My pal Willow Brugh, of Jigsaw Renaissance, wrote to tell us about the GWOBorg Hackathon they’re hosting, on 10/10/10: Use your powers of Geek for Good! First responders in crisis situations need better tools. Come participate at the 10.10.10 hack-a-thon to help them out! What: a 24-hour hack-a-thon with food and drinks provided. Starting ideas […]
Welcome to Make It Last, a project build series and contest, sponsored by Microchip and Energizer. Over the coming months, we’re going to cover a series of three project builds, demonstrating some of the finer points of low-power microcontroller design. We’re hoping these will be fun, informative projects and a good introduction to using “bare” […]
(From left to right) Albert Hwang and Matt Parker of the Lumarca project presented with the Red Bull “Create the Future” award (a MakerBot!) by Eric Siegel, of the NY Hall of Science, and Gareth Branwyn, of MAKE At this year’s World Maker Faire, Red Bull sponsored a “Create the Future” contest. The idea was […]
We’re live streaming video from World Maker Faire NY! Right now the camera’s at the MAKE demo stage, but you can expect to see more tomorrow! Be sure to check in during Faire hours to get in on the fun.
The Maker Shed at World Maker Faire NY is always an exciting and store to set up, as we unload box after box of DIY Kits, Tools, Books, and Fun. One of the most exciting parts is when we unveil new products, and today we are proud to be launching the new family of Arduino Boards at World Maker Faire NY.
To celebrate this weekend’s World Maker Faire NY, we’ve picked several of our Make: Books for a special ebook deal. Ebooks sold through oreilly.com are DRM-free. You get free lifetime access, free updates, and whenever possible, multiple file formats. Use discount code DDMFB in the shopping cart.
Nick Normal @ Make: Online writes: There are several ways to get to the 1st annual World Maker Faire this weekend in Queens, NYC. We’re expecting overwhelming crowds to be traveling by subway, and wanted to provide some pictures to assist you on your trip. The recommended way of getting to the World Maker Faire […]
