1manbanjo’s Alfresco Jam
Sean Lee was outside Fiesta Hall yesterday afternoon playing as 1manbanjo, a lively, toe-tapping performance.
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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.
Arduinos and Altairs at the Maker Faire
It’s been said that Arduino is the Altair of today; a game changing grassroots innovation that sparked a generation of hardware hacking. So it is kind of fitting that the Arduino booth at the Maker Faire is right around the corner from the vintage-computer.com booth that features a working Altair (among other nostalgic treasures). A […]
Giant of Words Finds Giant of Electricity
Writer Michael Chabon found a vintage gem at The Journal of Irreproducible Results’ booth in Expo Hall. Norman Sperling of JIR is not only sharing his fab science humor magazine, but he’s also selling classic, out-of-print sci & tech books and miscellany like this biography of Tesla.
Maker Faire 3D Printer Roundup: The Bukobot
I’ve been looking at a lot of 3D printer designs lately and I’m really impressed by the Bukobot. Diego Porqueras is at the Maker Faire where he talked me through some of the features of his design, from the belts made from “Synchromesh” (nylon wrapped steel cable timing belts) to the gantry made from metal […]
Draw Your Circuits with Bare Conductive Pens and Paint
I just bought a conductive ink pen from the Bare Conductive booth and am looking forward to drawing some paper and cardboard circuits when I get back. The Bare Conductive folk have a great collection of painted touch sensitive circuits to play with.
