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TweakFreaks @ Maker Faire Austin!

TweakFreaks @ Maker Faire Austin!

The TweakFreaks will be at Maker Faire Austin! TweakFreaks is Maker Faire Austin’s Festival-within-a-Festival dedicated to the art and science of circuit-bending and other forms of electronic musical madness. Featured benders will include: Sk1 Project (Houston), AtariMatt (College Station), The Spaceinvader Orchestra (Austin), The Furby Youth Choir (Austin), Larz (Denton), Ontic (Austin), and Radarcave (Austin). […]

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Maker Faire Austin: CalCars plug-in hybrid electric vehicle conversion demo

Maker Faire Austin: CalCars plug-in hybrid electric vehicle conversion demo

At Maker Faire Austin Oct 20-21, the California Cars Initiative will sponsor an open source Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) “Conversion Demonstration”. PHEV conversions to Toyota Prius hybrids add an additional battery pack that can be plugged in at night so that the electric energy is used to displace gasoline to get over 100 miles […]

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Edible Austin’s DIY Food at Maker Faire Austin

Edible Austin’s DIY Food at Maker Faire Austin

Edible Austin Magazine will be on hand at Maker Faire hosting the special “Food Maker Pavilion and Demonstration Area,” showcasing local food makers, artisans and growers. Over 25 food makers and farmers will be on hand with samples, products for sale, and useful advice on how they make their wares. Other participating groups include: Texas […]

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Maker Faire Austin: Swap-O-Rama-Rama’s Artist Open Call

Swap-O-Rama-Rama is happening again at Maker Faire Austin! Founder Wendy Tremayne is seeking a call for artists to help with the event. Here’s all the details from Wendy: Swap-O-Rama-Rama – Artist Open Call Saturday October 20th (11 to 5pm) Sunday October 21 (11 to 4pm) w/ a Fashion Show Saturday Eve Travis County Fairgrounds, Austin […]

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Do-it-Yourself Science: The Maker Faire

Do-it-Yourself Science: The Maker Faire

Here are the details for KQED’s Maker Faire video airing on Tuesday 730 pm in HD! Set your recording devices — The QUEST team would like you to know that QUEST’s TV story, Do-it-Yourself Science: The Maker Faire, is set to premiere on KQED next Tuesday, September 25th, as one of the segments in the […]

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