MAKE Visits the Inaugural Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo
Nick Normal and I attended the first Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo recently. Here’s a collection of our pictures and recollections.
Month: April 2013
Wearable Tech: Smart Fabrics 2013
Last week I had the opportunity to attend and speak at Smart Fabrics 2013 in San Francisco. Smart Fabrics is the most interdisciplinary conference Iโve been to in a while. As Stacey Burr (member of the conference advisory board and VP of adidas Wearable Sports Electronics) said in her opening address, topics ranged from โbras to tanks and DARPA to DIY.โ In the crowd were CEOs, students, textiles and PCB manufacturers, artists, fashion designers, material scientists, โintegratersโ, consultants, and branders. It reminded me of the mix that weโve been aspiring to achieve locally at the Toronto Wearables Meetup.
How-To: Red Fox Phone Cozy
Wrap your phone in a layer of adorable with this red fox phone cozy tutorial!
J Cloth Dresses
16-year-old crafter Ellen sewed herself two dresses out of J Cloths (a reusable household cleaning cloth) for her GCSE art & textile project. Fantastic!
Decode Your Resistors With Mho the Resistor Plushie
Instructables user caitlinsdad modified a Mho the Resistor plushie with color bands glued to PVC rings serving as a resistor value decoder. He also modded a Ruby the Red LED plushie to
Tonight: MAKE’s International Robot Meetup
Well, really we’re looking to attract robot enthusiasts, but robots won’t be turned away.ย ย If youโre a member of a hackerspace or school robot club sign up to participate in the meetupย right hereย and join robot fans around the world. Everyone who registers will get a free PDF download of MAKEโs Volume 34–which just so happens to […]
How-To: Cord and Cork Plant Hanger
This cord and cork plant hanger would look right at home in both modern and rustic settings!
