It Doesn’t Work Unless You Pedal
The aptly named Pedal Powered Stage by Rock the Bike – if you want to listen to music, you have to pedal!
Maker Faire
Maker Faire is the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth — a family-friendly festival of invention, creativity, and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the maker movement.
Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students, and commercial exhibitors. All of these people come to Maker Faire to show what they have made and to share what they have learned.
Explore below to see the best of Maker Faire, and head to makerfaire.com for more information.
Shapeways at Maker Faire
Shapeways’ booth showing off samples for their 3D printing on demand service was packed all Saturday. And no wonder; their set of samples was super slick! From nylon meshes and Theo Jansen walking models to glazed ceramics and printed silver jewelry, this collection of samples will even wow the unbelievers.
1manbanjo’s Alfresco Jam
Sean Lee was outside Fiesta Hall yesterday afternoon playing as 1manbanjo, a lively, toe-tapping performance.
Maker Faire First Day Favorites
Maker Faire Bay Area opened Saturday with an excited rush of the gates. Here are some of the favorite things I saw from the robotic orchestra to Christian Ristow’s metal face and the lock picking workshop organized by Christina Pei. There’s a solar oven popping popcorn and a village made from masking tape with a […]
The Subtleties of Flight
Jasper Hugunin has always wanted to fly, and today on the Innovation Stage he got a shot courtesy of Aero’s flight simulator rig. The wings leverage Wiimotes to give the user a pretty awesome virtual experience of how an albatross gets around. Aero will be going from 10-10:45 on the Innovation Stage, so get here […]
Ninja Blocks and Ninja Cloud: Not Just an Arduino on a BeagleBone
Madeleine Moore, Marcus Schappi, and Mark Wotton created Ninja Blocks as an “Internet of Things” platform. The BeagleBone and Arduino-based block computer let’s you “hack your world” and collect sensor data to be aggregated in the NinaCloud.
Shocks From Jack SparX
Jack SparX was handing out electrical shocks from his Van de Graaff generator this morning.