.
Robot Village is the place where consumers and robots meet! Since 2004, we have been providing robot products and services to fit the needs of consumers and educational organizations. We carry a wide range of educational robot kits, programmable robots, robot parts, robot books/magazines and robot accessories.
Our in-store product demos provide an interactive experience for both kids and adults. For a unique, hands-on experience, Robot Village has created Bot-Building StationsTM where you can build your own robot. Our robot products and services have been used in collaboration with companies and organizations including; The Sony Wonder Technology Lab, The F.I.R.S.T Lego League, Robocup Jr., Wired Magazine, The National Science Foundation and a host of other businesses supporting robot related products and services.
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Apr 19, 2008 05:00 AM
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April 14, 2008
Brooklyn Flea - every Sunday
A minor detour on our tour of things to do, see and make in NYC was last weekend's "Brooklyn Flea" - not in NYC, but close enough.
This event happens every Sunday, we stopped in on the 13th, tons of old cameras, handmade/remade clothing and my favorite - furniture made from old bowling alleys by Jim Malone.
More about the flea market & more photos.
Brooklyn Flea, the largest outdoor market in New York City, is opening in Fort Greene in April 2008! Every Sunday, starting April 6, the folks at Brownstoner.com, Brooklyn's best website about real estate and renovation, will bring together top sellers of new and vintage furniture, lighting, records, clothes, jewelry, crafts, and more at a 40,000-square-foot lot at Lafayette and Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene. Located just a block from Dekalb Avenue's restaurant row and easily accessible by foot, train, bike, or car from every neighborhood in Brooklyn and beyond, Brooklyn Flea will be the weekend destination for bargain-seekers and cool-hunters alike.
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Apr 14, 2008 12:00 AM
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April 11, 2008
MoMA - Design and the Elastic Mind
Continuing on our tour of things to do, MAKE and see for Makers in the NYC is the MoMA (Museum of Modern art). Specifically MoMA's - Design and the Elastic Mind. The exhibit is an almost "physical" version of the MAKE blog, another indicator the DIY world is gaining more appeal, even in the art circles. 3D printed objects, POV devices, OLPC "pull chargers", EL wire, origami, data visualizers, laser and robot graffiti, PainStation, Design noir and more. I went on a Friday, and each Friday is "free Friday" by Target, it's a little crowded but worth it if you're looking to save a few bucks - the other floors have some of the best collections of fine art in the world, so it's worth getting there 530pm to line up for the free pass. If you are in NYC and reading this today, you can go tonight.
In the past few decades, individuals have experienced dramatic changes in some of the most established dimensions of human life: time, space, matter, and individuality. Working across several time zones, traveling with relative ease between satellite maps and nanoscale images, gleefully drowning in information, acting fast in order to preserve some slow downtime, people cope daily with dozens of changes in scale. Minds adapt and acquire enough elasticity to be able to synthesize such abundance. One of design's most fundamental tasks is to stand between revolutions and life, and to help people deal with change. Designers have coped with these displacements by contributing thoughtful concepts that can provide guidance and ease as science and technology evolve. Several of them—the Mosaic graphic user's interface for the Internet, for instance—have truly changed the world. Design and the Elastic Mind is a survey of the latest developments in the field. It focuses on designers' ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and social mores, changes that will demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior, and convert them into objects and systems that people understand and use.
The exhibition will highlight examples of successful translation of disruptive innovation, examples based on ongoing research, as well as reflections on the future responsibilities of design. Of particular interest will be the exploration of the relationship between design and science and the approach to scale. The exhibition will include objects, projects, and concepts offered by teams of designers, scientists, and engineers from all over the world, ranging from the nanoscale to the cosmological scale. The objects range from nanodevices to vehicles, from appliances to interfaces, and from pragmatic solutions for everyday use to provocative ideas meant to influence our future choices.
The exhibit (6th floor) runs through May 12, 2008.
More photos here.
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Apr 11, 2008 01:00 AM
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April 6, 2008
MAKE @ FIRST (Day 2)
Today is our last day at New York City FIRST Robotics Competition, thousands of kids, parents, mentors and teachers were on site for the competition and the career fair.
