World Maker Faire New York: Town Hall, Call for Makers, and More!
Attention NY makers! Join us this Thursday for our first Town Hall in Brooklyn & apply now before the Call for Makers ends later this month.
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A word with Joey Hudy at Maker Faire Paris
In a very quick but interesting interview, Joey confessed to us some facts behind his first invention and exciting news about his upcoming projects. Joey the youngest Intel employee told us that out of boredom, he first designed an air-canon with a ball-pen. He was coming back from school, when he thought “why not make it bigger?”. And thus […]
Joe Olson’s DIY-Enabled Wheelchair
Joe Olson is disabled but he’s also a maker with DIYability, a term used by John Schimmel on a website of that name for do-it-yourself “assistive technology.” I met Joe at the DC Mini Maker Faire on June 8. He has been in a wheelchair since 1999 when, just out of high school, he broke […]
Slideshow: Fab10Barcelona
This week 600 people gathered in Barcelona for Fab10, a truly international conference on the state of digital fabrication and open source hardware, as well as a convention for the global FabLab makerspace network. Fab Labs are the brainchild of Neil Gershenfeld of MIT. His vision was to build a network of standardized makerspaces outfitted with […]
A Makerspace for Ladybug House
One of the best things that has come out of my recent trip to Washington DC to attend the Maker Summit and the White House Maker Faire has been meeting Suzanne Gwynn. I’m writing this to tell you a little about her and her project and to challenge each of you in the Maker Community […]
Maker Faire Silver Spring: Call For Makers
Maker Faire Silver Spring is accepting applications to come share your skills and talents at their annual Maker Faire! The event which happens on Sunday September 14th is completely free for anyone to attend. If you want to have a booth though, you’ve got to register. Here are the important dates for makers wanting to participate: […]
Prototyping a Tennis-Tracking Device in Shenzhen: A Lesson
A must-read for any makers considering prototyping product ideas.
