My friend Johngineer took some great photos of Maker Faire Rhode Island this past weekend, enjoy!
But wait, there's more! Photos from Brian Jepson as well!
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MakerFaire RI 2010 - photos!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/makerfaire_ri_2010_-_photos.html
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Handmade Music in NYC 8/29
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Announcing another Handmade Music, this Sunday 8/29!
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Culturefix, 9 Clinton St., New York, NY 10002
Sunday, August 29
Open Party Event 7-9:30pFREE
Handmade Music is a community get-together, Science Fair, noise-making happening, and party for people making things that make music. We return to NYC on Sunday, August 29 at 7p. Our new Manhattan home is Culturefix, a new electronics boutique, gallery, and tapas bar on the Lower East Side. This month, we welcome a classically-trained guitar duo using their instruments to play games, an original string-modeling instrument, a sonic dodecahedron sculpture (really), artists using game chips, and more. Last-minute creations are always welcome.
Lineup:
- Modal Kombat, clasically-trained guitarists playing video games like Pong and Mario Kart
- Smomid, an original, guitar-like modeled instrument
- Neurohedron, a nonlinear sequencer and dodecahedronal sculpture that plays modal music
- Chip music assembled by Pulsewave NYC, including Square Wail (Seattle), DaPantz, Kris Keyser, and AdamGetsAwesome playing Game Boys and other handheld instruments for "fat beats with old timey melodies" and "dance-punk"
- Scenes from Handmade Music Brooklyn 3/8/10
- Scenes from the last Handmade Music
- More video from the last Handmade Music
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Scenes from the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/scenes_from_the_kansas_city_mini_ma.html
Congratulations to the Kansas City Mini Maker Faire team for hosting an excellent Faire! Along with countless happy visitors, I had a great time learning about all of the awesome projects that were being presented, such as a remote-control Nerf gun, soda can crusher, and miniature drum set. The MakerBots were out in force, and the rockets and foam planes were a'flying. You can see the rest of my photos here, and watch a news segment about the event here. I'm ready for next year already!
Did you make it out to the Faire? Be sure to share your photos and memories in the comments! Here are some of my favorites:
A foam cutting machine, that uses a reciprocating needle to punch out patterns quickly with no mess
Kids making security screwdrivers from nails, which can be used to take apart plastic toys
Learning to solder with Mitch Altman and Jimmie Rodgers
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ASK AN ENGINEER - SPECIAL GUEST AMANDA "W0Z" WOZNIAK 8/21/2010 10pm ET! DefCon Ninja Party Badge designer and more!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/ask_an_engineer_-_special_guest_ama.html
I will be helping to broadcast "Ask an engineer" tonight - should be a great show!
ASK AN ENGINEER - SPECIAL GUEST AMANDA "W0Z" WOZNIAK 8/21/2010 10pm ET! By popular demand - "Ask an engineer" Saturday night - 10pm ET with special guest Amanda "w0z" Wozniak. w0z was on a few previous shows (our most info-packed ones so far) - and she designed the MONOCHRON clock enclosure. W0z also designed the very popular and amazing DefCon Ninja Party Badges. W0z is a staff Electrical Engineer at Wyss Institute and formerly an applications Engineer at Analog Devices. This will be a great show.
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What is "Ask an engineer"? From the electronics enthusiast to the professional community - "Ask an Engineer" has a little bit of everything for everyone. If you're a beginner, or a seasoned engineer - stop in and see what we're up to! We have demos of projects and products we're working on, we answer your engineering and electronics questions and we have a trivia question + give away each week. Mosfet the cat stops by too. Previous chats can be viewed at http://www.adafruit.com/ask
Chat details!
- Visit our new "Ask an Engineer"section on Adafruit at 10pm ET, Saturday nights
- Or visit our Ustream page
- For old schoolers, you can use IRC, you'll need a Ustream log/pass, check out the Ustream IRC how-tos here and here
- We are #adafruit-industries6796 on IRC server chat1.ustream.tv
- Watch the show with an iPad, iPhone or Android phone!
See you there!
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Open Hardware Summit tickets on sale!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/open_hardware_summit_tickets_on_sal.html
Tickets are now on sale for the Open Hardware Summit!The Open Hardware Summit will be a one day event held on Sept. 23rd at the New York Hall of Science. We hope that you’ll join us!
This is the first conference of its kind, where open source hardware producers are coming together to share knowledge about bringing open hardware to market, and solving issues around open design and licensing. Together we will gain momentum as a team, defining a revolution and signing a new definition.
There are two ticket prices. Types are not enforced, so please exercise your judgment. Reduced Summit Pass: $25 For artists, students and non-profits Regular Summit Pass: $40
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Life-sized TIE Interceptor at Star Wars Celebration V
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Life-sized TIE Interceptor at Star Wars Celebration V. Photos and more at the Denver Post...
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August 16 2010, 11:00pm | More »
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FLEA at MIT - The swapfest is today!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/flea_at_mit_-_the_swapfest_is_today.html
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FLEA at MIT - The swapfest is today! more @ the swapfest site.
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Silicon Valley Electronics Flea Market - today!
