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 »
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 »
Categories: Electronics, Fun & Games | No Comments
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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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 »
Categories: 3D Printing, Open Source Hardware | 3 Comments
The bland-looking machines that lined the east wall of the Makerspace at Maker Faire did a good job of being entertaining throughout Maker Faire. They were constantly surrounded by kids watching them do all sorts of etching and inscribing tricks. But the three machines — from ShopBot, Epilog, and Tormach... Read more »
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Today at Maker Faire, ArcAttack's Steve Ward showed me why he comes to Maker Faire: to make lightning! Read more »
Categories: Electronics, Music | 2 Comments
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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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 »
Categories: 3D Printing | 1 Comment
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 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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Got a passion project and want to build a team around it? Start in your makerspace! Dr. David Crawley desperately wanted to hack robots and build a useful platform, not an inexpensive toy that couldn't do anything or a useful robot that few could afford. He wanted his to be... Read more »
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The first day of Maker Faire opened Saturday with an exuberant crowd of tinkerers, experimentalists, artists, hobbyists, and of course, makers. Read more »
Categories: Art & Design, Craft, Education, Electronics, General, Home, Music, Workshop | 2 Comments
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