A Citizen IoT Network for Makers has Formed in San Francisco
Noodle! Coins uses low power Bluetooth to crowdsource connectivity for maker devices at a radically cheap price.
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Quirky Files for Bankruptcy, Puts Smart-Home Line Up For Auction
After a troublesome few months, Quirky has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy
InMoov, The Crowdsourced Robotic Future Returns to Maker Faire
For decades, humans have imagined, even come to expect, life-size humanoid robots in their future. The sober truth is that such robots are extraordinarily complex mechanically, the intelligence to reliably bring them to life is still outside our grasp, and the cost of building such thinking machines is prohibitively expensive. But while we’ve been dreaming […]
I’m Happy to Burst Your Bubble: Multiplayer Audience Interaction via Mobile Web
Cloud-based carnival game brings crowds together for collaborative play.
3D, Video Game-Inspired, Comic Book Board Game
Like any invention, there is a personal story behind its creation and a dream that extends well beyond its exposure to the world.
Make the World: Prosthetics Build Party
Adafruit Industries just hosted the final session of their Make The World: Prosthetics Program. To help out, Matt Stultz of 3D Printing Providence put together a build party at AS220 Labs with 19 local 3D printers to make prosthetic hands for those in need.
MAKE Asks: Turning Pro
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.
