MAKE’s interview with hardware hacker Akiba highlighted a fascinating trend: individuals and small groups taking their safety into their own hands by creating, modifying, and networking radiation detectors, a.k.a. Geiger counters, rather than relying on governments for information. The following projects and kits aim to put Geiger counters in the hands of ordinary makers. Resources […]
Wood is the theme for this month’s Open MAKE/Young Makers program at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Organizers of the third Ann Arbor “Mini” Maker Faire have issued a Call for Makers for the June 4, 2011 event to be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds near Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Faire features exhibits and activities in robots, green tech, science, radio, rocketry, unusual tools/techniques, fixing and/or taking things apart, and […]
Wood is the theme for this month’s Open MAKE/Young Makers program at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Four featured makers will be interviewed by MAKE’s Dale Dougherty in the McBean Theater, between 1pm and 2pm, and they’ll be talking about their work and process, and taking questions from the audience. Makers include: Scott Weaver will […]
Looks like there are some good craft fairs this weekend! Please add any upcoming events you know of to our online calendar. And as always, email me if you have a call for vendors you’d like me to list in this blog post. Coming Up This Weekend: Shop Party Santa Rosa, CA Apr. 17 Provenance […]
inPulse Hackathon at Hacker Dojo The Hacker Dojo is holding an inPulse watch hackathon on April 17. Calling all hackers! Come out to the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, CA on April 17 for an inPulse hackathon. If you’ve already got an inPulse watch, that’s awesome – bring it along! If not, we’ll be supplying […]
A weekly roundup of craft fairs and a call for vendors.