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Electronics Flea Market - today! Saturday Aug. 14 - Hosted by West Valley Amateur Radio Association.The Electronics Flea Market "swap meet" is held on the second Saturday (pre dawn) of each month, March through October. The flea market is organized by ASVARO for the benefit of non-profit amateur radio organizations in the Silicon Valley. The flea market was held in Sunnyvale in 2004-2005 and in previous years at Foothill College in Los Altos. The organizations that participate in the flea markets are active in amateur radio education, emergency communications, and civic support activities.
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This week in Maker Events
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/this_week_in_maker_events_39.html
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar. Wish your event was on the list? Add it to the calendar!
Coming up this week:
Processing (with Jesse Kriss) @Baltimore Node
Baltimore, MD
Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010, 7:30pm - 10pmDIY Beverage Night @FUBAR Labs
Highland Park, NJ
Wednesday, Aug 11, 2010, 8pm +Inkscape for Laser Cutting @Metrix Create: Space
Seattle, WA
Thursday, Aug 12, 2010, 7pm - 9:30pmStarry, Starry Night: Art & Astronomy Slumber Party
Saratoga, CA
Friday, Aug 13, 2010 - Saturday, Aug 14, 2010, 8pm - 8amArduino 101 @Austin Hackerspace
Austin, TX
Saturday, Aug 14, 2010 - Sunday, Aug 15, 12pm-4pmDIY Tech Expo @Makers Local 256
Huntsville, AL
Saturday, Aug 14, 2010, 5pm +Intro to Chiptunes: Making music with Game Boys @Site 3 coLaboratory
Toronto, ON
Sunday, Aug 15, 2010, 1pm - 5pmDC Music and Technology @HacDC
Washington, DC
Sunday, Aug 15, 2010, 1pm - 3pmEL Wire class @Crash Space
Culver City, CA
Wednesday, Aug 18, 2010, 8pm - 10pmStart planning for:
Kansas City Mini Maker Faire
Parkville, MO
Sunday, Aug 22, 2010, 10am - 6pmNetduino Class @Harford Hackerspace
Baltimore, MD
Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 7pm - 12amBoarduino Soldering Workshop @Baltimore Node
Baltimore, MD
Saturday, Aug 28, 2010, 12pm - 4pmIntro to Reversing @Hive 76
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Philadelphia, PA
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Maker Mixer at i3Detroit
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Maker Faire heroes i3Detroit are hosting a Maker Mixer at their space next month, to give everyone who was too wrapped up in running their events a chance to relax and socialize. This should be a great way to catch up with everyone in the area and get involved in the DIY scene in Detroit:
Detroit's first Maker Faire was a smashing success by all accounts, bringing together hundreds of exhibiting makers, scores of awesome creations, and tens of thousands of onlookers and makers-to-be. It was educational, entertaining, and most of all, busy.
So busy, in fact, that many makers spent the whole weekend in their booths, with little opportunity to meet each other. And while the spectacle was great for short-term attention, the synergy is where long-term gains stand to be made. To that end, i3Detroit will host an event we're calling the Maker Mixer. On September 4th, anyone who's interested in DIY (and especially anyone who exhibited at Maker Faire) is encouraged to come down to Ferndale and spend the afternoon at i3Detroit's shop.
Maker Mixer
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Saturday, September 4th, 2010, 2pm+
i3 Detroit
1481 Wordsworth, Ferndale, MI 48220
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London Hackspace spacewarming party
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/london_hackspace_spacewarming_party.html
Good news for London makers/hackers- the London Hackspace just relocated to a newer, bigger venue, and is having a spacewarming party to celebrate the move! Here's the details:
The London Hackspace is a non-profit, community-run hacker space in central London. We provide a space where people who make things can come to share tools and knowledge. We've just signed the lease on our new workshop - "Laboratory 24" - in Shoreditch. This larger venue will enable us to provide many more facilities than were possible in our previous space.
To celebrate our move we're having a party/open evening on the 1st of August. This is a great chance for interested non-members to have a look at the space, but also for everybody to get to know like-minded hackers with similar or completely different interests, discuss projects and techniques, and generally just hang out and have a beer.
Spacewarming party @London Hackspace
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Sunday, Aug 1, 2010, 2:00pm +
Laboratory 24
Unit 24, Cremer Business Centre, 37 Cremer Street, London E2 8HD
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Maker Faire RI: August 28 - call for Makers, call for volunteers
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/maker_faire_ri_august_28_-_call_for.html
The Second Maker Faire Rhode Island is coming soon to downtown Providence, RI: August 28, 2010 (exact location and schedule TBD). Once again, the event is taking over a portion of downtown during a WaterFire.
All builders, inventors, innovators, hackers, tinkerers, gadgeteers, designers, artists, fabricators, welders, craftspeople, fabric technologists, bricolaurs, engineers, scientists, garden wizards, and more: Come show off your creations!
Even if you don't have something to exhibit this year, you can get involved as a volunteer, or just attend (it's free to attend) and have fun!
