The Hackers On Plant Earth conference, known as HOPE Number 9, is currently underway in New York City. The conference runs through July 15 and features speakers on a wide array of topics of interest to the hacker and open source community. The conference is sponsored by 2600 Magazine and occurs biennially in even numbered […]
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OHS 2012 idea: Who’s doing indy cottage manufacturing?
There’s a lot of people doing small scale manufacturing now. A lot of it is open source related, much isn’t. Identifying the various groups and their association with open source is an idea inspired by a discussion with Jeff from MightOhm. It’s not fleshed out enough to submit this time, but we’re posting it up […]
OHS 2012 poster proposal: Get your stuff made: open hardware manufacturing
Open Hardware Summit talk, poster, and demo proposals are due today. As always, we post our conference applications to give you an inside look and a template for your own submissions. We want a backup if the USB vendor ID proposal isn’t accepted, so we submitted the ‘Get your stuff made‘ presentation as a poster. […]
OHS 2012 talk proposal: A sketchy history: USB and open hardware
Open Hardware Summit talk, poster, and demo proposals are due today. As always, we publish our conference applications to give you an inside look and a template for your own submissions. This year we revised and resubmitted a talk proposal on USB vendor IDs and open source. This was rejected last year, though the two […]
Sponsor the Open Hardware Summit – we just did!
This is our third year sponsoring the Open Hardware Summit happening September 27, 2012. You can be a sponsor too: The Open Hardware Summit is made possible through the generosity of sponsors — individuals, hackerspaces, businesses large and small — who recognize the importance of an ongoing conversation about the Open Hardware Movement. Your donations […]
Maker Faire 2012 epilogue: Holy sh*t!!
Maker Faire was more than amazing this year. Thank you for stopping to say hi, demoing your project, listening to our presentation, and being in our video. A huge thanks to Skot for showing the awesome Digit_Grid and talking to so many people about our projects. Thank you Instructables, Macetech, and Jeri Ellsworth for organizing […]
@DangerousProto was the top Tweeter at Bay Area Maker Faire 2012
@DangerousProto was the #1 Tweeter at Bay Area Maker Faire. We tweeted over 50 pictures during the trip. Be sure to follow us for the latest geekery, we’ll be using it a lot more in the future. Congratulations to T-Mobile for making a cell service that doesn’t suck, we used a $3/day unlimited “4G” plan […]
Bay Area Maker Faire 2012 afterparty
Having a great time at the Bay Area Maker Faire afterparty
Bay Area Maker Fair 2012: Dangerous Prototypes is the recipient of an Editor’s Choice booth award!
The Dangerous Prototypes booth is a 2012 Editor’s Choice recipient! Congratulations to Skot who is almost certainly responsible for this with his blingy Digit Grid. After we show off the ribbon in a workshop video we’ll sent it to Skot. This is our third year sharing or winning the Editor’s Choice award. It’s not quite […]
Bay Area Maker Faire 2012: Robots!
There were lots of awesome robot projects at this years Bay Area Maker Fair. Check out the pics below the fold.
Getting around at Bay Area Maker Faire 2012
Here are a few pics of the Bay Area Maker Faire 2012 grounds. More pictures below the fold.
Bay Area Maker Faire 2012: Preview of booths and exhibits
Here is a short preview of some booths and exhibits we visited at the Bay Area Maker Faire. More below the fold.
Bay Area Maker Faire 2012: ‘Get your stuff made’ presentation
Great turnout for the Get Your Stuff Made presentation! Ian talked about the ways open source is currently manufactured, and outlined the package we send to Seeed Studio to start a new project. Power Point Open Office PDF
Bay Area Maker Faire 2012 preview
Starting to get busy at the Dangerous Prototypes booth! For live updates from the Bay Area Maker Faire check out our Twitter feed. More pictures below
Bay Area Maker Faire 2012: Setup
Here are some pics we took while setting up at the Bay Area Maker Faire. If you are visiting, be sure to say hi at our booth (#2). For live updates from the Maker Fair check out our Twitter feed. More photos below the fold.
GRCon2012 call for papers
The 2012 GNU Radio Conference will be held September 24-27, 2012, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel near the Altanta, GA airport. The conference coordinators have posted a “call for papers” from prospective presenters. Visit this link to fill out and submit the form with your idea for a presentation. The deadline for submission of abstracts […]
Maker Faire Shenzhen China roundup
Check out our posts about China’s first Maker Faire in Shenzhen: VIDEO: Shenzhen Maker Faire Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Setup Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Machines Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Toys Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Robots Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Around the Faire Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Dangerous Prototypes booth Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Dangerous Prototypes […]
Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Conclusion
China’s first Maker Faire was a huge success. The building was full from open to close, and the maker after party stretched late into the night. The projects were amazing, and the people were fantastic. We met a ton of amazing makers, including one developer who had spent a couple years building backend tools for […]
Maker Faire Shenzhen China: Dangerous Prototypes FAQ presentation
There were six featured speakers at Maker Faire Shenzhen covering all aspects of engineering and hardware manufacturing. We did an FAQ about Dangerous Prototypes, what we do, and why we like open source. Download the presentation here. What we do How we started Why open source? Why open development? Why free PCBs? Why fulfillment? Lessons […]
Maker Shenzhen Interview: Qin Shiyun, Shenzhen
Qin is the youngest maker we met in China. This crafty 12 year old designed a robot that sweeps floors, and another that mimics a penguin’s walk. These were originally part of a class project, but she continued building and improving them. She likes the fact that Maker Faires are both adult- and children-friendly. Seeing […]