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Help Make the Maker Map in Rhode Island this Weekend

Help Make the Maker Map in Rhode Island this Weekend

By Brian Jepson

Brian Jepson

I'm a tinkerer and finally reached the point where I fix more things than I break. When I'm not tinkering, I'm probably editing a book for Maker Media.

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Meredith Lee

By Meredith Lee

Meredith Lee

Electrical engineer, human-centered designer, and public-private partnerships enthusiast. Co-Lead for the White House Innovation for Disaster Response and Recovery Initiative and Co-Founder of NationOfMakers.org.

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On June 6-7, 2015, designers, entrepreneurs, technologists, government leaders, and other innovators will convene in Providence and Middletown, RI for the first dual-city Rhode Island Hackathon. As part of the team who is organizing this event, I’d like to invite you to join us. The event is free of charge and open to the public. […]

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Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire Celebrates State’s Innovation Heritage

Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire Celebrates State’s Innovation Heritage

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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The Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire was absolutely fantastic. Building on the heritage of innovation, this faire gets better every year!

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Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire this Saturday, October 11

Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire this Saturday, October 11

By Brian Jepson

Brian Jepson

I'm a tinkerer and finally reached the point where I fix more things than I break. When I'm not tinkering, I'm probably editing a book for Maker Media.

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The Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire returns for its sixth year on Saturday, October 11. This is the first year we’ve done this as an independent, stand-alone event; it will be the biggest RI mini yet.

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Build a Hackable Bytebeat Player at the RI Mini Maker Faire

Build a Hackable Bytebeat Player at the RI Mini Maker Faire

Shawn Wallace

By Shawn Wallace

Shawn Wallace

Shawn Wallace is a MAKE contributor, artist, programmer, and editor living in Providence, R.I. He designs open hardware kits at Modern Device and organized the Fab Academy at the Providence Fab Lab. He makes iPhone synthesizers with the Fluxama collective and is a member of the SMT Computing Society.

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The Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire is this Saturday, featuring dozens of makers alongside the usual music and shenanigans of AS220’s annual Foo Fest. Each year we run a soldering workshop as part of the Faire; this year we’ll be making a hackable bytebeat player from Modern Device, the Byteseeker Junior. The Byteseeker is an […]

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