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Dale and 3ric Johanson at Ada's Books, Seattle, this Friday (7/23)
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/dale_and_3ric_johanson_at_adas_book.html
This Friday, at Ada's Technical Books in Seattle, WA, MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty and Intellectual Ventures' 3ric Johanson (who's also our lovely cover geek for MAKE Volume 23) will be guests at a MAKE magazine release party! They'll be on hand to talk about Volume 23, Gadgets. 3ric will talk about Intellectual Ventures' Mosquito Blaster, a mosquito death ray that can detect the buzzing little bloodsuckers and zap them from the sky using freakin' lasers!
MAKE Magazine Release Party
Friday, July 23, 2010
Ada's Technical Books
713 Broadway East
Seattle, WA 98102
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From the pages of MAKE:
MAKE Volume 23, Gadgets
This special issue is devoted to machines that do delightful and surprising things. In it, we show you how to make a miniature electronic Whac-a-Mole arcade game, a tiny but mighty see-through audio amp, a magic mirror that contains an animated soothsayer, a self-balancing one-wheeled Gyrocar, and the Most Useless Machine (as seen on The Colbert Report!). Plus we go behind the scenes and show you how Intellectual Ventures made their incredible laser targeting mosquito zapper -- yes, it's real, and you wish you had one for your patio barbecue. All this and much, much more.- Tags:
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Power tool racing! Rockets! Robots! In Baltimore! Oh my!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/power_tool_racing_rockets_robots_in.html
This one crept up on a bit late, but Betascape sounds like an awesome event. The schedule includes power tool drag racing, a 3d face scanner, DIY 3d printers, rocket launches, a robot fest, and more. If you're in or near the Baltimore area, be sure to stop in and check it out!
Betascape 2010
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Friday, July 16, 2010, - Sunday, July 18, 2010
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Announcing: Kansas City Mini Maker Faire 2010
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/announcing_kansas_city_mini_maker_f.html
We're excited to announce that the folks in Kansas City, MO are holding a Mini Maker Faire! The event will take place on August 22nd, 2010, at the English Landing Park in Parkville, MO. They've opened the Call for Makers, so bring out your cool projects and inventions, and get ready to head out to the Faire!
Kansas City Mini Maker Faire 2010
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Sunday, Aug 22, 2010, 10am - 6pm
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MAKE at The Next HOPE
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HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) is going on this weekend at the Hotel Pennsylvania in NYC, if you're here, stop by and say hi at the MAKE table! Photos by Matt Mets.
We're neighbors with our friends Sparkle Labs,
and nearby our Adafruit pals are also vending. Limor's even modeling a police tape scarf!
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Live in a museum for a month? Awesome!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/live_in_a_museum_for_a_month_awesom.html
Want to live in a museum for a month? The Museum of Science and Industry is looking for a roommate:
The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago is looking for "you." And by "you," we mean an adventurous, outgoing person with a strong interest in learning about science and the world around her or him, plus the ability to write engagingly about your experiences. Ideally, you're also the web-savvy sort who can keep your thumb out of frame when taking photographs. If that "you" sounds like you, or if you are simply curious about this intriguing endeavor, then you should read on.
[via boingboing]
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A popup Fab Lab at the DMY International Design Festival Berlin
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/a_popup_fab_lab_at_the_dmy_internat.html
Matt Cottam of Tellart wrote in with news of the pop-up Fab Lab at the DMY International Design Festival in June 2010:
A roadtrip caravan transporting a Fab lab from Amsterdam to Berlin, a panel discussion, a workshop, a talk, and lots of making...
Early Wednesday morning Matt [Cottam] met up with Bas van Abel (Waag Society), Mike Pelletier (Waag Society Fab Lab) and Gianfranco Checci (PICNIC) for the six hour drive from Amsterdam to Berlin. The night before, other Waag Society teammates drove a truck filled with the entire Waag Fab Lab to the now defunct Templehof Airport in Berlin.. By early Thursday morning the Maker Lab area of the festival was a hive of activity.The annual DMY Festival exhibits the work of more than 400 designers and is extended by over 40 satellite events around Berlin. This year the event hosted an international group of designer-hackers who brought in a factory's worth of machinery to set up a Maker Lab. CNC milling, laser cutting, thermal forming, bioplastic molding, physical computing with Arduino, custom circuit board design and etching with Fritzing, RepRap and MakerBot 3-d printing, stop-motion animation and just about every other means of prototyping was in house...
Tellart at the MY International Design Festival Berlin
Maker Lab DMY Berlin on flickr
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GSS Jell-O mold mompetition tomorrow in Brooklyn
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/gss_jell-o_mold_mompetition_tomorro.html
I'm super excited about the Jell-O mold competition happening tomorrow at the Gowanus Studio Space in Brooklyn, NY. Creative plastic forming designers will create masterpieces from the colorful jiggly stuff, and I get to be one of the judges! It's free to go and check out the artistry, and winners will be announced at 8pm. Last year there were jems, caviar, and gyroscopes, and I'm sure this year will be just as exciting!
GSS Jell-O Mold Competition
Saturday, June 26 2010 from 6-10pm
166 7th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
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Make: Day aftermath
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/make_day_aftermath.html
I just got back from the Science Museum of Minnesota where the second Make: Day has concluded. Make: Day is kind of a mini maker faire, with all sorts of fun projects displayed for museum-goers. Last year's event was partly a promotion for Make: Television but this one didn't really have a clear Maker Media connection. Nevertheless, I showed up with some copies of MAKE Magazine, a few Make books, a bunch of buttons to give out and some BrushBots to show off. I really enjoyed interacting with the visitors, nearly all of whom brought their kids along. Everyone loved the BrushBots and the books and magazines provoked a ton of questions and comments. I'm super tired but had a great time!
