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Maker Pro News: A Physical Bitcoin Wallet, an Artificial Pancreas, and More

Maker Pro News: A Physical Bitcoin Wallet, an Artificial Pancreas, and More

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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By Jon Christian

Jon Christian

Jon Christian is the co-editor of the Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection between makers and business. He's also written for the Boston Globe, WIRED and The Atlantic.

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Startup Ledger wants to put Bitcoin in your pocket with a USB stick-sized device, plus the latest news for professional makers.

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Avnet Acquires Hackster: Making a Future Together

Avnet Acquires Hackster: Making a Future Together

By Adam Benzion

Adam Benzion

Adam Benzion calls himself an accidental hardware entrepreneur who founded and sold a hardware startup, then shipped products from CES booths to Best Buy shelves. Understanding that “hardware is hard” he ended up as the Co-Founder and CEO of Hackster.io, the platform for learning and building hardware. Adam is a Microsoft alumni and enjoying his rainy Seattle.

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Avnet announced their acquisition of Hackster today, as part of a transaction that will be completed by January 2017.

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Your Sensor Ideas Can Save the World — and Win You Gear

Your Sensor Ideas Can Save the World — and Win You Gear

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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Cypress Semiconductor is sponsoring a new challenge to help people turn their IoT ideas into realities.

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35 Awesome Projects from Our New Community Platform

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

I'd always love to hear about what you're making, so send me an email any time at caleb@make.co

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We’ve had a lot of great additions to our new community projects page! From cotton boll stems to DIY weather stations, we’re seeing lots of great stuff.

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You Can Now Share Your Own Projects on Make:!

You Can Now Share Your Own Projects on Make:!

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

Senior Editor for Make: I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity of the masses! My favorite thing in the world is sharing the hard work of a maker.

I'd always love to hear about what you're making, so send me an email any time at caleb@make.co

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You can now put your own projects on Make:! Give it a try, it’s easy.

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