Larry Ogrodnek’s Lullaby Machine
I was excited to check out Larry Ogrodnek’s lullaby machine, which he’s showing in Expo Hall. We’ll try to get him onto the Maker Faire livestream this afternoon. We’ll start up the stream soon!
Month: May 2012
Recipe: Peanut Butter Cake Mix Cookies
I firmly believe that Saturday afternoons are at their best when paired with cookies. If you feel the same way, add a little extra deliciousness to your weekend by heading over to Scrumdillydilly to check out Jessica’s recipe for peanut butter cake mix cookies! More: Recipe: Cookies and Cream Bark @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Granny Square […]
Reclaimed Bikes made into HandyChairs
Spare bike parts & a chair frame are converted into a wheelchair – HandyChairs will be roaming around the South Lot, with other bike activities.
3D Printer Trading Cards (From the Future!): Mike’s ORD-ish Printer
Mike Hatalski will be exhibiting his “ORD-ish Bot” 3D Printer at the Maker Faire this weekend. Mike describes how he got into printer building: I was about to start ordering the parts for a MendelMax build when I saw a posting by Bard Dring about a prototype printer he built using MakerSlide. I was lucky […]
XBee-enabled SumoBots Appearing at Maker Faire
Rob Faludi, author of Building Wireless Sensor Networks, is bringing some very cool bots to Digi’s Maker Faire Bay Area Booth: Say hello to Troy and Abed! They’re Digi International’s brand-new XBee-enabled SumoBots and they’re ready to begin training for their debut at Bay Area Maker Faire 2012. They’ll be battling it out in the […]
Frozen Chocolate Banana Pops
Ella, Josh and Nina have had so much fun making stuff from MAKE magazine and makeprojects.com. Here’s a video that they made to show their friends (and the world) how to make frozen chocolate banana pops. You can check out the full step-by-step guide at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Chocolate-Banana-Pops/404/1
Trying on a Pair of LED Shades
Here’s Macetech’s prototype for a cool pair of LED shades! I can’t wait to get my own pair. It’s a wearable Arduino, so you can hack it to do whatever you want. Garrett Mace says it will be a while before I can buy my own.