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Making stuff with SplatForm at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

Making stuff with SplatForm at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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I talked to Evan Lind—the inventor of SplatForm, a new free-form social toy system—about it, and what it’s actually supposed to be for, and how he came up with the idea in the first place.

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What should I see at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire?

What should I see at the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire?

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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I caught up with Maaroof Fakhri—one of the organisers’ of today mini Maker Faire and asked him what you should see if you’re coming to the faire.

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Roll up, roll up for the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

Roll up, roll up for the Edinburgh mini Maker Faire

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Back for a second year the Edinburgh mini-Maker Faire is bigger and brighter than ever, and I’ll be reporting live from the faire all day here at the Summerhall in Edinburgh.

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