Month: May 2007

Blimp rescue at the Maker Faire

Blimp rescue at the Maker Faire

One of Jed Berk’s autonomous blimps got scared and hid in the rafters at the Maker Store. Tom Sgouros was helping me run the kit area, and he came up with a great solution involving materials collected around the Faire, including Kaden Harris’ supply of super sticky double sided tape. Jed arrived just as Tom […]

Cross country motorcycle map mashup

Ryan from 5Pears.org stopped by the Hacks booth at the Maker Faire yesterday. He’s been traveling for the last 50 days across the country on his bike, using his phone and a GPS to automatically update a map which details the route he’s taken, where he is, and where he’s stopped for things like gas […]

Maker Faire Video Report

There is way too much stuff to document here to give an accurate video of the awesomeness that is Maker Faire, but here’s a little video smattering to give you just a hint of what it’s like to be at maker faire. Listen carefully for the person yelling “doppler effect” while offering the experience of […]

Maker Faire: Day two & coverage

Maker Faire: Day two & coverage

Here are photos from Day 1 & 2 from Maker Faire Bay Area 2007! Day one was fantastic! – Link. Also, the coverage from the friends, bloggers and news orgs has started to come in… Pictured here, Dale Dougherty – Konstandinos Goumenidis / Palo Alto Daily News. San Francisco Cronicle – Maker Faire attracts inventors […]