Engadget Expand: A Slideshow of Maker Meets Consumer Tech

The Make: team is live all day today at Engadget’s Expand NY. Somewhere at the crossroads of Maker Faire and CES, dozens of maker-inspired and consumer tech-inspired projects and vendors are enlightening 10k attendees to the next wave of possibilities.

Makers Johngineer and Becky Stern could be seen walking around wearing homemade wristwatch or sound-responsive hat projects, while attendees filled up two Social Wearable Workshops by Kate Hartman, author of the recently published Make: Wearable Electronics book. Makers like Poursteady who have been highly received at the past two World Maker Faires in NYC are competing in Insert Coin for a $15k prize (you have until 4pm ET to vote!), while 2013’s winner DI Wire was back to display their 2014 model alongside historical models of the machine over the years (which have also been featured here and here). Eighteen designers showcased interactive garments in the Make: Wearables on the Runway yesterday, while workshops continue throughout the day today.

Corporate sponsors are integrating maker tech in their displays while makers are aspiring to Maker Pro status, launching their own initiatives for weather, sous video cooking, and drones, just to name a few. The slideshow below is only a snapshot of what’s on display. If you’re in NYC you have until 6pm tonight to swing by the Javits Center – it’s free to attend. Otherwise stay tuned to the makezine.com homepage for more coverage!

Johngineer stopped by the Make: booth wearing his ChronodeVFD wristwatch – you might have read about it on Techcrunch or Hackaday. It’s very cool!

Dodocase’s cardboard virtual reality headset works wonders.

Stephan from Poursteady, one of the contenders for Insert Coin 2014’s $15k prize. You have until 4pm ET to cast a vote!

Extreme Fliers demonstrating their super-responsive Micro Drone 2.0.

Hombrew Oil Testing Kit by Public Lab is also an Insert Coin contestant.

Kate Hartman’s Social Wearables Workshop. You can find more on interactive garments in her new book Make: Wearable Electronics.

Lisa from Nomiku is having fun showing off their sous vide device.

The Nomiku makes delicious sous vide eggs and it’s a great maker story too.

Onics hope to make the vehicle dashboard smarter, and they’re also an Insert Coin contender!

Poursteady – a World Maker Faire favorite – were giving out free coffee to attendees.

The evolution of the DI Wire bender over the years, from this…(see next slide)

To this!

Liz Barry from Public Lab talks with attendees.

360° camera by Giroptic.

Kate Hartman’s Social Wearables Workshop. You can find more on interactive garments in her new book Make: Wearable Electronics.

“Smart jewelry and acessories” maker Ringly showing off their soon-to-launch rings.

The ring box doubles as the charging station.

Sean Auriti from Brooklyn makerspace Alpha One Labs has his prototype e-can for Emrals on view.

Equil’s Smartpen 2‘s storage case doubles as the charging station.

Matterport demonstrating immersive 3D spaces using a Samsung Gear VR head unit. The experience was, in one word, wow!

Geek Squad Academy had multiple MaKey MaKey stations set up demonstrating games and interactive audio projects.

BloomSky is a “crowd connected” weather device with a built-in camera, and sensors for rain, temperature, pressure, humidity, and UV.

See more than a dozen more interactive garments from Make: Wearables on the Runway