There are a few competitions, the FIRST LEGO league is designed for young people ages 9-14, it uses uses the LEGO MindStorms System to provide creative technological experiences for younger children.
Robotics competition - The core of the high school-level FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is the design and building of a robotic competitor. Working in teams, students have just six weeks to create their robot. They get the opportunity to work with programmable radio controls, pneumatics, motors, electrical circuits, mechanics, machining, web design, computer animation, computer assisted design, and other technologies - just like professional engineers and technologists do.
Following the six-week design and build phase, teams enter local and regional competitions. In 2007, there were 37 regional competitions, with over 1,300 US high schools participating in the "game".
This year the robotics competition pitted teams against each other racing around a track knocking the other team's giant ball out of a holder and then stealing it away - more photos here.
Special thanks to all the Makers - MAKE subscribers who stopped by, the Dubno brothers, Dean Kamen, the teachers, students and new friends who we met and to Collin and Marc for helping me out on Saturday, thanks!
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Apr 6, 2008 10:30 AM
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April 4, 2008
Lots of Things Like This, organized by Dave Eggers @ apexart
Continuing on our list of things to do, build and see in New York city for Makers, "Lots of Things Like This" just opened at apexart (a block or so away from the surplus, art, electronics & plastic stores we wrote about). It was curated by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's, Once Upon a school & 826 National, 826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing, good stuff).
If you like art from R.Crumb and more text-ish based / cartoons, this free show is a good stop if you're following our Maker tour of the Canal street area...
Lots of Things Like This, organized by Dave Eggers
April 2 - May 10, 2008"Why is it important to many of the artists that the drawings appear casual, even rushed? Is the loose draftsmanship part of its appeal, in that it seems more intimate and disarming? Is absurdity more appealing when it comes across as humble?
What is the line between a doodle, a cartoon, a gag, a work of fine art, and will there ever be a time when someone doesn't insist on writing a similar kind of silly and rhetorical sentence in an art catalog?"
With works by: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Leonard Cohen, David Berman, Ted Berrigan, Joe Brainard, Georges Braque, Jeffrey Brown, R. Crumb, Henry Darger, Marcel Duchamp, CM Evans, Shephard Fairey, David Godbold, Alasdair Gray, Philip Guston, Paul Hornschemeier, Jay Howell, Chris Johanson, Maira Kalman, Kenneth Koch, David Mamet, Quenton Miller, Tucker Nichols, Alice Notley, Ron Padgett, Raymond Pettibon, Dan Perjovschi, Amy Jean Porter, Steve Powers, Royal Art Lodge, Peter Saul, George Schneeman, Olga Scholten, David Shrigley, Shel Silverstein, Nedko Solakov, Ralph Steadman, William Steig, Saul Steinberg, and Kurt Vonnegut
More photos here.
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March 30, 2008
Pulse2008 art fair NYC
Busy week in the art/MAKE scene in NYC, in addition to the massive Armory show (coverage here) - there's also "Pulse" - a large art fair featuring living artists and over 90 galleries.
PULSE featured a lot more "traditional" fine art, but again - MAKE/CRAFT-like trends are emerging (toaster prints words).
Beads = Captain James T. Kirk...
Star Trek art (yarn)...
One thing that was evident, there was more "grittiness" to PULSE, there was a performace + art piece called "Blog Script" by Mary Coble. In Marker New Yotk (2006) Mary Coble stood silently while people who passed by wrote hate speech they experienced on her body, now in 2008 over 75 of these words are going to be tattooed (without ink) on her. Each blood impression is displayed on the wall...
There was also a few artists/galleries featuring what I think we'll see a lot of in the next few years, pharma-art. Art with pills, medical equipment or just bio-themed.
More Pulse2008 art fair NYC photos here.
Held annually in New York, Miami and London, PULSE presents leading international galleries and artists showcasing the latest movements in contemporary art in powerful architectural environments designed to serve both seasoned and emerging collectors.The Fair, which was conceived to bridge the gap between established and alternative art fairs, has enjoyed tremendous success in both Miami and New York, and this past year brought 40 exciting and innovative established and emerging galleries to London.
