Pardon us while we crow a bit. The Brit Insurance Design Awards we posted about earlier were actually handed out last night. We won in the Interactive category! Thanks to everyone who helped make us worthy of note and award-winning, and in the realm of “interactivity,” that would be all of you! This is for […]
Reminder: We are now accepting entries for the Maker Faire Bay Area, May 30 and 31 at the San Mateo County Expo Center. This year’s focus is Re-Make America, inspired by President Obama’s call for all of us to participate in remaking America. We’re looking to showcase “the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things.” […]
Introducing: The N-Prize. The what? “The N-Prize is a challenge to launch an impossibly small satellite into orbit on a ludicrously small budget, for a pitifully small cash prize.” First proposed on Halfbakery, the site for cooking up crazy ideas, the N-Prize has now become a serious endeavor. The prize, of £9,999.99 sterling cash, will […]
The response to our survey request last week was really great! Thanks to everyone who already filled it out! The Maker Shed survey and contest will end this Sunday, March 22nd. This is your last chance to enter the drawing for 1 of 5 Maker’s Notebooks. Here is the information about the survey from last […]
If you’re interested in learning more about the Parallax Propeller, or already a die-hard Propeller head, you may want to check out the Unofficial Propeller Expo being held on June 27-28, put on by one of Parallax’s forum members, Jeff Ledger. Bring your projects to show off, tools to work on collaborative projects, or just […]
We’re done with upgrading our blog software on the Maker Media websites (Make: Online, CRAFT, and Make: Japan). Let us know if you encounter any problems or strange behavior (ah… here on the sites, elsewhere, you’re on your own). Thanks for your patience… The MGT.
Hi Crafters! We’re performing some site maintenance tonight officially at 12:01am PST (3:01am EST) and likely continuing for at least 8 hours. Comments, and the rest of the site, will become READ-ONLY until mid-to-late morning on Tuesday PST. Please bear with us during this down time as we add some new features! See you soon!
