This week’s Plan C Live program looks at how more people are fixing things themselves or with help from others. The pandemic (and accompanying recession) has increased the need to be able to repair household items and replace components or upgrade devices. The Internet, of course, has a wealth of how-to information on how to […]
With touch screens getting more and more prevalent, we’re seeing more experimentation with haptics. Being able to feel something other than just the smooth glass surface can be incredibly advantageous. Have you been in a car with a touch screen radio system? If so you’ll know the frustration. Tanvas is a system that adds haptics […]
Join Mike Senese, executive editor of Make: Magazine and Alexandre Rousselet, coordinator of regional FabLabs across France, to talk with some of the central activators, innovators, and organizers of the open source and maker response to COVID-19 in France. Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DPjZA1sKQlaYjhXdLQobhw Time: Jun 11, 2020 09:30 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada) Or you […]
THE DO-IT-ALL DYNAMO SHARES HER ORIGINS AND APPROACH TO A PROJECT
The Ringo MakerPhone by Circuitmess is a pretty interesting kit. The concept of making your own phone has been visited a few times, but I feel they’ve got an interesting approach. You’re basically making something that feels like an old Nintendo Gameboy, that can also make calls The kit comes with all the parts very […]
NOMCON 2020 will span across four days and feature over 60 online sessions on the Zoom platform, including keynotes, exhibitors, panels, interactive workshops, fireside chats, hallway conversations, and cocktail hours with some of the maker movement’s most influential leaders. Here are just a few of our sessions: Sustainability From The Bottom Up Minimizing Environmental Impact […]
In solidarity with the Black community and with respect for and in light of the murders of countless African-Americans including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Sean Reed, and Ahmaud Arbery, Nation of Makers and Make: Community are participating in The Show Must Be Paused on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 as a part of #BlackoutTuesday. As such, […]
