Entrepreneur Benny James runs Cool Neon, a Burning Man-inspired business supplying electroluminescent wire to artists and electronics makers. He has seen his business flourish as he enables costume makers, festival vehicle designers, and hobbyists to add bright light-up lines of color to their projects since 1999. At Maker Faire Bay Area 2011, they debuted their […]
Meet Ryan Doyle, the co-creator of Gon KiRin, a 69′ fire-breathing dragon. Ryan learned to create in many mediums while working in his grandmother’s doll hospital, and took his recycled art-car-dragon to Detroit to finish it amid the artifacts of American auto manufacturing.
Andrew Benson’s Praxis Zero guitars are modular frameworks for guitars that can have interchangeable bodies, and can have their specs easily changed to suit the needs of the player. All the parts are sculpted with a CNC router and were on display at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011.
MakerBot shows off the 3D printed turtle shell RC cars they are bringing to World Maker Faire NY this weekend. There has been quite a bit of excitement over at the Botcave since Thingiverse user Skimbal launched his Turtle Shell Racers project (High and Low Power Edition). His project is both a love note to […]
Denny Daniel is the creator and curator of the Museum of Interesting Things. At first glance these mundane objects from throughout history seem disjointed and random, until you realize that the common thread is inspiration and innovation.
Josh Billions demonstrates the Mapbag at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011. It is a bicycle messenger bag with a ring of vibrating motors sewn into its strap, whose positions correspond to compass points. This soft circuit project uses a Lilypad in conjunction with the gps feature in an Iphone, allowing the user to set a destination and be given constant haptic feedback through the fabric in order to stay on course and in the right direction. This acts as an exploratory wayfinding tool – a fun and useful alternative to a standard turn-by-turn map.
A true classic for DIY synth makers and circuit benders, the Atari Punk Console can kick out some ear-catching square waves. It’s easy to build and a lot of fun to play around with. It may be challenging to make traditional music with an APC, but hey-, there’s enough of that around already, right?
