Bre Pettis Shows Off New MakerBot Book at CES
To celebrate the release of Getting Started with MakerBot, we’re offering 20% off on the book in the Maker Shed. This discount will be valid all through CES week
Month: January 2013
Boots Converted into Booties and Boot-Top Pouches
After Kat of We Can Re-Do It made herself a fleece cat vest (!), she decided to convert her boots into booties, to complete the outfit vision she had in her head. She then used the cut off pieces of boot leather to make little leather pouches.
Servo Control Direct from Ableton Live
Sebastian Tomczak is able to control a servo directly from Ableton using a Teensy.
Recent News in 3D Printing
A lot has happened in the world of 3D printing over the last week and the start of CES brought on a wave of new products, as it always does. 3D Systems announced two new printers in their Cubify lineup, and MakerBot made an official announcement regarding the release of their “experimental” dual extrusion printer, the Replicator 2X.
Sewing Machine Soft Sculpture
I recently got to see an installation of Tamara Wilson’s quirky soft sculptures at The Bellevue Arts Museum Biennial, including this great sewing machine piece.
Food Makers Hangout Today: The Underground Food Scene
For this week’s episode of Food Makers, a weekly Google+ hangout on air, I’ll be joined by three standouts in America’s underground farmers market and food scene. While not exactly secret societies, underground markets and meetups bring together food lovers who like to eat under the radar, trading, purchasing and enjoying food not available in a store near you.
MAKE at CES 2013: Intel Ultrabook Tree
One of the first things I saw when I entered CES yesterday was the incredible tree that sits at the corner of Intel’s booth in Central Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center. The leaves of the tree are made out of Ultrabooks which are networked together. At the foot of the tree, booth visitors […]