Did you attend Make: Day? Drop a comment and let us know your favorite part.
(Sorry about the iffy pic, I didn't have time to shoot many photos!)
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Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire 2010: Success!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/ann_arbor_mini_maker_faire_2010_suc_1.html
Congratulations to the Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire folks for putting on an awesome Faire! The event has grown quite a bit since last years event. There were lots of awesome things on display, such as a solar-powered tractor, DIY skee ball machine, a magnetoscope, homemade saw mill, improvised musical instruments, and robots galore, not to mention learn-to-solder and learn-to-sew demonstrations. Here are some photos that I took of the festivities.
Did you attend? Be sure to share your photos and memories in the comments!
Also, remember that Maker Faire Detroit is just around the corner, and there's still time to register to exhibit! If you've been working on cool gadgets, projects, or crafts, this is a great place to show them off and inspire others!
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Make It: How to DIY @The Commonwealth Club
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/make_it_how_to_diy_the_commonwealth.html
Interested in learning what some of the greatest minds in the Maker scene have in store for the future? This Saturday, catch our own Mark Frauenfelder at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, where he will talk with Adam Savage from MythBusters about where he sees the DIY movement heading. Sounds like a fun event:
Make It: How to DIY
Mark Frauenfelder, Editor, Make Magazine
In conversation with Adam Savage, Host, "MythBusters"You know that guy or girl who can make or fix anything? Yes, the same MacGyver wannabe who repairs a flat tire with an empty water bottle and a pen. You can now compete with these handy heroes. Especially now, in times of financial hardship, people want to fix and create useful and awesome gadgets from scratch. MAKE magazine leads this "yes I can" attitude with tips for new self-sufficiency. From fixing your cracked iPhone screen to make-shifting an aerial camera rig from Popsicle sticks, a drugstore kite and Play-Doh, Make has it all. Find out where technophile and editor-in-chief Frauenfelder plans to lead this DIY movement.
As if Mr. Make and Mr. Mythbuster aren't interesting enough, we are securing a solid lineup of DIY creations to follow their 'bot' banter. Behold yourselves, INFORUMers, for the glove that plays Rock-Paper-Scissors, animated Luminas as morphing light sprites, and the sky -- like you've never seen it before.
Make It: How to DIY
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Monday, June 14, 2010, 6pm+
Commonwealth Club SF
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World Science Festival in NYC
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/world_science_festival_in_nyc.html
This week kicked off the World Science Festival, a five-day extravaganza in New York City. There's still time to catch today's and this weekend's events, including the Sunday Street Fair in Washington Square Park, where you can find Maker Faire folks at the New York Hall of Science booth. If you're in the neighborhood from 10-6 on Sunday, stop by and say hi!
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This week in Maker Events
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/this_week_in_maker_events_33.html
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar. Wish your event was on the list? Add it to the calendar!
Coming up this week:
Steve Lampen: The Joy of Wire @Crash Space
Culver City, CA
Thursday, Jun 3, 2010, 8pm - 9pmGrand re-opening party @Alpha One Labs
Brooklyn, NY
Friday, Jun 4, 2010, 8pm+F3 Talks @Freeside Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Friday, Jun 4, 2010, 7:30pm - 9:30pmOpen House @FUBAR Labs
Highland Park, NJ
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010, 1pm - 6pmCPUs 0b1100101: Intro to computer processors @NYC Resistor
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010, 12pm - 2pmAnn Arbor 2010 Mini Maker Faire
Ann Arbor, MI
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010, 10am - 5pmExperimental Garage Sale 2010
Chicago, IL
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010, 12pm - 5pmBay Area Ham Cram
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010, 8am - 5pmScience For Juggalos @Noisebridge
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010, 6pm - 8pmCPUs 0b1100101: Intro to computer processors @NYC Resistor
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, Jun 5, 2010, 12pm - 2pmGuitar Effects Workshop @Hive76
Philadelphia PA
Monday, Jun 7, 2010, 7:30pm - 10:00pmSlip Casting @The Steel Yard
Providence, RI
Monday, Jun 7, 2010 - Monday, Aug 16, 2010, 6:30pm - 9:30pmMake:SF June 8th @ reMake Lounge
San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, Jun 8, 2010, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
300 Seconds of Fame @PS1
Chicago, IL
Tuesday, Jun 8, 2010, 8pm - 10pmHacking Javascript @757 Labs
Norfolk, VA
Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010, 6pm - 8pmScientific Programming Workshop @The Cowtown Computer Congress
Kansas City MO
Wednesday, Jun 9, 2010, 8pm - 10pmStart planning for:
Shakerag Workshops - Processing Foundation Course with Marius Watz
Sewanee, TN
Sunday, Jun 13, 2010 - Saturday, Jun 19, 2010, 9am - 6pmMake:Provo - The Beginning
Provo, UT
Saturday, Jun 12, 2010, 6pm - 7pmEurekaFest
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Make: Provo planning meeting is next Saturday
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/06/make_provo_planning_meeting_is_next.html
Do you live in or near Provo, UT? Interested in getting a Make: City group started in your area? Well, you are in luck! It just so happens that the fine folks from the Transistor hackerspace are holding a planning meeting next weekend to get things started, and are looking for like-minded people to get involved:
Greetings everyone. The members of the Transistor in Provo, UT have decided we'd like to get the Provo do-it-yourself community together and form a Make: Magazine inspired club called Make:Provo. We will be holding our preliminary meeting on Saturday June 12th from 6PM to 7PM at the Transistor (directions here). We encourage everyone who is interested in showing off their DIY projects, who is interested in starting some DIY projects, or who is interested in seeing and talking about DIY projects to attend this, our first official meeting.
