Month: September 2012

That’s a Wrap!

That’s a Wrap!

The lights are out, the doors are locked, the diet coke is all mopped up or washed away, and the curtain has come down on the third annual World Maker Faire New York. WMFNY 2012 marks the fifteenth “flagship” Maker Faire since the very first event back in 2006. Warm and heartfelt thanks to all the makers, volunteers, visitors, sponsors, and staff at the New York Hall of Science for helping to make World Maker Faire New York 2012 one of the greatest Maker Faires ever, in spite of the rain! See you in seven months in San Mateo!

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Jeri and Rob Smile for the Camera

Jeri and Rob Smile for the Camera

Maker Hero Jeri Ellsworth and MAKE contributor Rob Giseburt mug for the camera inside of the Arduino pavilion.

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Maker Faire New York: Learn About Worms

Maker Faire New York: Learn About Worms

Kids and adults alike are learning about the role worms play in our earth, courtesy of the NYC Compost Project. See how to keep worms in your home, in container bins, and turn food waste into reusable compost. Then, in turn, make compost cookies to be stuck on trees or deposited on the soil of […]

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Maker Faire New York: House of Reboot

Maker Faire New York: House of Reboot

Eco-conscious clothing is becoming more popular, but Pennsylvania’s Michael Masterson of House of Reboot takes the eco title to another level. Michael was one of the exhibitors in BUST magazine’s”craftacular” section of Maker Faire New York. Not only does he source his wool, denim and other materials from surplus bolts of fabric that date as […]

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Maker Faire New York: Adam Matta, Human Beatbox

Maker Faire New York: Adam Matta, Human Beatbox

One of the coolest things I saw at Maker Faire New York was a performance by Tuvan throat singer Liron Peled and human beatbox artist Adam Matta. Tuvan throat singing is an ancient vocal technique practiced by the Tuva people of southern Siberia. Human beatboxing, imitating percussion sounds with the voice, grew out of hip […]

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