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SXSW Hardware Startup Meetup

This afternoon, more than sixty hardware hackers, makers, movers, and shakers defied the drizzle to gather under a large tent at Autodesk’s SXSW Create pavillion for the official SXSW Hardware Startup Meetup. Organized and hosted by Ryan Brown and Bartley Gillan, the main event was a panel discussion and open Q&A with SF Hardware Startup Meetup organizer Nick Pinkston and the founders of four active hardware startups representing some 1.75M in pledged crowdfunding dollars among them.

Continue Reading March 9th, 2013 Sean Michael Ragan

DIY Rocket Competition

At South By Southwest (SXSW), DIYROCKETS and Sunglass announced a new competition for an “Open Source 3D Printed Rocket Engine” that would be capable of sending nano-satellites into orbit. The competition starts today and runs through June.

Continue Reading March 9th, 2013September 1st, 2015 David Lang2

Hardware Startup Panel at SXSW

Hardware is hot! In the past few weeks, there have been articles about the hardware startup resurgence in both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. And then, of course, there was MAKE’s very own Hardware Innovation Workshop. I’m part of a SXSW panel being put together to discuss this new landscape. I’ll be […]

Continue Reading August 26th, 2012 David Lang

Alt.SXSW: Dorks Convene in Palm Park

Today is the last official day of SXSW Interactive, and in a small park nestled behind the Austin Convention Center and I-35, the makers convened. Two tents—one for maker exhibits, one for an all-day DorkbotATX lineup of speakers—hosted a great array of makers showing and talking about projects. Thanks to Dorkbot Austin, ATX Hackerspace, and […]

Continue Reading March 13th, 2012 Sabrina Merlo

Alt.SXSW: ArcAttack! and More at SXSW Maker Show and Tell

Chris Locke from Heartless Machine If you have already been watching MAKE’s alt.SXSW livestream, stay tuned today until 3:30 CST and you’ll catch MAKE’s official SXSW podcast. We are doing a SXSW Maker Show and Tell, profiling local Austinites and makers here for THE FESTIVAL. (If you have a SXSW badge, the panel is 3:30 […]

Continue Reading March 12th, 2012 Sabrina Merlo

MAKE at SXSW

Are you going to Austin for SXSW? A MAKE crew is headed out March 8-15 for the Interactive portion of the festivities, and will be involved in a variety of events. We’d love to connect if you’re going to be there.

Continue Reading March 6th, 2012 Sabrina Merlo4

Dorkbot Austin @ SXSW

[Photo by Eddie Codel] Our pals at Dorkbot Austin sent us this message to post: Dorkbot Austin returns to SXSW for another Texas-sized science fair with beer on Saturday, March 14, 6 – 8 pm in Brush Square Park. Each year, this event attracts hundreds of makers, geeks, gamers, press, and SXSW potentates for an […]

Continue Reading February 23rd, 2009 Gareth Branwyn