Greg Borenstein, the author of “Making Things See: 3D Vision with Kinect, Processing, Arduino, and MakerBot,” is presenting a free webcast (preregistration required) on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.
We’re counting down to our 7th annual Maker Faire Bay Area, taking place on May 19 and 20 in San Mateo, and the excitement is building! Being in our backyard, this Faire is our “home game” and the world’s largest DIY festival. Last year, we had roughly 90,000 folks come out over the weekend to […]
Whether it’s a quilt, a bag, or a garment, binding is probably my least favorite part of the finishing process. I always appreciate a helpful binding tutorial to help me enhance my skills and Retro Mama has one I’ll be referring to this weekend. Check out her photo post on how to bind a circular […]
Folks have been speculating about Google’s foray into wearable computing for some time now. The wait is over. Google has released details about Project Glass, their super-secret augmented reality project that packs a rich visual interface inside a sleek wrap-around heads-up display unit.
The camera taking your photos can now be as lovely as the photos themselves with this sweet tutorial from Design Lovefest. Don’t you just love a simple and easy DIY that renders a bold result?
I love dill pickles, and Bubbies is my favorite brand, by far. (Don’t get me started on sweet pickles though. It suffices to say I am not a fan of those.) If I ever decide to make a batch of dill pickles, I will probably use this recipe, by Lindsey on the The Herbangardener. In […]
Recently, Mitch Altman announced publicly that he’s not participating in Maker Faire this year because MAKE received a DARPA award for education. I have talked to Mitch and shared in detail our proposed work. I have listened to him express his concerns about the DARPA award. I don’t agree with Mitch, but I respect his opinion. I believe that Mitch’s public statements do not fairly characterize the program and have caused confusion about DARPA’s role. I’d like to explain what we’re doing and why.
