Our favorite eyes and ears in the international hobby market, Fra Fondi, is at the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 in Tokyo. On Hobby Media, he’s posted a bunch of coverage already. The text is in Italian, but the tour-of-the-floor videos speak for themselves. Frankie will be liveblogging tonight at 6pm PDT (9pm EDT) from the […]
Beaujangles on Makers Market makes geeky silver cufflinks for your next dressy occasion. You’ll look super classy, but stay true to your geek at heart!
MAKE subscriber Steve Hoefer sent us a link to this fascinating piece on retro-direct drives for bikes. Not really sure how practical it is, but the engineering is interesting. And, it’s probably a great way to work different leg muscles. What’s a retro-direct bike? At the beginning of the 20th century, although derailleurs and geared […]
We’re less than weeks out from Maker Faire Bay Area, and things are really gearing up for a fantastic weekend. As a special countdown to Maker Faire, we’ll be profiling some of the awesome folks who will be at Bazaar Bizarre at Maker Faire. Even if you aren’t able to be at Maker Faire, you […]
Luke writes in about – Electrical What ?!… WHAT IS ELECTRICALWHAT?! Frustrated by the difficulty of searching schematic symbols through long lists with little information led to the creation of Electrical What !?, a database of electronic components. Electrical What !? displays all electronic components in a easily scanable and cataloged format. However what truly […]
There’s certainly no shortage of high tech gadgetry and fantastical creations coming to this year’s Maker Faire Bay Area, May 22nd and 23rd at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. But the magic of Maker Faire is rooted in the variety of projects present, everything from science to craft to robots to food makers, and beyond. Take, […]
Here is our weekly listing of upcoming craft fairs. Please add any events you know of to our online calendar, and if you have a call for vendors you’d like listed, please . Click on the jump to see the call for vendors. Coming Up This Weekend: InDIYpendent Culture Faire Napa, CA Saturday, May 15, […]
