Station Manager Kits 05/17/2012 Here are crates of gear ready to be picked up by Maker Faire station managers. Gareth and I are coveting...
Love Letter to Plywood, by Tom Sachs 05/14/2012 Sculptor Tom Sachs made this wonderful seven-and-a-half minute film about his loved for the wondrous properties of plywood.
Ben Krasnow’s Homemade Electron Scanning Microscope and Liquid Lens Coming to Maker Faire 05/11/2012 From his backyard lab in Redwood City (a stone's throw away from Maker Faire -- well, maybe with the aid...
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories’ Digi-Comp II Mechanical Computer 05/10/2012 Who knew evil mad scientists could be so nice? Lenore and Windell are two of the happiest makers I know.
Ayah Bdeir’s littleBits Amazing Electronic Kits 05/10/2012 littleBits is a great way to introduce people to electronics prototyping without soldering or accidentally frying components.
From MAKE 30: How Does the “Sound Sucker” Work? 05/07/2012 We don't know how the sound sucker works. Can you explain this acoustic phenomenon?
Fun Skill Patches Offered by Adafruit 05/07/2012 Phil Torrone of Adafruit sent me a bag full of maker skill patches. When my 9-year-old daughter came home from...
Make: Talk 015: Matthew Borgatti 05/07/2012 Our maker this week is Matthew Borgatti. Matthew makes so many things it's hard to even begin to describe what...
Text-Enabled Espresso Machine Prints Your Phone Number on the Foam 05/06/2012 A robotic espresso machine that lets you place an order via text message.