Everyday this week we’re having specials in the Maker Shed store for those who weren’t able to make it out to Maker Faire Austin. Today we’re featuring five of the best books people were picking up at the Faire. Here’s how it works – Enter in MAKER to get 10% off any of these books […]
During Maker Faire Austin 2008 we had some great deals in the Maker Shed. A lot of people were asking if they could get the same deals online. Well, the answer is…Yes! Just remember, this is the last day of our Best of Maker Faire promotion, so hurry up and take advantage of these great […]
If you were at Maker Faire Austin 2008 you may have noticed a lot of great deals in the Maker Shed. If you weren’t able to make it out to TX, you can still get in on the action. Our special Maker Faire promotion ends Friday, so hurry up and take advantage of these great […]
A lot of folks who weren’t in the Austin, TX area last week for Maker Faire Austin 2008 wanted some of the deals we had at the Maker Shed Store, so – for the rest of the week we’re going to have a post each day with some of the specials. Here are 5 of […]
One of the highlights of the Faire for me was seeing Steve Davee’s work-in-progress Maker’s Notebook hacks. He’s adding a binary page indexing system with a conductive bookmark and LEDs on the cover that tell you where the marker is in the book. He also has plans to solarize the book and to add an […]
Here’s an interesting idea: kits for making things from recycled objects. You provide the refuse, they provide the part you might not otherwise be able to fabricate (however some of us makers I’m sure would beg to differ on that point). The wine cork trivet framework is quite intriguing, however. Hey, anything to give folks […]
This weekend Syuzi Pakhchyan and I had the opportunity to show off Sparkfun’s new E-sewing kit and LilyPad Pro kit at Maker Faire Austin. Syuzi writes: The Lilypad E-sewing Kit is a great starters kit for individuals tackling their first wearable LED project. The components in this kit can be used for either the Rockstar […]
