Ready for some high-flying quadcopter action at Maker Faire New York? Parallax will be demoing their ELEV-8 quadcopters live on the Make: Demo Stage (in the Maker Shed) at 4pm both Saturday and Sunday. I’m hoping they bring their first person video setup so you can experience Maker Faire as never before. This is one […]
Pete Prodoehl’s Laser Keleidoscope is simple-seeming and elegant project he built for a gallery event. I love the 3D-printed knobs, motor holders, and mirror holders! When I was at Maker Faire Detroit back in July I saw this laser spinner thingy called “The Interociter” and decided I had to have one. And by “have one” […]
I’m a firm believer that you can never go wrong with a big, eye-catching hexagon pattern, so this stenciled hexagon welcome mat tutorial from Katy at Sweet Verbena got my attention immediately. Head on over to her site to see the full how-to!
Maker Faire New York is almost upon us, taking place this weekend, September 29 and 30, at the New York Hall of Science. Academics, artists, engineers, crafters, woodworkers, teachers, welders, astrophysicists, homesteaders, and everyone in between will be sharing hundreds of amazing handmade projects with the community. Some folks are strictly in one discipline, but […]
World Maker Faire, the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth, and New York Hall of Science are proud to announce that Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York City Economic Development Corporation have proclaimed that the week of September 24–30 is “Maker Week”! In honor of the third annual World Maker Faire on September 29 […]
The Pulse Sensor is plug-and-play heart-rate sensor for Arduino. It can be used by students, artists, athletes, makers, and game & mobile developers who want to easily incorporate live heart-rate data into their projects.
Before this week’s Open Hardware Summit gets underway on Thursday in New York City, we thought we’d highlight some of the great presentations at the MAKE Hardware Innovation Workshop held this past spring in Palo Alto as a warm-up of some of the issue and players.
