Month: August 2014

How-To: Owl Ouchie Pack

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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There are tons of DIY rice-filled hot packs out there, but this owl ouchie pack is almost certainly the cutest!

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A Raspberry Pi powered underwater ROV at Maker Faire Trondheim

A Raspberry Pi powered underwater ROV at Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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There was a second underwater ROV at Maker Faire Trondheim today. This one came with added water, and was powered by a Raspberry Pi.

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Rune wirelessly rocking Maker Faire Trondheim

Rune wirelessly rocking Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Originally prototyped using an Arduino, Aalberg Audio’s guitar delay pedal and Bluetooth LE remote control now looks like a product, not a prototype.

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A new type of 3D printer at Maker Faire Trondheim

A new type of 3D printer at Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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After a while all 3D printers start to the look the same, but there are a few that are different. I talked to Simen from Polarworks about their upcoming Alta printer.

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Google Cardboard and Go Pro mix it up at Maker Faire Trondheim

Google Cardboard and Go Pro mix it up at Maker Faire Trondheim

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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What happens when you mix a “Google Cardboard”-style viewer with with a Go Pro spherical camera mount?

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