Here are some of the stranger booths and projects we say on Day 1 of Maker Faire, including a recycled water outhouse, an interactive mask designed after this year’s food poisoning outbreak in Germany, glasses that light up when you talk, and… well, we don’t really know what this thing with the big eyes is. […]
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Maker Faire Day 1 – Big Guys at the Faire
We saw some of the biggest names and sponsors at the Maker Faire, including Microsoft, Radio Shack, Arduino, SparkFun, and MakerBot More pictures below.
Maker Faire Day 1 – Robots!
We all know it’s just a matter of time before robots take over the world. Here’s a preview of some of the forms our future overlords might take. More pictures below.
Maker Faire Day 1 – Booth and Exhibits
Some of the most eye-catching booths and exhibits from Day 1 including an open source geiger counter, the 3D printer village, the youngest Maker at the Faire, and the glow-in-the-dark room. And, in contrast to the San Mateo Faire earlier this year, we only saw one steampunk booth! More pictures below.
Maker Faire Day 1: Dangerous Prototypes Booth
A look at the Dangerous Prototypes booth from Day 1 of Maker Faire. We were happy to share a space with Brian from teho Labs, and to get a visit from SQKYBeaver, one of our bloggers.
After hours at NYC Resistor hacker space
Eric Pan (Seeed Studio) and Ian visit the NYC Resistor hacker space in Brooklyn after the Maker Faire on Saturday night. More pictures below.
New York eats
Our usual food crawl was thwarted by poor internet connections and lack of planning, but we still managed to grab some good grub. We got luck and stumbled on a festival in Little Italy. More pictures below.
Maker vs Maker
David Cuartielles from the Arduino crew takes a picture of the Thermal Tweeter. We were so excited we snapped this picture.
World Maker Faire New York 2011 setup preview
The night before Maker Faire is for setup and schmoozing with other makers. We took our hidden camera to bring you these preview pictures. Big sponsor this year: Radio Shack with their new DIY/Maker push. Surprise sponsor this year: our preferred distributor Mouser seems to be getting into the DIY game. PS: back scratchers are […]
Atmel and Arduino Collaborate on AVR and ARM-based Development Platforms
Atmel and Arduino have announced a cooperative effort to produce three new AVR and ARM-based dev platforms debuting at the Atmel-sponsored Arduino Pavilion at Maker Faire located in Queens, New York, September 17 and 18, 2011. According to Atmel’s press release: Atmel and Arduino will be demonstrating several platforms in the Atmel-sponsored Arduino Pavilion including: […]
Maker Faire: Where is squeaky-B
We have some free PCB coupons to give away if your at the Maker Faire on Saturday, if you are one of the first to spot SQKYbeaver in the crowd just shout “free pcb” and he will give you a coupon code. It is just like where’s waldo, but with a prize!
Limited support during Open Hardware Summit and Maker Faire
Today we’re going to New York for the Open Hardware Summit (Thursday, 15th) and Maker Faire (Saturday 17th, Sunday 18th). We’ll check in regularly and provide as much support as we can. Internet will be better than the Maker Faire Bay Area. The blog will have pictures and coverage of all the events, and the […]
We’re going to Maker Faire New York!
Today our application for a booth at Maker Faire New York 2011 was accepted. We’ll be showing off the Thermal Tweeter and a few other toys. If everything works out, we’ll share the booth with Brian from Teho labs. We’ll be there a few days early for the Open Hardware Summit, and a little eating. […]
Maker Faire Detroit: Cool projects
This heading may be overly broad, but we found an abundance of impressive things that didn’t seem to fit in the other categories. These students at Melvindale High School (and their advisor, Randy Thomas) won third place in a robotics competition with this ROV they constructed. They plan to continue improving it. They told a story […]
Maker Faire Detroit: Vehicles
We saw this couch cruising around the Faire all day, but nobody offered us a lift…
Maker Faire Detroit: Iron pour
It’s hard to overestimate the awesomeness of seeing metal splash around like water. Seeing Chicago Crucible transform small heaps of busted up iron into awesome art by using fire seemed to be a highlight for many. The raw materials, from old radiators and such like, busted apart with sledgehammers, measured out with scientific precision.
Maker Faire Detroit: Kid friendly
Organizers had planned many areas specifically targeted to kids, and they seemed to be having a great time. The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum had a great tent full of interactive exhibits and such for children, old and young. Here’s a musical instrument played by placing the hand within a certain distance range of some proximity […]
Maker Faire Detroit: Hackerspaces
OmniCorpDetroit had this high-powered marshmallow cannon on display. I didn’t see whether they had the opportunity to demonstrate it.
Maker Faire Detroit: 3D printer
Our ace hacker Schazamp hit Maker Faire Detroit this weekend. We’ll be running his reports all day. The Faire was filled with loads of awesome things, and to cover them all would be impossible, but here you can see some of the things that stood out to us. We found many 3D printer designs, and […]
Maker Faire 2011
Maker Faire group shot. Courtesy of Eric at Seeed Studio.