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Engadget Expand: A Slideshow of Maker Meets Consumer Tech

Engadget Expand: A Slideshow of Maker Meets Consumer Tech

A slideshow of images from Engadget’s Expand NY 2014, showcasing the crossroads of maker projects and consumer tech.

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Engadget Expand: Beam Robotic Telepresence

Engadget Expand: Beam Robotic Telepresence

The Beam robotic telepresence system allows you to be in two places at once. Running on wifi or 4G, you can see the robot allows for moving around, talking easily, and possibly even dancing!

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Raspberry Pi Make: Off

Raspberry Pi Make: Off

Matt Richardson, contributing editor for MAKE, kicked off the Raspberry Pi Make: Off today in New York City at Engadget Expand. Two teams consisting of three members will compete Saturday and Sunday to engineer their best Pi recipe. Unlike traditional baking, the Pi Make: Off ingredients include electrical components and 3D-printed enclosures. We have the […]

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Touch Sensor Workshop with Mark Frauenfelder at Engadget Expand

Touch Sensor Workshop with Mark Frauenfelder at Engadget Expand

If you make it to Engadget Expand in New York this weekend, check out Mark Frauenfelder’s workshop Sunday, Nov. 10, from 10-11am. He’ll be making a simple circuit using a 555 timer chip, an LED, and some wire and then creating touch sensor pads by painting them on a piece of paper with conductive ink. Once the paint dries, you hook it all together and watch the LED light up when you complete the circuit by touching the sensor. You will learn how to build the basic electronic circuit as well as tips and tricks for designing your own painted tough sensor.

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Raspberry Pi “Kitchen” set for Engadget Expand in NYC Nov. 9-10

Raspberry Pi “Kitchen” set for Engadget Expand in NYC Nov. 9-10

At the Raspberry Pi Kitchen, Matt Richardson, MAKE contributing editor and co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi, will host a “make-off” with two teams of four each who will spend the weekend developing a product or device that uses components and tools from the “pantry” as they take the basic “ingredients” and turn out an tasty final product.

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