Topics to be discussed at our first meeting include:
- Meeting Frequency and Duration,
- Typical Meeting Topics,
- Group Project Ideas,
- Any Projects brought in by AttendeesWe hope to see lots of people and projects there!
Make:Provo planning meeting
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Saturday, June 12, 2010, 6pm - 7pm
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Reminder: Call for Entries, Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire!
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/reminder_call_for_entries_ann_arbor.html
Reminder: The Ann Arbor Mini Maker faire is only a few weeks away, so if you are planning to exhibit you should sign up soon! The Faire will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 5th, 2010. See you there!
Note that this event is different then Maker Faire Detroit, which will be happening at the end of July.
Organizers of the Ann Arbor "Mini" Maker Faire have issued a Call for Makers for the June 5, 2010 event to be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds (aka "Saline Fairgrounds"). The Faire features exhibits and activities in robots, green tech, science, radio, rocketry, unusual tools/techniques, fixing and/or taking things apart, and other areas, all with an emphasis on "do it yourself." Last year's Faire drew over 1,200 people to engage in activities such as learning to solder and silk screening t-shirts, and saw exhibits some of which were featured in Make Magazine. Organizers are tripling the space and hope to have at least twice as many exhibits for 2010.
The Faire is free to exhibitors and visitors alike, and is funded by sponsors and the organizers. It is a local version of the major Maker Faires in the Bay area, and, new this year, at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit and in New York City.
Exhibitors can find additional information and an online application form at http://www.a2makerfaire.com. Application deadline is May 5, 2010.
The mission of the Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire is to present interesting or unique exhibits, individuals, and demonstrations in DIY science, technology, engineering, and art that excite, motivate, and educate. The emphasis should be on cool things, skills, and knowledge. As a shorthand, the exhibits should be the kind of thing you'd see in Make Magazine.
Ann Arbor Mini Maker Faire
Saturday, June 5, 2010, 10am - 5pm
Washtenaw Farm Council Fairgrounds
(a.k.a. Saline Fairgrounds)
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103More:
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World Science Festival
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/world_science_festival.html
World Science Festival starts in a couple weeks, I'm really looking forward to all the sessions, events and more. If you're in the NYC area - see you there! The (free) street fair is on Sunday -The New York University/Washington Square Park area will become a science wonderland when the World Science Festival Youth and Family Street Fair returns to New York City on Sunday, June 6. This free, day-long extravaganza showcases the intrigue and pure fun of science with a non-stop program of interactive exhibits, experiments, games, and shows, all meant to entertain and inspire. Join us for a day of family fun.
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Score! Pop up Swap in Brooklyn
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Here's a great event in Brooklyn, NY for getting rid of unwanted stuff while scoring some sweet new duds/gear/anything:
In case you missed that last two swaps (that drew over 1,000 each!), this is how Score! works: Attendees bring their old clothes, music, books, etc, to the event and drop them at the door. Volunteers sort and distribute these items to themed departments where professional curators organize them into boutique-like displays. Attendees have the option to browse each department and take as much as they can carry! Meanwhile, DJs keep the party poppin’, artists silkscreen custom tote bags, and fashion photographers take photos of stylish “scored” outfits. At the end of the day, all leftover items and proceeds from the event are donated to charity.
Departments include clothing (male & female), books & media, electronics, music, housewares, bikes, crafts and "kiddie corner." North Brooklyn hackerspace Alpha One Labs will be curating the electronics section. Here's a video from last year's swap:
Score! Pop Up Swap
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Saturday, May 29th
BKLYN Yard // 400 Carroll St btw Bond & Nevins
Doors: Noon – 6pm
Cover: $3 w/ RSVP
All ages
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Speed talks at the Hack Factory in Minneapolis
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Hack Factory Cabaret is a new monthly community event in the style of the Chaos Computer Club's Lightning Talks and Noisebridge's 5 Minutes Of Fame. Our first event will be this Thursday (May 20) from 7-9pm and will be FREE to all and FUN so bring your friends.
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Preliminary line-up for this month:
* The Space Phone Project
* A Homebrew IDE controller
* Homerbrew Beer Brewing
* Building the MakerBot
* The Star Tree
* Urban Exploration
* Bonsai!
