Our friends at nonprofit arts education facility The Crucible are celebrating their 14th anniversary by hosting a sizzling show titled “Hot Couture: A Fusion of Fashion and Fire” this weekend, January 11 and 12, in Oakland, Calif. From their site: Ten artist and designer teams will create as many as... Read more »
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Attention makers! MAKE magazine is working on a new television project, and we're looking for a couple of hosts! Read more »
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Have you ever been Rickrolled? The bait-and-switch web gag is a web classic. But why confine the cheesy music of Rick Atley to the internet? Now you don't have to thanks to computer engineer Zach Rattner. Read more »
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OpenPipe’s MIDI-USB Shield connects an Arduino to an iPhone bagpipe app. I just love the breakout board which is long and studded with capacitive touch sensors. It can be used to create a pipe-like player for the setup for a more authentic feel. [via Hacked Gadgets] Read more »
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For today's Editors' hangout on air, MAKE staffers will talk about what hardware, make-ish gifts we gave and received and what we're planning to make in the year to come with said gifts. Join us at 2pm PST and 5pm PST live and online right here. Read more »
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The folks behind the highly anticipated Pebble smart watch, a crowdfunded project that's now the stuff of Kickstarter legend, say they have some big news to share with backers and the world Jan. 9. Read more »
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While 3D printers don't yet compete with toasters and DVD players in the home, the dam on the consumer market has been breached as the number of lower priced, easy-to-use models--and those who use them--grows. Part of this trend surely comes from the ever-expanding catalog of 3D printed objects, from... Read more »
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YouTube user NXT1Engineer, who built a Mindstorms beer opening robot, is at it again with this M&M-sorting machine. I love the cleverness and efficiency of the various sub-mechanisms. [via The NXT Step] Read more »
It’s been a big first year for Raspberry Pi, the $35 mini Linux computer. As soon as they started shipping, makers were eager to get their hands on the board so that they could use it in their projects. In just a few months, we’ve seen a ton of great... Read more »
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This morning, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announced The Raspberry Pi Education Manual by a team of UK teachers from Computing at School (CAS). The manual is free and even Creative Commons licensed. The book includes chapters on Scratch and Python and will include a Java chapter soon, according to Liz... Read more »
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Bob Cramblitt wrote an article about using 3-D scanning and printing technology to re-create 19th-century face jugs. Read more »
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The first ever Houston Mini Maker Faire is coming right up on Saturday, January 19th, at the Stafford Centre, and it’s shaping up to be a fun show. Over on their site, they have maker profiles of several of the makers who will be there sharing what they make, including... Read more »
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