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Wow!What a stunning weekend it was. Over 20,000 Makers and Crafters of all ages converged for a weekend of projects, eye-opening demonstrations, recycling, entertainment, and fun under a warm spring sky in San Mateo, California. But as delighted as we were with the crowd size, the numbers only tell part of the story. Everywhere one looked, you saw wonderful, full grins on thousands of faces. Teenage girls gleefully modding new fashions from swapped clothing and textiles; parents and their kids building contraptions out of salvaged computer parts; robots putting out fires in model homes; The Crucible gang giving welding, blacksmithing, and glass bending demonstrations from the back of their fire breathing ERV; The Woz and his Aftershocks team demonstrating Segway polo.
We thought we'd post some of our favorite Maker Faire shots, as well as some great flickr links. If you have your own flickr collection you'd like to share, let us know about it.
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Press CoverageMaker Faire News from the MAKE Blog
PopTech reimagines America
The PopTech conference is currently underway in Camden, ME. We sent some emissaries from MAKE, namely Zach and Kim DeBord, Mike Gould, and Stuart Gaines. Zach is an artist and BEAMbot builder. He did the awesome bots (and photos)... Read More
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | 2:00 PM | Discuss (1)
Christina and Forest at Maker Faire Rhode Island
At Maker Faire Rhode Island, I saw Christina waiting near the AS220 Fab Lab for her son Forest. She was holding some of the replacement parts that he had made for his MakerBot. Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 3:00 AM | Discuss (0)
Exorcising Billy Mays with the TV-B-Gone
Last week I was stranded in a waiting room. The old magazines didn't really bug me, but listening to infomercials did. However, what really bothered me the most was when Billy Mays tried to sell me from the beyond the grave. Right then, I made a solemn vow not to endure that sales pitch ever again. Fortunately for me, Maker Faire Rhode Island was just a few days away. I knew that I would be able to get my hands on a TV-B-Gone kit and build it at the soldering workshop. Maker Faire RI was a blast, and towards the end of the evening I settled down with the iron and got to work. Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 4:00 PM | Discuss (8)
Cigar box prototyping at Maker Faire RI
The other night at Maker Faire Rhode Island, I met up with Raphael. He had brought along these neat prototyping kits made from cigar boxes. I asked him about why he made them and what he does with these mobile prototyping platforms. Read More
Posted by Chris Connors | 6:00 AM | Discuss (1)
Maker Faire on the Travel Channel tomorrow!
Set your DVRs for this awesome segment on the Travel Channel, filmed at Maker Faire Bay Area 2009. Extreme Conventions, Travel Channel, "This ain't no Dental Convention!" Wednesday, September 23rd at 8PM Eastern time (check local listings for your... Read More
Posted by Becky Stern | 11:00 AM | Discuss (1)
Maker Faire Rhode Island: Success!
Congratulations to everyone who helped put on the Maker Faire Rhode Island, it was a smashing success! Read More
Posted by Matt Mets | 10:00 AM | Discuss (1)
Eye on the Bay coverage of Maker Faire Bay Area
San Francisco's KPIX/Channel 5's "Eye on the Bay" program did a decent, lengthy, and enthusiastic piece about this year's Maker Faire Bay Area. The piece covers everything from the R/C warships to Russell the robotic giraffe and "Hand of... Read More
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | 3:30 AM | Discuss (0)
Adafruit streaming live at Maker Faire Rhode Island
Every week, Limor and Phil from adafruit industries do a Ustreamed "Ask an engineer" live chat. This week, tonight, they're going to do it from Maker Faire Rhode Island. Here's what they said on their site: Tonight is our... Read More
Posted by Gareth Branwyn | 3:30 PM | Discuss (0)
Maker Faire on CBS's Eye on the Bay today
If you're in the SF Bay area, don't miss the segment on Maker Faire tonight at 7pm on CBS 5's Eye on the Bay! ... Read More
Posted by Becky Stern | 8:00 AM | Discuss (1)
Low-cost rice thresher
Check out this pedal-powered rice thresher at Maker Faire Africa, shown off by Hazwan Razak. ... Read More
Posted by Becky Stern | 11:00 AM | Discuss (2)
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