The format of PULSE is based on an exclusive selection of galleries exhibiting contemporary art invited by the PULSE Invitational Committee which is comprised of international dealers, advisors and curators. The fair was created to provide a friendly and intimate context for visitors and exhibitors alike.
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Pulse 2008 - NYC.
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March 29, 2008
NYC Armory Show 2008
Today MAKE visited the NYC Armory Show 2008, over 160 international galleries roll in and feature new art by living artists. I've gone for a couple years and this show was fantastic. I think the part of the reason I enjoyed this show so much is where art seems to be heading (lately) more "crafty" and more electronics. While there is traditional fine art (paintings, etc) the really striking works are using modern materials and modern processes like 3D printers and laser cutters.
Neon was big this year, there were at least a dozen artists who used neon in their works in some way - in a world where everything we use glows, it makes sense that the art is starting to glow too.
My favorite artist there was Jenny Holzer, she's best know for her "text as art" in public spaces, "truisms" and lately she has been using LED signs. Her twitter is interesting (not sure if it's hers, but her aphorisms are there).
I took tons of photos, view more of the NYC Armory Show 2008 photos here.
About the show:
The Armory Show, The International Fair of New Art, is the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art. In its tenth annual exhibition, The Armory Show 2008 will celebrate the spirit of contemporary art. The exhibition includes many of the most important contemporary dealers showcasing new art from around the world.New York is home to more collectors, galleries, critics and artists than any other city in the world. During The Armory Show, they are joined by many thousands of their peers from around the globe making New York the true center of the international art world.
The Armory Show is the successor to the highly acclaimed Gramercy International Art Fairs that attracted thousands to their New York, Los Angeles and Miami shows between 1994 and 1998. The Armory Show was first presented in February 1999 at the 69th Regiment Armory, the very site of the now legendary Armory Show of 1913 that introduced modern art to America and for which The Armory Show is named.
After the deaths of Founding Members Pat Hearn and Colin De Land the remaining founders of The Armory Show established a benefit foundation in their name. The Pat Hearn and Colin De Land Cancer Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to provide assistance for medical expenses to members of the visual arts community with cancer.
Some fast facts:
- Started in 1999
- 160 artists
- 2007 had 52,000 visitors
- Sales in 2007 from the show, $85 million
- They allow photos and the staff is super nice
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March 27, 2008
T&T Plastic Land NYC
Continuing on our Maker tour of NYC... Canal street, NYC is an interesting place - you'd think there would only be room for one acrylic / lasering plastic store, nope! There's two in eye-sight of each other. Our next stop for sheets of acrylic, plastics, plexi-glass, lucite and vinyl and more was T&T Plastic Land, one block away from another plastics store.
Previous we stopped in Canal street plastics, I'd say the selection is about the same - as are the prices, Canal street plastics seems to stock more in the customer areas to check out while T&T seems to be more business to business oriented. T&T did have a bin of scrap acrylic and that's pretty much the reason I stop in when I pass the store - always something good/cheap to test out or use for a project. Also, their tiny cubes are cheaper than Canal street plastics for those who are cost sensitive when buying acrylic cubes, more photos.
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Mar 27, 2008 09:00 AM
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March 22, 2008
Pearl art in NYC
Next up on the tour of NYC for Makers... In 1933 the first Pearl Art store was opened in New York city - their biggest store is actually 3 stores on and near Canal street in NYC. The art store, the frame store and the craft center. I've probably spent a few paychecks on supplies here, last year a lot on some fine tipped pens to draw on my laptop. It's fun to spend a few hours there going up and down the creeky stairs, the entire place smells like art class from 3rd grade.
The art store has 5 floors: boxes, bags, inks, portfolios - paints, brushes, pastels - paper, sketchbooks, acetate - air brushes, light boxes and more... The craft center has an ok selection of things (beads, foam, some sewing) but the art store is where the action is at. More photos of Pearl art @ Flickr.
