Questlove Amigurumi
Allison Hoffman creates amigurumi versions of celebrities and then gets the celebs to pose with them, including this great Questlove amigurumi.
Month: March 2013
3D Printing Goes Mainstream
Engadget Expand, a two-day event of presentations, consumer electronics, and innovation, kicked off today at Fort Mason in San Francisco. The first panel discussion was “3D Printing Goes Mainstream” and it featured Ari Reichental, president and CEO of 3D Systems; Hod Lipson, associate professor of engineering at Cornell University; and Max Lobovsky, president and CEO of Formlabs.
In truth, the panel discussion would have better called “3D Printing Will go Mainstream When…” Because as all the panelists agreed, while 3D printing is big and getting bigger we’re still in the early adopter stage and seamless consumer interface has not yet been achieved. That’s the killer app, they agreed.
Grocery Bag Holder Tutorial
With spring just a few days away, spring cleaning might be on the minds of many.
Inspiration for the Raspberry Pi Design Contest – Win a Printrbot Jr.!
Enter your Raspberry Pi project into the first ever Raspberry Pi Design Contest. Over $3,500 in prizes will be awarded. Here are some inspiring examples of how makers are using the Raspberry Pi.
Maker Faire Call for Makers Extended
Procrastinators rejoice! The deadline to submit your application to present at Maker Faire Bay Area was March 15, but the call for makers has now been extended to March 22. While our team is reviewing previously submitted applications now, those who need more time will get another week. So make the most of it and get your applications in now.
Hackerspace Happenings for March 16
Are you a hackerspace member? We want to know about cool projects you are working on, or have completed, tools you’re using, fun stories about your space and its members, best practices you’d like to share with other spaces, etc. Say you build a new CNC mill–we want to hear about it! Maybe a member […]
Color Swatches Displayed with RGB LEDs
Adrien Baptiste’s Arduino-controlled color sensor (Google translated) detects the color of a Pantone swatch and displays it on four RGB LEDs. Adrien has all the files in his GitHub depository.