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Maker Faire Ottawa Is A Perfect Platform for Innovative Art and Beyond

Maker Faire Ottawa Is A Perfect Platform for Innovative Art and Beyond

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Maker preview of Maker Faire Ottawa’s “Preternatural Exhibition,” an art show inside the Maker Faire co-curated by Ohio State University Professor Ken Rinaldo and Maker Faire curator Remco Volmer.

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Startup Offers Free Sensors to 150,000 Schools Across U.S. and Canada

Startup Offers Free Sensors to 150,000 Schools Across U.S. and Canada

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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Today, at Maker Faire Ottawa, Beagle Sense announced they will be offering free sensors to 150,000 thousand schools across Canada and the U.S.

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Paparazzi Bots to Follow You Like a Celeb at Maker Faire Ottawa

Paparazzi Bots to Follow You Like a Celeb at Maker Faire Ottawa

By Goli Mohammadi

Goli Mohammadi

I'm a word nerd who loves to geek out on how emerging technology affects the lexicon. I was an editor on the first 40 volumes of MAKE, and I love shining light on the incredible makers in our community. In particular, covering art is my passion — after all, art is the first thing most of us ever made. When not fawning over perfect word choices, I can be found on the nearest mountain, looking for untouched powder fields and ideal alpine lakes.

Contact me at snowgoli@gmail.com or via @snowgoli.

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Ottawa will soon be home to the first featured Maker Faire in Canada. Join in the fun and see what the Canadian Maker Movement has to offer.

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The Tinker Room at Ottawa’s Mini Maker Faire

The Tinker Room at Ottawa’s Mini Maker Faire

By Richard Burman

Richard Burman

I am a Montreal based cameraman, documentary maker, I have designed camera support gear and I am a keen DIYer.

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If two companies, one developing software and the other designing physical objects, were to set up a room at Maker Faire, what do you think it would look like? Would you envision a display of all the products their companies have produced. Or would you envision a setup involving a battery and a vibrator glued […]

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The Ottawa Mini Maker Faire is This Weekend

The Ottawa Mini Maker Faire is This Weekend

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Back in 2010, Ottawa hosted the very first Maker Faire in Canada. Since then they’ve been growing steadily, hoping for this year to be the biggest yet. If you’re in the area, you can attend the Mini Maker Faire this weekend at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Anyone attending needs to brace themselves for […]

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4,000 Turn Out for Ottawa Mini Maker Faire 2013 (Gallery)

By Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina Merlo

Sabrina is the Maker Faire Program Director. She works on stage content for the flagship fairs (Bay Area & New York), and also runs Maker Faire's global licensing program for locally and independently produced Maker Faires. She also co-creates the East Bay Mini Maker Faire in her town, Oakland, CA.

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The #makerfaire Twitter stream was alive with coverage of this weekend’s 3rd Ottawa Mini Maker Faire. From robots to CNC routers to antique radio rehab to textile projects, the fair looks to have been a blast.

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