* Interstellar Pleasure Barge
* Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning (ARHAB) with the University of Minnesota Ballooning Team
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The Business of the Brain- lecture at MIT/Stanford Venture Lab
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Interested in learning about the latest developments in brain-computer interfacing? Then you might want to check out The Business of the Brain, a presentation being held tomorrow at the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab in California:
Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) promises a quantum leap in human interaction with technology--enabling our thoughts and emotions to control devices and enabling devices to know what we're "really thinking" and feeling. Currently, there are more than 300 million brain toting people in the United States alone, making the opportunities for BCI products far-reaching.
BCI is bringing fresh and often unexpected perspectives to established industries, from entertainment and transportation to medicine and information systems. In this emergent phase of consumer-related BCI, innovators are redefining sleep management, gaming, user interfacing, courtroom evidence, and national security--and this is only the beginning.
For the first time, neuroscientists and savvy entrepreneurs, from a number of traditionally unrelated industries, are teaming up to move BCI technology out of research and medical labs and into our everyday lives. The Business of the Brain event will address the challenges and opportunities of this exciting revolution, including limitations of "wet" sensors, "noise" interference, government regulation, novel user interfaces, designing industry-specific BCI applications and the cost engineering of current applications.
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The Business of the Brain
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 6pm - 8:30pm
Arbuckle Lounge and Bishop Auditorium at Stanford Business School
518 Memorial Way, Stanford, CA
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This week in Maker Events
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/this_week_in_maker_events_31.html
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar. Wish your event was on the list? Add it to the calendar!
Coming up this week:
Dayton Hamvention
Dayton, OH
Friday, May 14, 2010, - Sunday, May 16Midsouth Makers Soldering Class
Memphis, TN
Friday, May 14, 2010, 7pm - 10pmSteampunk World's Fair
Piscataway, NJ
Friday, May 14, 2010 - Sunday, May 16Hacker Movie Night @CCCKC
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, May 14, 2010, 10pm - 12amInterlock Lightning Talks
Rochester, NY
Friday, May 14, 2010, 7pm - 9pmUnusual Musical Instrument Jam @Pumping Station: One
Chicago, IL
Friday, May 14, 2010, 7pm +MAKE IN // Music Hack Day @CRASH Space
Culver City, CA
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 12pm - 6pmDishing It Out: Hollowware Workshop @The Steel Yard
Providence, RI
Saturday, May 15, 2010 - Sunday, May 16, 2010, 10am - 4:30pmOMGW88BBQ @Workshop88
Naperville, IL
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 12pm - 1pmKit Build - Solar Speeder @HacDC
Washington, DC
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1pm - 3pmArduino / Project Night @theTransistor
Provo, UT
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 6pm - 9pmIntro to the Arduino @Metrix Create:Space
Seattle, WA
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2pm - 4pmSolder Sundays @Alpha One Labs
Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 1pm - 2pmIntro to the Arduino @Metrix Create: Space
Seattle, WA
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2pm - 4pmFreeduino Spring Training @LVL1
Louisville, KY
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7pm - 10pmWeekly Social Meeting @Fubar Labs
New Brunswick, NJ
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7pm - 9pmGeneral meeting @Alpha One Labs
Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7pm - 10pmColab Wednesdays @Baltimore Node
Baltimore, MD
Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 7:30pm - 9:30pmOpen House @Hive76
Philadelphia, PA
Wed, May 19, 2010, 8pm - 10:30pmAHA! Build Night
Ann Arbor, MI
Thursday, May 20, 2010, 7:30pm - 12:00amStart planning for:
Maker Faire Bay Area
San Mateo, CA
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 10am - 8pm, and Sunday, May 23, 2010, 10am - 6pmexploring math through computation, and vice versa @sprout
Somerville, MA
Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 10am - 1pmWorld Steam Expo
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Liveblogging from the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/liveblogging_from_the_shizuoka_hobb.html
Our favorite eyes and ears in the international hobby market, Fra Fondi, is at the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 in Tokyo. On Hobby Media, he's posted a bunch of coverage already. The text is in Italian, but the tour-of-the-floor videos speak for themselves.
Frankie will be liveblogging tonight at 6pm PDT (9pm EDT) from the show floor. Check the Hobby Media site for details (and bring your Italian to English dictionary).
Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 coverage on Hobby Media
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ITP 2010 Spring Show
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/itp_2010_spring_show.html
The ITP Spring Show 2010 (a two day exhibition of interactive projects, sound and physical computing at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program Tisch School of the Arts) was a blast! Here are some of our favorite projects from this year (more photos here):
Estrella Intersects the Plane - Matthew Richard
Using 40 servos and 80 RGB LEDs, an attempt to create a animated color field painting by letting the light itself mix together on a canvas. The 2 LEDs are placed at the tips of 40 arms that are arranged in a circle and controlled by 40 servos. One LED faces towards the center of the circle and the other faces away from the center. Subtle differences in servo timing and LED values create a look similar to sea anemones. The color patterns resemble wasting sunsets and sunrises melding and disappearing.
Balloon Projections: Paul Rothman, Rune Madsen
We are projecting visuals on a cluster of balloons. There are a few different visuals: Singing heads that open their mouth every time a MIDI note is triggered Letters forming sentences across the balloons Stars reacting to incoming MIDI messages
Life Dress- Embedded Fashion: Elizabeth Fuller
The Life Dress is inspired by The Game of Life, an algorithm by John Conway that models cell life through a simple set of rules applied to squares on a grid. Whether a cell is born, survives, or dies is determined by the condition of surrounding cells. It is through the shared existence of cells, or, indeed, people, that any survive and illuminated patterns occur.
