Attila and Anna on the open source hardware talk @ Maker Faire… – For open source hardware you need open source software and a modular hardware design that makes building customized hardware just as easy as writing software or web apps. In order to make the idea mainstream you need to commercialize it and that’s […]
John Sosoka, CTO of Ugobe, was at Maker Faire Austin showing off Pleo, the company’s robotic dino pet, and answering questions about the bot, especially its hackability. The video interview is rather awash in the ambient noise of a very busy Maker Store, so the transcript on RobotsRule is your best bet. [Photo by Scott […]
Danielle at Etsy writes: You have a little more than 3 days left to get those costumes in for the Halloween costume contest! Get to work, you brilliant procrastinators! To enter: make a handmade costume and put it for sale in your Etsy shop no later than 11:59pm EDT, October 26, 2007.* You have some […]
Help a SF crafter who got injured in a recent hit-and-run accident. She will be out of work for a bit and has no insurance so she’s having a craft sale Friday, Nov 30th and is looking for photos, prints, paintings, drawings, jewelry, and craft donations for the event to sell. Email Amy here if […]
The Plush You! 2007 show just opened in Seattle (you can read a great recap by Kayte on Adorn’s blog), but planning has already gotten underway for Plush You 2008. The good news here? There will be 2 Plush You shows, one in Seattle and one right here in my hometown of San Francisco at […]
Consumer reports has a feature reviewing pumpkin carving kits for safety, and compares them with regular knives. The pumpkin-carving kits we evaluated–which ran from about $6 to $15–eased some of those concerns. They contained tools that can saw through rind, poke holes, or scoop out the innards. One advantage of the sawlike tools is that […]
Maker Faire photos from our friends @ ShopBot – Link.
