When you throw a party for tens of thousands of makers you can expect quite a mess. This year, World Maker Faire New York is expected to draw approximately 75,000 attendees and about 650 makers over the weekend. With a crowd like that, all those coffee cups, pizza crusts, soda cans, and paper plates add up. But Alyson Schill has a plan for all that trash. And the plan is not to treat it like trash but rather a renewable resource.
It didn’t take long for iFixit to teardown Apple’s new iPhone 5s, but what they found is perhaps less interesting than what they didn’t.
VC have a role in the maker market. Investors bring more than their money to the table. Business relationships and experience to advise a new CEO can be a major advantage for a hardware start-up if they find the right investor for them.
Inspired by a video game, I wanted a stuffed animal of a certain character. I discovered it wasn’t difficult to turn 3D models into viable sewing patterns. Here’s my process.
“People over megahertz.” From the editors of MAKE magazine, the Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, and innovators, along with technology and market trends. Please send items to us at makerpro@makermedia.com. Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Are you […]
There’s a great quote from the founder of Habitat for Humanity: “It’s easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than it is to think yourself into a new way of acting.” I live by that motto. Crafting and making isn’t just for objects. You can also make/craft/invent a better personality, a stronger sense of ethics and new habits.
Earlier this summer NASA announced its “asteroid grand challenge“, a campaign to enlist the public in helping the space agency come up with ideas for defending against asteroids that could threaten earth. While NASA spokesperson Sarah Ramsey said the agency has identified 95 percent of all “planet killer” asteroids and there is no threat on […]