IntelliGram: Jason Aston, Tamar Ziv
The IntelliGram is a cryptic interactive apparatus which unexpectedly erupts into action.
My full set of photos is available here.
More:
- ITP 2009 Winter Show
- ITP winter show 2009 - our favorites
- ITP Spring Show 2009 pictures
- More from the ITP Winter Show 2008
- ITP Winter Show 2008 - Best of show... Plate spinning DJ, drinking piano, magnet music
- ITP Winter show -- highlights and video!
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Twitter-connected candy machine
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/twitter-connected_candy_machine.html
This candy machine, the creation of Michael Nilsson and Marcus Olsson, is part of ThoughtMade, an Ignite-like gathering in Malmö, Sweden. The machine is equipped with a Beagle Board running Linux and dispenses candy whenever someone tweets "#ThoughtMade is sweet!" [Thanks, Chris]
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Make: Day call for makers
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/make_day_call_for_makers.html
Last year's Make: Day at the Science Museum of Minnesota was an exciting event full of geeky folks around the Twin Cities, showing off their projects. My colleague and ultimate ninja Mr. John Park was in attendance, promoting Make: television. Well, this year John won't be there (I think?!) but there will be a whole bunch of interesting people and projects.
Celebrate the ingenuity and inventiveness in our community. The Science Museum of Minnesota joins forces with TPT and KARE 11 to once again bring you Make: Day, giving local engineers, artists, tinkerers and inventors the opportunity to showcase their DIY creations and innovations to museum visitors. This family-friendly event features arts, electronics, musical performances, green technology, crafting and more!
And they need more makers! If you'd like to share what you're working on, click on the link below and submit your project.
Make: Day
Father's Day, June 20, 2010.[Image: Jana Noonan Photography]
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This week in Maker Events
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/this_week_in_maker_events_30.html
Looking to take a break from tinkering on your latest project this weekend? Here are some fine maker events to check out, from The Maker Events Calendar. Wish your event was on the list? Add it to the calendar!
Coming up this week:
The Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System @HackPGH
Pittsburgh, PA
Friday, May 7, 2010, 7pm - 9pmHacker Movie Night @CCCKC
Kansas City, Missouri
Friday, May 7, 2010, 10pm +HeatSync Labs @ First Friday Artwalk
Phoenix, AZ
Friday, May 7, 2010, 6:30pm+Buffer Overflows @HackMiami
Miami, FL
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 1pm - 5:30pmMakerbot Madness @Metrix Create:Space
Seattle, WA
Saturday, May 8, 6pm - 12amArduino / Project Night @theTransistor
Provo, UT
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 6pm - 9pmScreen Printing Class @Makers Local 256
Huntsville, AL
Saturday, May 8, 2010, 3pm+Mega Take Apart & Swap Meet @Crash Space
Culver City, CA
Saturday, May 8, 2010Solder Sundays @Alpha One Labs
Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 1pm - 2pmIntroduction to Electronics @NYC Resistor
Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 3pm - 6pmElectronics of Awesomeness @All Hands Active
Ann Arbor, MI
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, 8pm - 10pm, then repeats
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 3 - 5pm, then repeatsTopology: the geometry that isn't @Machine Project
Los Angeles, CA
Sunday, May 9, 2010, 8pm+Maker Faire work party @i3Detroit
Ferndale, MI
Monday, May 10, 6:30pm - 9:30pmPublic Meeting @Workshop 88
Naperville, IL
Monday, May 10, 2010, 6:30pm - 7:30pmIthacka MakeTogether @Ithacka
Ithaca, NY
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 6pm - 10pmMake:SF May 11th @ Schroeder's
San Francisco, CA
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 6:30pm - 8pmGO-Tech (Ann Arbor) May Meeting
Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 7pm - 9pm300 Seconds of Fame @Pumping Station: One
Chicago, IL
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 8pm +Weekly Social Meeting
New Brunswick, NJ
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 7pm - 9pmWeekly Gathering @Hack Factory
Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7pm - 9pmWeekly Meeting @Island Labs
Stony Brook, NY
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7pm+Open House @Hive76
Philadelphia, PA
Wed, May 12, 2010, 8pm - 10:30pmStart planning for:
Primer to Blender, 3D Modeling @Dallas Maker Space
Richardson, TX
Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7pm - 9pmOpen Programming/Make Night @Interlock Rochester
Rochester, NY
Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7pm - 10pmhack.rva weekly meeting
Richmond, VA
Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:30pm - 10pmOpen Hack Session @Baltimore Node
Baltimore, MD
Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7pm - 9pmDayton Hamvention
Dayton, OH
Friday, May 14, 2010, - Sunday, May 16Dishing It Out: Hollowware Workshop @The Steel Yard
Providence, RI
Saturday, May 15, 2010 - Sunday, May 16, 2010, 10am - 4:30pmOMGW88BBQ @Workshop88
Naperville, IL
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 12pm - 1pmMay Welding Class @Hack Factory
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, May 15, 2010, and Saturday, May 22, 10am - 1pmKit Build - Solar Speeder @HacDC
Washington, DC
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 1pm - 3pmIntro to the Arduino @Metrix Create:Space
Seattle, WA
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2pm - 4pmFreeduino Spring Training @LVL1
Louisville, KY
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 7pm - 10pmMaker Faire Bay Area
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San Mateo, CA
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 10am - 8pm, and Sunday, May 23, 2010, 10am - 6pm
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Reminder: Make:Hou, first meeting is tonight!
