Today is the deadline for Open Hardware Summit 2011 talk, breakout, and demo proposals. We’re publishing ours for feedback, and maybe to inspire your last minute entry. A last minute proposal to discuss the practical aspects of low-volume (20-500units) open hardware manufacturing. Who is doing it, what are the arrangements, what is the process like. […]
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OHS 2011 talk proposal: Open Hardware and the $2000 USB tax
Today is the deadline for Open Hardware Summit 2011 talk, breakout, and demo proposals. We’re publishing ours for feedback, and maybe to inspire your last minute entry. This is for a 5-20 minute talk to the entire group about USB IDs, and all the hoops you have to jump through to work with them. There’s […]
Bent Festival 2011
If you’re into circuit bending you may want to check out Bent Festival 2011. Bent is an annual art and music festival celebrating circuit bending and its related creative practices: DIY electronics, hardware hacking, glitch, code bending, software art, abstract video. Now in its 8th year, the festival will be held June 23-25, 2011 @ […]
Free ESC virtual conference June 16, 2011
ESC Silicon Valley is presenting a free virtual conference on June 16, 2011, from 8 AM to 3 PM PT. The lineup includes a fireside chat interview with Steve Wozniak, as well as presentations on Cortex M4 development, Android development, agile software development techniques for embedded systems as well as modern network security protocols for […]
Open Hardware Summit 2011 – Call for submissions
The Open Hardware Summit (OHS) has announced submissions for the second annual summit: The Open Hardware Summit (OHS) invites submissions for the second annual summit, to be held on September 15, 2011 in New York City (Venue TBA). The Open Hardware Summit is a venue to present, discuss, and learn about open hardware of all […]
LeafLabs Maple conference call in progress
Kinda short notice: we’re currently on a conference call with LeafLabs, maker of the Maple ARM-based Arduino compatible platform. If you have any questions please post below and we’ll ask them. Also in the forum. Audio and notes will be available shortly after the call.
Free Xilinx FPGA seminar
bearmos tipped us to a Free Xilinx FPGA seminar. These seminars often feel like a time-share sales pitch, but if you can stand it, or you’re a starving student, there’s usually lots of free hardware and food. We always take a netbook so we can start hacking right away if they hand out the goods […]
Maker Faire 2011
Maker Faire group shot. Courtesy of Eric at Seeed Studio.
Maker Faire 2011: Bre Pettis sighting
We spotted Bre Pettis of Maker Bot and previous Makezine videos in a hotel bar, along with two other awesome Maker Bot developers. Evidently it was a fairly serious encounter, judging by the picture, though it ended with an unfulfilled hot-tub challenge. To be continued… Photo CC BY-NC.
Maker Faire 2011 epilogue
Seeed took a group photo with everyone at the booth but I don’t have a copy yet. This is only part of the group: front (L to R) Eric (Seeed Studio founder), Jack (Gadget Factory, Logic Sniffer co-designer), Ian (me); back (L to R) Fan (Seeed store manager), Tully (Seeed project engineer) and Steve (Seeed […]
Redo: Maker Faire Day 2: Exhibits and booths
Opps, it looks like we added the wrong photoset for the day 2 post. Here’s a second try. Here are some of the most popular and/or memorable booths and exhibits of the day, featuring some LED fashion, a Foodies Corner, and some of the most well-known participants. More photos below the fold.
Seeed Studio receives Editor’s Choice ribbon
Congratulations to Seeed Studio for receiving an Editor’s Choice ribbon for their booth at this year’s Maker Faire!
Maker Faire roundup
We had a great time at this year’s Maker Faire! Here are some parting images of the fun, including some more art, tech, and even a sighting of a popular DP product for sale in the Maker Shed. More photos below the fold.
Maker Faire Day 2: Hackerspaces
A lot of prominent hackerspaces were represented at this year’s Maker’s Faire, including Noisebridge from San Francisco and CrashSpace from LA. Day 2 also included an inspirational panel discussion on the importance and future of hackerspaces, featuring Jimmy Rogers of Artisan’s Asylum (Boston), Jordan Bunker of Pumping Station 1 (Chicago), and Mitch Altman of Noisebridge, […]
Maker Faire Day 2: Getting around
The first day of walking around at the Maker Faire left us with pretty tired feet. See how some other Makers tried to solve the problem. More photos below the fold.
Maker Faire Day 2: Celebrity sightings
A few of the celebrity attendees at the Maker’s Faire, including Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs getting struck by lightining, Mythbuster Adam Savage, and The Woz. More photos below the fold.
Maker Faire Day 2: Exhibits and booths
Here are some of the most popular and/or memorable booths and exhibits of the day, featuring some LED fashion, a Foodies Corner, and some of the most well-known participants. More photos below the fold.
Maker Faire Day 2: Seeed booth
Here are some highlights of Day 2 at the Seeed Booth, closeups of our demos, and the crazy, free-for-all raffle at the end of the day. More photos below the fold.
Maker Faire day 1: Woz sighting!
Woz sighting! Today Magic Mirror designer Al and Liao from Seeed (extreme foreground) spotted the Woz at a talk. Too cool. We couldn’t get close enough to tell if he was wearing his Nixie watch. Photo courtesy Al. Via iPhone.
Maker Faire Day 1: Booths, Panels and Exhibits
The first day of Maker Faire had some great exhibits that really embodied the educational and creative spirit of the event. And some were just plain fun. Here are some of the highlights, including the Coke Zero & Mentos fountain, the Life Size Mousetrap, a cooperative Pac Man game, a MacGuyver class, and a really […]