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March 17, 2008
Canal street plastics, NYC
Canal street plastics is next up on my list of places for makers in NYC, this place seems to have been here forever as stocks every type of acrylic known to humankind.
Their prices aren't (usually) cheaper than getting things from McMaster Carr, but I've visited Canal street plastics for specialty items and last minute sheets for laser etching/cutting many many times - more photos here, Flickr.
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March 14, 2008
Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century
I visited New Museum located @ 235 Bowery in NYC for an exhibit called "Unmonumental" - on Thursday nights you can avoid the $12 admission fee (free Thursdays!). There were a few interesting exhibits made from mostly "found" and urban objects, I liked the lock picks, button mattress, free speech zone fencing and the burning candle sculpture. "Unmonumental" will be there until March 30, 2008.
"Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st Century" is the first exhibition in the "Unmonumental" cycle, and explores the reinvention of sculptural assemblage. Using found, fragmented, and discarded materials, the works of the artists on view make a case for modesty, informality, and improvisation.
More information @ New Museum & some photos - Link.
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Mar 14, 2008 09:30 AM
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March 11, 2008
Cathedral of Junk
Once a bible school teacher, now a full time maker Vince Hanneman is the owner and creator of the Cathedral of Junk in Austin Texas (in the lo-co area, also called lower congress). Tons of "junk" are donated to this 3 story pile of worship, he estimates there are over 700 bicycles part of the wire tied structure. The city of Austin officials have visited on many occasions, the backyard junk tower meets whatever requirements the town has had, and the officials bring their kids back later to check it out. Vince's Mother called it the "Cathedral of Junk" and the name stuck - it's available for birthdays and weddings, but Vince thinks it might be better to just visit the site instead of getting married :)
More photos here - Cathedral of Junk (set 1 & set 2).
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Mar 11, 2008 01:00 PM
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March 7, 2008
MAKE & CRAFT @ SXSW - Interactive
MAKE & CRAFT is at @ SXSW - Interactive, one of the largest (and best) conferences that covers Web 2.0 to the latest in online media in addition to the film and music festival going on. We have a few cool things going on throughout the event -
- High-Tech Craft: Why Sewing and Knitting Still Matter, Room 9 (Saturday, 3/8 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm)
- Dorkbot - (Saturday, 3/8 from 6-8pm) - Brush Square.
- Plutopia - an EFF Party - (Monday, 3/10 from 6-11pm) - Scholz Garten -Bill McKibben is speaking from 7-8pm.
- Art Outside - Details to follow...
During the entire event we'll have a MAKE booth in the exhibit area. I'll be soldering up friendly electronics and showcase our 3D tour of Maker Faire (each attendee received a pair of MAKE 3D glasses!).
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March 1, 2008
269 Electronics - Canal street, NYC
Tucked away inside a perfume, watch luggage and fake iPod store on Canal street is "269 Electronics" - if you're in NYC and need electronic tools at "ok" prices and selection 269 is one of the few places. They also have kits (mostly velleman kits) as well as some rare parts. Today the quest was for some NT42/44s and while they're not that hard to find they had them, score. More photos here - Link.
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Argo electronics - Surplus electronics in NYC - Link.
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Mar 1, 2008 03:00 PM
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DIY Halloween contest at MAKE! In honor of the best DIY holiday ever, we're having a party -- and everyone's invited! Elaborate costumes for the whole family, gadgets that go "zzzZAP!," gross-looking foods, creepy decorations that turn your house into a forbidding castle, and spooky jack-o-lanterns guarding your front door: these are the things we look forward to all year.
DIY HALLOWEEN from the editors of MAKE and CRAFT brings you 40-plus DIY projects for the holiday that's made for makers. From the craftiest costumes to amazing animated props and the latest in computer-controlled haunted house effects. Get it at the Maker Shed store!. And lastly, our Animated Ghost Kit. Grab this cool kit for Halloween. Sound activated, the ghost flashes his little red LED eyes, vibrates and makes scary sounds! Easy and fun to build. Hack it! Get it at the Maker Shed Store!
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