Cognizant at World Maker Faire 12/5/2012
Cognizant sponsored the Young Maker’s Pavilion at the 2012 Maker Faire, held at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI).
Month: December 2012
The Pebble Won’t be Home for Christmas
The cautionary tale of the Pebble smartwatch grows a bit longer. Shipment of the Pebble, a Kickstarter star that raised $10 million from backers, has been delayed again and won’t ship by Christmas as promised. The new ship date: “soon.”
Holiday Confetti Cookies
I could look at these holiday confetti cookie photos all day!
The Maker Movement in Latin America: An Interview with Tiburcio de la Carcova
While the maker movement reaches all over the world, Latin America has yet to host a Maker Faire. But that’s going to change this month. Santiago, Chile will hold Latin America’s a mini Maker Faire Dec. 15-16. And by the looks of things it going to be anything, but small.
The man behind the event is Tiburcio de la Carcova, an entrepreneur and video game designer. He’s got a great story to tell that shows that the making and hacking is part of Latin American culture.
DIY Monogrammed Candles
Jaderbomb just posted a pretty, sparkly project on her blog that makes for lovely holiday decor or a sweet gift to give.
Making the Future After-School & Summer Program Grant Deadline Approaching
Thanks to World Maker Faire sponsor and O’Reilly partner Cognizant Technology Solutions for producing and posting this cool WMFNY 2012 retrospective video. If you were at the New York Hall of Science in September, you probably noticed Cognizant’s presence at the Young Makers Pavillion. Together with Intel, the MacArthur Foundation, and O’Reilly Media, Cognizant is a partner in the nonprofit Maker Education Initiative, which provides grants historically ranging from $15,000-$30,000 to community organizations running “hands-on, Maker-movement inspired programs in an after-school or summer camp setting, or within the school day when conditions allow.”
Richard Clarkson’s Cloud, a Thunder and Lightning Visualizer
Cloud consists of an Arduino, Wave Shield, LEDs, & speakers hidden inside a simulated cloud. Acting as both a semi-immersive lightning experience, or as speaker with visual feedback, this nightlight/nightspeaker hybrid introduces a new discourse for what a nightlight could be. Richard writes: “Advances in physical computing and interaction design hardware over recent years have […]
