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.
Spark Fun Electronics writes – “Why? Well, why not? We had the new LED Light Bars burning a hole in our pocket, so we decided to build a clock. Not just any clock – but a very large 24″ tall, 12 foot wide, clock with GPS current time and accuracy down to 100ns. The clock […]
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Sparkfun has a couple new goodies to check out – “A wireless color camera with audio for under $50! This small, mountable 1.2GHz camera needs only an 8V supply or a 9V battery for operation. We decided to carry them simply because of their size and ease of use.” – Link & they also have […]
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Today on Digg there was a post about the Mythbuster’s shop, M5 Industries, here are some photos to check out – [via] Link. If you want to meet the Mythbusters in person, they’ll be at the Maker Faire! Join the creators of MAKE magazine, the MythBusters, and thousands of tech DIY enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, […]
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Bazaar Bizarre is set for the Maker Faire! The full list of vendors will sure to tickle your crafty side. There will be lots of hip items to check out from punk rock skull jewelry to cuddly stuffed monsters. We hope to see you there! Link.
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Treehugger.com has a great podcast interview with Wendy Tremayne, creator of Swap-O-Rama-Rama giving us a glimpse into this fun and eco-friendly event. And guess what? Wendy and her team of crafty folks will be on hand to host the next Swap-O-Rama-Rama at our very own Maker Faire! If you are interested in helping out with […]
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Remember that sneak peak of Joe Grand’s circuit board from the upcoming hardware hacking workshop Maker Faire? We have a bit more to show, here are pictures of the assembled board and one of Joe wearing it! Maker Faire: Join the creators of MAKE magazine, the MythBusters, and thousands of tech DIY enthusiasts, crafters, educators, […]
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Here’s a sneak peek of the circuit board Joe Grand from Grand Idea Studio’s designed for the hardware hacking workshop at the Maker Faire. Joe had this prototype made so he could verify that the circuitry works. See Joe’s articles for MAKE here and come out to the Maker Faire! Join the creators of MAKE […]
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