Twin Cities DIY group, Studio Bricolage, made a Paint Pendulum for Make: Day. The paint pendulum is a three story-long cable weighted by a 10-pound bowling ball at the end. The bowling ball has 4 remote controlled paint nozzles mounted to it which allows the crowd to control the paint being flung onto a huge […]
Break out the 3D glasses, it’s a few pics from this weekend’s UK Maker Faire in Newcastle. Maker Fair2 in 3D
Since I will be in Boston/Cambridge for meetings this week, I’ve organized a Maker meetup for Wednesday night, starting at 6:30pm at the Publick House in Brookline. This is a completely informal drop-in and chat event, made all the easier by some hand-crafted Belgian-style beers. Jake Von Slatt, who is on the cover of the […]
At Make: Day on Saturday, we had the pleasure of being stationed right across the hall from Savage Aural Hoted. So as I talked to people throughout the day at the Make: television table, every once in a while I’d be interrupted by loud belches, blasts, and other crazy weird sounds coming from some guys […]
I had the pleasure of assisting Leah Buechley with her LilyPad Electronic Fashion workshop at ETech. A couple of the participants wrote up their experiences. Writing at The Daily ACK, Alasdair Allan had this to say: The aim for the workshop was to produce a “soundie”, a garment which produes a sound when touched in […]
Well Happy Pi Day to you! This little video came to me a few years ago via two alumni of my high school technology and engineering program. Math geekery made fun! The Math Forum at Drexel has some good Pi Day activities. if you are looking for some classroom resources for Pi Day, you might […]
Mezzanine in SF was packed Wednesday night with over 400 people waiting with anticipation for the Bay Area premiere of Handmade Nation. Part of the SF Film Society’s SF360 Film + Club series, it was a fun night and atmosphere for the screening with music booming from the DJ, drinks, and indie shopping with the […]