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Reminder: Make:Hou, Houston's new Make:City group, has their first meeting tonight at the Kendall Library & Community center. From their flier:
We Welcome Artists, Engineers, Musicians...People who MAKE! See guest speaker Patrick Hood-Daniel, author of "Build Your Own CNC Machine (Technology in Action)" and creator of the hand made (no fancy power tools) CNC video tutorial. Meet the fellow makers in our area, find out where to get those odd pieces you need, and learn how to do new things with your old stuff!
Grab the flier here, or send the organizers an email for more information.
Make: HOU first meeting
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Thursday, May 6, 2010 6pm - 8pm
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ITP spring show at NYU
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Don't miss NYU's ITP spring show 2010:
ITP's graduating students will be presenting a wide variety of highly creative and interactive projects that they have constructed over the course of their final project seminars.
ITP is a two-year graduate program located in the Tisch School of the Arts whose mission is to explore the imaginative use of communications technologies — how they might augment, improve, and bring delight and art into people's lives. Perhaps the best way to describe us is as a Center for the Recently Possible.
ITP Spring Show 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2-6pm & Monday, May 10, 5-9pm
721 Broadway, 4th Floor NYC
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Dayton Hamvention, May 14-16
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/05/dayton_hamvention_may_14-16.html
Make: Online reader Richard Kline (Dayton, OH) wrote in to remind us of this excellent ham radio convention:
I thought I would send a heads-up in case nobody else had about Hamvention 2010, a huge electronics and ham radio convention in Dayton Ohio, which takes place in about two weeks (May 14, 15, and 16th).
Hamvention usually has attendance of about 20,000 people and is loads of fun for anyone who is interested in electronics or ham radio... there is an outdoor electronics flea market with thousands of vendors selling all variety of electronic tools and components and a myriad more ham-radio vendors indoors showing off their latest and greatest stuff. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and are good for all three days. Outdoor flea market vendor spaces costs between $70 and $100 depending on location.More info here.
Are any of our readers attending? Our very own Diana Eng will be there!
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Help Mitch! Cleveland, Ohio Makers unite
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/04/help_mitch_cleveland_ohio_makers_un.html
Mitch Altman travels around the world doing electronics workshops that teaches everyone from all walks of life about making things. I've seen Mitch work for 48 hours straight showing hundreds of kids how to build electronics, it's amazing.In this video we talk about a great event he was at, but there was one person who took off with over $600+ worth of electronics Mitch uses for these workshops, he doesn't make money on these workshops at all - so we made a quick video and we're hoping the person who took them just sends them back, we'll even pay for the shipping - no questions asked.
Notacon was way wonderful this year. The Hardware Hacking Area was way bigger than last year (as is the case *everywhere*!), and it was totally hopping! More than a third of people at the con made something!Me and Jimmie joined in on the Hardware Hacking Area set up by the new Makers Alliance hackerspace in Cleveland. We love giving these workshops at hacker conferences and hackerspaces around the world! It is just so incredibly gratifying to see so many people happily making cool things together! That's why we do this! We actually don't make any money from doing it -- but we do break even, which means that we make enough from each workshop to allow us to pay for the overhead of the next one. And it works out really well! We love teaching people how to make cool things!
The only bummer about Notacon this year (besides for my train being canceled, necessitating me taking a Greyhound to NYC!) is that someone(s) stole a bunch of my kits and Jimmie Rodger's kits. $585 worth of my kits were taken, including a pile of FTDI cables, a pile of MiniPOV3 kits, plus a bunch of other kits. Jimmie had 2 Arduino boards taken plus a few of his kits, which comes to about $250 of his stuff taken. Last year was my first Notacon, and though I loved it more than enough to come back this year, $690 of my kits were stolen there (again mostly FTDI cables and MiniPOV3 kits).
Out of all of the workshops I've given over the last few years, I've never had kits stolen from any of them -- Notacon is the only place. That is so odd, because Notacon is such a great conference! It draws a great group of people, most of whom get to know one another over the weekend. The organizers do a great job of creating an intimate atmosphere with lots of interesting talks, demos, workshops, and way fun activities. I'd recommend it to anyone. I'd also love it if whoever has taken my kits would return them.
Cornfield Electronics
572 Hill St.
San Francisco, CA 94114
Mitch Altman mitch@CornfieldElectronics.com
I told Mitch this will be an interesting experiment to see if the items are returned, I hope so - there's not a lot of uses for those kits and cables outside the maker community. If the person went to the conference, attended and then took off with all that stuff - they likely read the MAKE site. Cleveland, Ohio is that big of a city - surely someone knows something about this. If the stuff isn't returned I'm going to donate $50 worth of FTDI cables to Mitch directly to help keep the workshops going.
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