Red Bull Creation, a collaborative hacking competition, will be taking place in Brooklyn on July 10th, McCarren Park. Sixteen teams will be given 72 hours to create something amazing, based on a “create the future” theme they’ll be given. A Red Bull Creation Laboratory, a tricked-out hackerspace Red Bull set up, will be at the groups’ disposal.
Here’s wishing all our U.S. readers a Happy Independence Day! We hope your holiday is filled with good barbecue, relaxing, and a safe and spectacular fireworks show. Got some cupcake liners and index cards around the house? You still have time to whip up a festive garland! If you’re outside the U.S., we hope you […]
Founded in Japan in 1962 by a nightclub owner and an accordionist, Korg has been designing, manufacturing, and selling electronic musical instruments since the beginning. Their products have introduced ground-breaking features into keyboards and synthesizers and many of their older models are considered “classics.”
Maker Faire: Kansas City is running this weekend, June 25-26, and there will be webcasting of all of the major presentations, along with interviews of many of the makers at the Faire. The webcast address is: www.makerfairekc.com/live.
RadioShack is looking to better understand the needs of makers/DIY hobbyists. As part of that effort, they’ve asked if we would run a brief survey on MAKE. They’d like to hear from you. It’s a brief survey, which will take about five minutes of your time, and as an incentive, we’ll be be giving away a $150 Maker Shed Gift Certificate, at random, to one respondent.
The idea behind Volkswagen’s The Fun Theory program is simple: reward socially useful behaviors by making them into opportunities for play. Or, to quote a great sage, “You find the fun and snap! The job’s a game.”
