We were thrilled to be informed that MAKE won FOLIO magazine’s FAME (FOLIO: Awards for Magazine Events) award for Maker Faire, in their “Best Series of Events” category. Congrats to everybody who’s responsible for making Maker Faire the spectacular, award-wining event that it is. If you want to be a part of this year’s fun […]
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ThinkGeek and Instructables are running a contest: use any ThinkGeek product to create something wondrous, publish it on Instructables, and enter to win a $250 ThinkGeek gift certificate for the best mod. Two first prize winners will each win a $50 gift certificate and an Instructables Robot t-shirt. Runners-up will win an Instructables t-shirt. Deadline […]
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The Cowtown Computer Congress (CCCKC) is opening of their Underground Lab to the public for a week of events starting March 2, 2009. The CCCKC is the first organization of its kind in the Midwest. They hope to serve the community by providing technology classes, donating unique projects to local organizations, and providing technology assistance […]
Continue ReadingTwo pieces of news… Last week this awesome note came in from a viewer who lives in Minnesota saying, “Dear Make-TV; Our whole family loves your show, but my 4 year-old son has found his very first “hero” in John Park. Will he be appearing at Make Day or at any other Twin City events?” […]
Continue ReadingMake: Day aims to celebrate the ingenuity and inventiveness in our community. Building off the success of Maker Faires and the American Maker events, Make: Day will give local engineers, artists, tinkerers and inventors the opportunity to showcase their DIY creations to Science Museum of Minnesota visitors. Make: Day takes place on March 14th at […]
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Make: television, Geek Squad and Science Museum of Minnesota are extremely excited to announce the first public event based on Make: television called Make: Day! Make: Day celebrates the ingenuity and inventiveness in our community. Building off the success of Maker Faires and the American Maker events, Make: Day will give local engineers, artists, tinkerers […]
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Todd Wiley writes to us: We’re starting up a co-op hacker space in Lexington, KY. Were going to have a brief planning meeting this Thursday, 7PM, at Common Grounds (343 East High Street). I hope other area makers will come out and pitch in. I’ll likely be keeping information flowing on twitter.com/xtoddx. Common Grounds
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