We’ve posted a PDF version of the Maker Faire schedule, formatted for the Sony Reader. It also looks pretty decent on mobile devices. I tried it on my T-Mobile Dash, and it was more readable than I expected – Link Related HOW TO – Make PDFs for the Sony Reader (Ebook e-ink device) – Link
Jmengel made a GREAT USB charger, powered by breathing! He writes – Are you breathing? Do you have a gadget that can be charged via a USB port? Well if you answered yes to both, then you are in luck. This instructable shows how to make a device that will charge your USB-capable devices while […]
Colleen and Vincent’s AVR based alarm clock (source included) — Alarm clocks are essential in almost everyone’s daily life. For most of us, we start our day to the sweet noise of our alarms. While some people wake up instantaneously to the first chirp of an alarm, some struggle everyday to get out of the […]
Gareth writes – The Maker Faire is only a few days away (May 19, 20). Yay! (and) Holy crap, I’ve got a lot of stuff to do! I’m going to be running “Building Mousey the Junkbot” workshops. Actually what most people will likely be building is “My Mousey the Car” (shown here), a quicker, simpler […]
The Ybox is an open hardware and software spec for an IP-enabled set-top box in a candy tin. Josh and Tarikh will give away 80 Ybox kits and lead 4 free workshops teaching folks how to build them. Josh Rooke-Ley and Tarikh Korula are the founders of Uncommon Projects, an interactive design studio based in […]
The future, powered by steam, and at Maker Faire with Crabfu- So what do you do after you’ve made a bunch of steam powered r/c tanks? Well you try making a steam turbine tank of course! Making a steam turbine r/c machine has sort of been one of my Holy Grails, but there are many […]
Nathan just sent in what the gang from Spark Fun is bringing to Maker Faire, he writes – What is this thing? It’s the game of Tetris but played on a device that is composed of 240 buttons. So if you want to move the Tetris block right/left, you simply touch a button left or […]
