Month: March 2013

Dale Dougherty to Speak at Indiana University Southeast

Dale Dougherty to Speak at Indiana University Southeast

If you find yourself near Louisville, KY tomorrow night, MAKE founder Dale Dougherty will be speaking just across the Ohio River on the campus of Indiana University Southeast in New Albany. The title of Dale’s talk is “The Magic of Making: Engaging Students as Makers.” Dale will be discussing the importance of creating makerspaces in schools, developing a community of practice around engaging kids as makers, and how online tools can enhance and extend the value of making to the broader community.

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“Heads Down” Display for Bicycles

“Heads Down” Display for Bicycles

So far the coolest thing I’ve seen at SXSW has been this clever early-stage prototype from our own Matt Richardson. It’s a “dynamic bike headlight” which can project your speed (and other useful information) onto the road surface in front of you. Matt showed off the proof-of-concept build, this morning, at Bike Hugger’s Built: Make & Tell event. Well done, Matt!

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