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Maker Faire: Day One

Stett Holbrook — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:36:57 +0000

The first day of Maker Faire opened Saturday with an exuberant crowd of tinkerers, experimentalists, artists, hobbyists, and of course, makers.

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Making High Fashion Open Source with Alexandria von Bromssen

Andrew Salomone — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:24:54 +0000

Avant-garde fashion designer Alexandria von Bromssen‘s Camp Couture school will bring together open source philosophy with high fashion design once again at this year’s Maker Faire. The Camp Couture school is aimed at makers of all ages and skill levels and encourages creative expression by teaching students to create their […]

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Maker Scouts: Bringing Minecraft Alive for Maker Faire

Stett Holbrook — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:15:24 +0000

The Maker Scouts have entered the independent project phase of this session and with Minecraft practically haven taken over their brains, it was no surprise that they wanted to make something Minecraft related. They came up with the idea of a live action Minecraft game where they would make the rules and make real life versions of their favorite items in Minecraft using real world materials and tools.

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Love and Rockets on a Road Trip to Maker Faire

Karen Tanenbaum — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:54:11 +0000

In 2010, Natalie and her family made the 10 hour drive from San Diego the Maker Faire Bay Area. They were so excited by what they saw at the Faire that, during the long drive home, they decided they needed to be part of it next year, and that's how the Love & Rockets Young Makers Club was born.

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LilyPad MP3 Released

John Baichtal — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:56:58 +0000

The new Lilypad MP3 board is out and it looks pretty sweet! Lilypads are washable Arduinos designed for wearable electronics. You can sew them onto your clothing and wire them up with conductive thread. The new MP3 board is basically an Arduino — it’s got the standard ATmega 328p with […]

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Bodhi’s Boat and Pony Trap at Austin Mini Maker Faire

Sabrina Merlo — Wed, 01 May 2013 02:28:37 +0000

Four "Meet the Makers" videos from the upcoming May 5th Austin Mini Maker Faire.

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Robot Sticks To Its Knitting at Maker Faire UK

Dale Dougherty — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:04:52 +0000

One of my favorite maker exhibits at Maker Faire UK in Newcastle this weekend is by Andy Noyes, a first-time participant in Maker Faire. His knitting animatronic robot, AGNES, doesn’t just go through the motions of knitting. She actually produces a knitted scarf using a circular loom. Andy said he’s […]

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The Future of Wearable Technology

John Baichtal — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:30:12 +0000

This is a great video that covers the wearable scene. Super cool MAKE alum (and Adafruit wearables engineer) Becky is one of the artists and engineers interviewed. As computing moves from our desktops to our phones, we look into the future to see how technology will become increasingly ingrained in […]

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Wearable Tech: Smart Fabrics 2013

Stett Holbrook — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:18:09 +0000

Last week I had the opportunity to attend and speak at Smart Fabrics 2013 in San Francisco. Smart Fabrics is the most interdisciplinary conference I’ve been to in a while. As Stacey Burr (member of the conference advisory board and VP of adidas Wearable Sports Electronics) said in her opening address, topics ranged from “bras to tanks and DARPA to DIY.” In the crowd were CEOs, students, textiles and PCB manufacturers, artists, fashion designers, material scientists, “integraters”, consultants, and branders. It reminded me of the mix that we’ve been aspiring to achieve locally at the Toronto Wearables Meetup.

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Every Day a Shirt

Laura Cochrane — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:10:31 +0000

Every Day a Shirt is a Tumblr blog where crafter and entrepreneur Jesse Genet posts a freshly modded shirt, every day. Jesse is the co-creator of Inkodye, a photosensitive fabric dye that develops its color in sunlight. It's pretty neat. Compared with screen printing, this process is a breeze. Jesse and her company, Lumi, will be at Maker Faire Bay Area this year, so plan to stop by and check out this interesting new technique for printing on fabric.

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